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Ocean trivia time
OK, all you word junkies, last night someone said they'd heard a word used
to describe the zone where fresh water meets salt water. I said "estuary" and she said "No - a different word. Heard it in a documentary. It was a pretty word. One word, not two." There was wine involved in this discussion, so the word may not exist. Begin throwing words....NOW! :-) |
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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message ... OK, all you word junkies, last night someone said they'd heard a word used to describe the zone where fresh water meets salt water. I said "estuary" and she said "No - a different word. Heard it in a documentary. It was a pretty word. One word, not two." There was wine involved in this discussion, so the word may not exist. Begin throwing words....NOW! :-) Brackish? Not particularly pretty, but every thing looks and sounds better after wine. Eisboch |
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On Thu, 25 Dec 2008 12:34:09 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote: "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message ... OK, all you word junkies, last night someone said they'd heard a word used to describe the zone where fresh water meets salt water. I said "estuary" and she said "No - a different word. Heard it in a documentary. It was a pretty word. One word, not two." There was wine involved in this discussion, so the word may not exist. Begin throwing words....NOW! :-) Brackish? Not particularly pretty, but every thing looks and sounds better after wine. Brackish is the water. Estuary is the zone. I think the wine made her think she heard a word other than estuary. Steve |
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On Thu, 25 Dec 2008 12:29:28 -0500, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote: OK, all you word junkies, last night someone said they'd heard a word used to describe the zone where fresh water meets salt water. I said "estuary" and she said "No - a different word. Heard it in a documentary. It was a pretty word. One word, not two." There was wine involved in this discussion, so the word may not exist. Begin throwing words....NOW! :-) Firth? Fjord? |
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"Tom Francis" wrote in message
... On Thu, 25 Dec 2008 12:29:28 -0500, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: OK, all you word junkies, last night someone said they'd heard a word used to describe the zone where fresh water meets salt water. I said "estuary" and she said "No - a different word. Heard it in a documentary. It was a pretty word. One word, not two." There was wine involved in this discussion, so the word may not exist. Begin throwing words....NOW! :-) Firth? Fjord? Nope. And I don't know the answer, so this isn't a newsgroup quiz. It's out there somewhere.... |
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On Sun, 28 Dec 2008 19:31:27 -0500, John H
wrote: On Sun, 28 Dec 2008 18:37:08 -0500, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: "Tom Francis" wrote in message . .. On Thu, 25 Dec 2008 12:29:28 -0500, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: OK, all you word junkies, last night someone said they'd heard a word used to describe the zone where fresh water meets salt water. I said "estuary" and she said "No - a different word. Heard it in a documentary. It was a pretty word. One word, not two." There was wine involved in this discussion, so the word may not exist. Begin throwing words....NOW! :-) Firth? Fjord? Nope. And I don't know the answer, so this isn't a newsgroup quiz. It's out there somewhere.... Halocline? "Haloclines are also found in fjords, and poorly mixed estuaries where fresh water is deposited at the ocean surface. A halocline can be easily created and observed in a drinking glass or other clear vessel. If fresh water is slowly poured over a quantity of salt water, using a spoon held horizontally at water-level to prevent mixing, a hazy interface layer, the halocline, will soon be visible due to the varying index of refraction across the boundary." from Wikipedia I thought halocline, if there was such a word, would be layers of different salinity, one atop one another. Sure enough, bu that's not what is under discussion. Casady |
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On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:56:23 -0500, John H
wrote: On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:04:38 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote: JoeSpareBedroom wrote: "John H" wrote in message ... On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:45:59 GMT, (Richard Casady) wrote: On Sun, 28 Dec 2008 19:31:27 -0500, John H wrote: On Sun, 28 Dec 2008 18:37:08 -0500, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: "Tom Francis" wrote in message ... On Thu, 25 Dec 2008 12:29:28 -0500, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: OK, all you word junkies, last night someone said they'd heard a word used to describe the zone where fresh water meets salt water. I said "estuary" and she said "No - a different word. Heard it in a documentary. It was a pretty word. One word, not two." There was wine involved in this discussion, so the word may not exist. Begin throwing words....NOW! :-) Firth? Fjord? Nope. And I don't know the answer, so this isn't a newsgroup quiz. It's out there somewhere.... Halocline? "Haloclines are also found in fjords, and poorly mixed estuaries where fresh water is deposited at the ocean surface. A halocline can be easily created and observed in a drinking glass or other clear vessel. If fresh water is slowly poured over a quantity of salt water, using a spoon held horizontally at water-level to prevent mixing, a hazy interface layer, the halocline, will soon be visible due to the varying index of refraction across the boundary." from Wikipedia I thought halocline, if there was such a word, would be layers of different salinity, one atop one another. Sure enough, bu that's not what is under discussion. Casady What? We got a female, who heard a word on a documentary, who was into some wine, talking about a 'pretty' word...and you say it can't be 'halocline'. The definition fits, and 'halocline' is a much prettier word than 'brackish' or 'estuary'. (Although 'estuary' isn't too ugly.) -- ** Good Day! ** John H Maybe she heard it in French: estuaire It is possible that she was drunk and had no idea what she was babbling. Maybe she was dreaming about halophiles in a halocline, or angels with halos. Or halitosis. |
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