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ChakatBlackstar wrote:But isn't taur shorter, faster, and simpler?

How in Christ's name would I know?

After all, isn't the first thing that comes to mind when someone says taur, Centaur?

Given that the "au is pronounced like a lengthened 'o', isn't it logical for a Brit to associate it more with Dartmoor?

Given that the "au is pronounced like a lengthened 'o', isn't it logical for a Brit to associate it more with Dartmoor?

What the frak is a Dartmoor? And how does that sound anything like taur?

ChakatBlackstar wrote:What the frak is a Dartmoor? And how does that sound anything like taur?

Don't you know that Dartmoor is an area of granite upland in Devon? Don't you also know that tors (which word is phonetically identical to "taurs") are what the ridges/hills of Dartmoor are called?

Captain Seafort wrote:

ChakatBlackstar wrote:What the frak is a Dartmoor? And how does that sound anything like taur?

Don't you know that Dartmoor is an area of granite upland in Devon? Don't you also know that tors (which word is phonetically identical to "taurs") are what the ridges/hills of Dartmoor are called?

Why would I know something only a local of your area would know?

ChakatBlackstar wrote:Why would I know something only a local of your area would know?

Why would I know the details of furry slang?

Captain Seafort wrote:

ChakatBlackstar wrote:Why would I know something only a local of your area would know?

Why would I know the details of furry slang?

What does that have to do with the price of tea in China?

Since when are we talking about tea in China?

stitch626 wrote:Since when are we talking about tea in China?

Didn't you know It's a figment of speech that is used by someone when begins talking about something not related to the current conversation? Would you belive that Seafort's question about him knowing furry slang had nothing to do with what I asked him?

But isn't taur shorter, faster, and simpler?

Wouldnt me using minotaur as an example lead you to believe that that was the first thing that came to my mind?

Teaos wrote:

But isn't taur shorter, faster, and simpler?

Wouldnt me using minotaur as an example lead you to believe that that was the first thing that came to my mind?

Would you believe that I assumed you were trying to be funny with an obscure reference?

Why would a legendary creature my obscure?

Doesnt everyone know what a minotaur is?

Teaos wrote:Why would a legendary creature my obscure?

Doesnt everyone know what a minotaur is?

Didn't I assume that everyone knew what a taur, when refering to body shape, is as well?

Isn't the term "taur" confusing, as it's used to denote different body styles as a suffix? Why would you think htat people would assume the Classical Greek inference rather than the Latin one?

Mikey wrote:Isn't the term "taur" confusing, as it's used to denote different body styles as a suffix? Why would you think htat people would assume the Classical Greek inference rather than the Latin one?

Why would you think that people would assume the latin one rather then greek? And isn't it more logical to assume the more recent one would be more relevant?

Would you not agree that more people would know the meaning of the word as per its original usage, rather than a usage that is only in use amongst a small group of people and has only sprung up in the last couple of decades or so?