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Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 15:29:51 -0500
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Subject: Re: Naut-y, naut-y! 

 From http://dictionary.reference.com:

nau ti cal     P   Pronunciation Key  (n t-kl)
adj.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of ships, shipping, sailors, or 
navigation on a body of water.

[From Latin nauticus, from Greek nautikos, from nauts, sailor, from naus, 
ship.]


>Message #27834
>From: Kennita Watson <>
>Subject: Naut-y, naut-y! (was: Re: Gnosticism aGain)
>Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:30:23 -0700
>
>"Astronaut" is in my dictionary (the Office Edition of the
>Third Edition American Heritage, FWIW), and so is "aeronaut",
>and neither involves water.

It is just this type of abuse of the development of language, that I would 
prefer to see avoided regarding cryonics terminology.

>"Cryonaut"
>would make a better T-shirt, though, and "Cryonicist"
>would make a better business card (IMHO, of course).

The trouble with marketing terms is that they stick.  Who ever asks for a 
"facial tissue"?  You ask for a "Kleenex".  And here's a good one - there 
are places in the "South" part of the US where if you ask for a "Coke" you 
will be asked what kind you want.  And they don't mean Classic vs. 
Cherry.  "Coke" there means any type of soft drink.  "Oh, make my Coke a 
7-up."  "OK Bubba."

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