A list of 36 words by pterodactyl.
- free-range eggswas added by Prolagus and appears on just this list
- good tastewas added by dontcry and appears on 2 lists
- Command Line Interfacewas added by Prolagus and appears on just this list
- patawas added by Telofy and appears on 6 lists
- barefoot walkwas added by Prolagus and appears on just this list
- organic foodwas added by lampbane and appears on 5 lists
- whole milkwas added by lampbane and appears on 8 lists
- small businesswas added by Prolagus and appears on 7 lists
- handmadewas added by Prolagus and appears on 14 lists
- prokaryotic cellwas added by Prolagus and appears on 2 lists
- payment in kindwas added by Prolagus and appears on 2 lists
- handwritingwas added by Prolagus and appears on 15 lists
- utility dogwas added by Prolagus and appears on just this list
- raw foodwas added by Prolagus and appears on 2 lists
- natural medicinewas added by Prolagus and appears on 3 lists
- nice distinctionwas added by frindley and appears on 3 lists
- tribal tattoowas added by Prolagus and appears on just this list
- terrestrial radiowas added by seanahan and appears on 3 lists
- steam locomotivewas added by lampbane and appears on 2 lists
- standard definition televisionwas added by lampbane and appears on 2 lists
- horse and buggywas added by catkisses and appears on 6 lists
- bath in the creekwas added by catkisses and appears on just this list
- vinyl lpwas added by catkisses and appears on just this list
- typewriterwas added by catkisses and appears on 29 lists
- coca cola classicwas added by zuccaciyecioglu and appears on just this list
- cassette walkmanwas added by zuccaciyecioglu and appears on 2 lists
- manual transmissionwas added by lampbane and appears on 3 lists
- live musicwas added by pterodactyl and appears on 3 lists
- analog watchwas added by pterodactyl and appears on 3 lists
- black-and-white photographywas added by pterodactyl and appears on 2 lists
- free-to-air televisionwas added by bilby and appears on just this list
- organic foodwas added by pterodactyl and appears on 5 lists
- land-line phonewas added by pterodactyl and appears on just this list
- day baseballwas added by pterodactyl and appears on 2 lists
- snail mailwas added by pterodactyl and appears on 12 lists
- accoustic guitarwas added by pterodactyl and appears on just this list
mollusque commented on the list distinctions-that-used-to-be-unnecessary
Hi pterodactyl, this is similar to my Retronyms list.
September 30, 2008
Prolagus commented on the list distinctions-that-used-to-be-unnecessary
See also list #11790 (typing on an iPhone, sorry!).
September 30, 2008
pterodactyl commented on the list distinctions-that-used-to-be-unnecessary
Hi mollusque -- good list! I'm happy that I'm not the only one out there with retronyms on his mind. :-)
Now that I know that a retronym list already exists, I think I'd rather contribute to your list than maintain a list of my own. (Actually, my inclination is to just add the whole contents of my list to your list, but then all those words would have my name on them, and I don't want to steal credit from the other contributors here...)
September 30, 2008
Prolagus commented on the list distinctions-that-used-to-be-unnecessary
OK, I will move mine. :-)
September 30, 2008
mollusque commented on the list distinctions-that-used-to-be-unnecessary
Actually I wasn't suggesting merging the lists, pterodactyl, just thought it was interesting to see what they had in common. Yours seems to be defined a bit more broadly than mine. But if you want to merge, that's fine too.
September 30, 2008
pterodactyl commented on the list distinctions-that-used-to-be-unnecessary
On second thought, let's keep 'em both going. I'll just hang a big sign on mine that says:
SEE ALSO MOLLUSQUE'S RETRONYMS LIST.
October 7, 2008
Prolagus commented on the list distinctions-that-used-to-be-unnecessary
...and now mine are nowhere...
October 7, 2008
Prolagus commented on the list distinctions-that-used-to-be-unnecessary
...and now they're back here. :-)
October 7, 2008
Prolagus commented on the list distinctions-that-used-to-be-unnecessary
Is there a list for "distinctions that used to be necessary"? I just read that what we call bicycle used to be called safety bicycle to distinguish it from the model known as pennyfarthing.
October 16, 2010