that's not omnomatopeia either, is it?

isn't that when a word sounds like what it means? Poom doesn't mean anything, does it?

CRASH is an example, isn't it?

I think rwlc needs to invent a new word for what he's talking about. Other than 'appropriately-named'....

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on May 12th 2005 at 14:48:20

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Onomatopoeic footballers ... (Other Football) - roywallerslovechild, May 12, 14:43:13
- Roy Keane (n/m) (Other Football) - Capital Canary, May 12, 15:33:11
- Kieron Dyer (n/m) (Other Football) - Capital Canary, May 12, 15:19:02
- Ruel Fox n/m (n/m) (Other Football) - Lawny, May 12, 15:14:12
  - is he a fox? (Other Football) - Dave in France, May 12, 15:15:13
    - That would explain his low centre of gravity and good sense of balance. (Other Football) - roywallerslovechild, May 12, 15:18:02
      - And keep everyone awake at night with his noisy rutting (n/m) (Other Football) - SherryEnema, May 12, 15:20:37
    - I would! (Other Football) - Lawny, May 12, 15:17:03
      - PK raises an inquisitive eyebrow (n/m) (Other Football) - SherryEnema, May 12, 15:21:20
- Junior Agogo (n/m) (Other Football) - SherryEnema, May 12, 15:12:42
- Andy Cole (Other Football) - Dave in France, May 12, 15:04:22
- Wes Brown. n/m (n/m) (Other Football) - chuftncfc, May 12, 15:04:10
  - More like Wes Orange. (n/m) (Other Football) - Riverking, May 12, 16:47:51
- Jullian Dicks (Other Football) - Lawny, May 12, 15:02:16
- Michael Ballack. n/m (n/m) (Other Football) - chuftncfc, May 12, 15:02:10
- Paulo One Chop (Other Football) - Dave in France, May 12, 15:01:49
- Nwankwo Kanu. n/m (n/m) (Other Football) - chuftncfc, May 12, 15:00:58
- Petr Cech. n/m (n/m) (Other Football) - chuftncfc, May 12, 14:59:16
- Peter Crouch n/m (n/m) (Other Football) - Lawny, May 12, 14:58:37
- Damien Duff. n/m (n/m) (Other Football) - chuftncfc, May 12, 14:57:31
  - He's not though, is he? (Other Football) - roywallerslovechild, May 12, 14:59:26
- A Palace fan said to me that Bruce Dyer ... (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, May 12, 14:52:27
  - Djibil (sp?) Cisse (Other Football) - roywallerslovechild, May 12, 14:54:53
- that's not onomatopoeia (Other Football) - Dave in France, May 12, 14:46:15
  - No I know, but blame Stuart Hall - he started it. (Other Football) - roywallerslovechild, May 12, 14:49:09
    - worse than that..... (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, May 12, 14:50:32
      - i'd love to go out for a drink with stuart hall (Other Football) - Dave in France, May 12, 14:52:42
        
        wait a minute (Other Football) - Dave in France, May 12, 15:03:41
        
        'Its a knockout' (Other Football) - Dave in France, May 12, 15:06:15
      - In his match report from the Blackburn game at the weekend. (Other Football) - roywallerslovechild, May 12, 14:52:31
        
        would do but I can't think of any. (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, May 12, 14:54:40
  - that's not omnomatopeia either, is it? (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, May 12, 14:48:20
    - 'poom' (Other Football) - Dave in France, May 12, 14:51:09
      - might well be. but seeing as it doesn't also *mean* that... (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, May 12, 14:52:45
        
        it does *mean* that (Other Football) - Dave in France, May 12, 14:54:40
        
        you've lost me there. (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, May 12, 14:55:34
- Gary Speed... (Other Football) - Lawny, May 12, 14:44:17
  - Robbie Fowler (n/m) (Other Football) - HarryHelveg, May 12, 14:51:21
    - Danny Shittu (n/m) (Other Football) - Dave in France, May 12, 14:53:23

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