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**Korski** · Jan 18th, 2013, 4:10:17 PM

Cutiepilar and Agropod

Cu - Copper
Ag - Silver
Au - Gold

So I'm sort of going for the no-encyclopedia-necessary approach with these names, since the latin entries have probably got that side covered. Cutiepilar should be self-explanatory, and is fun, imo. Agropod is a mashup of "agro," shorthand for agricultural references and a homonym to "aggro," which is shorthand for aggression, with the "pod" suffix borrowed from Metapod.

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Umm Birkal's entries are really solid and match the artwork. I like all the fancy things people are trying to do with the latin roots and all that, but I also want to warn against trying to do too much at once or trying too hard, because sometimes those names just come out as letter-smash and there's nothing to be done about it. I also like Cuprapilar, posted by srk, but Chrysilva looks like Chrysler (the car maker) to me and so I keep saying "CRY-silva" to myself and I know that's wrong. Idk, is Crysilva any better? "silva" I'm sort of having trouble with, as it is obviously slangy compared to Cuprapilar.

Jan 18th, 2013, 4:10:17 PM	#11
Korski Distilled, 80 proof Moderator Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,004 Minneapolis	Cutiepilar and Agropod Cu - Copper Ag - Silver Au - Gold So I'm sort of going for the no-encyclopedia-necessary approach with these names, since the latin entries have probably got that side covered. Cutiepilar should be self-explanatory, and is fun, imo. Agropod is a mashup of "agro," shorthand for agricultural references and a homonym to "aggro," which is shorthand for aggression, with the "pod" suffix borrowed from Metapod. -------------------- Umm Birkal's entries are really solid and match the artwork. I like all the fancy things people are trying to do with the latin roots and all that, but I also want to warn against trying to do too much at once or trying too hard, because sometimes those names just come out as letter-smash and there's nothing to be done about it. I also like Cuprapilar, posted by srk, but Chrysilva looks like Chrysler (the car maker) to me and so I keep saying "CRY-silva" to myself and I know that's wrong. Idk, is Crysilva any better? "silva" I'm sort of having trouble with, as it is obviously slangy compared to Cuprapilar. __________________ "You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not." - John Lennon Last edited by Korski; Jan 18th, 2013 at 4:27:55 PM.