The Best Word Ever

**Sholix** · 05-10-2003, 10:59 PM

Why?

Best word ever given a meaning. B)

**Proper Bo** · 05-10-2003, 11:02 PM

what?

**J'Pol** · 05-10-2003, 11:10 PM

Plynth is not a word.

Orangutang is not a word.

The span above a window is a lintel.

**Proper Bo** · 05-10-2003, 11:12 PM

how can you say orangutang is not a word?? it's a big feckin monkey. I may have spelled it wrong though.
And i'm pretty sure plynth is a term for something along those lines.

**Bender** · 05-10-2003, 11:15 PM

Originally posted by Proper Bo@ I tell thee,11 May 2003 - 00:38
I think it's the concrete slab above a window it could be spelled plynthe, i'm not sure
here's an attempt at a diagram;
                            ________________________
Plynth ---->          |                                              |
                            ---------------------------------------
                                    |                                |
                                    |                                |
                                    |                                |
                                    |          WINDOW      |
                                    |                                |
                                    |                                |
                                    |                                |
                                    |---------------------------|

You see now?

EDIT: OK that looked right when I made it

Nevertheless I understood what you meant.

So it isn't a PLINTH, which is something like a doorstep according to Webster's ("the lowest part of the base of an architectural column"), and ie the opposite?

Sorry, I still don't believe this PLYNTH word exists (tried Google now too; it only came up with computer stuff), therefore I will have to ban you from this board.

**Proper Bo** · 05-10-2003, 11:17 PM

Originally posted by Bender@11 May 2003 - 00:15
[the lowest part of the base of an architectural column"), and ie the opposite?

that sorta describes what I meant

**J'Pol** · 05-10-2003, 11:20 PM

Originally posted by Proper Bo, I tell thee@11 May 2003 - 00:12
how can you say orangutang is not a word?? it's a big feckin monkey. I may have spelled it wrong though.
And i'm pretty sure plynth is a term for something along those lines.

If the letters you type do not form a word, then it is not a word.

It's orangutan.

Which incidentally is an ape, not a monkey. Ask anyone who reads the discworld books.

With regard to plynth, no matter how (pretty) sure you are, it still isn't a word.

**Proper Bo** · 05-10-2003, 11:23 PM

I said I may have speeled it wrong

and with regards to plynth I'm gonna find a meaning for it B)

**Buffalo** · 05-10-2003, 11:24 PM

Originally posted by Crazycol+10 May 2003 - 22:46--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Crazycol @ 10 May 2003 - 22:46)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--CELEBS_ARE_US@10 May 2003 - 23:20
Crocodile, Now thats a nice nice word

I wonder who's been watchinng "The Krays" [/b][/quote]
Was that in the film?