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Amber, the color of traffic lights, waves of grain and... pretty much nothing else. Reminds me of (grammatical) petrels: https://www.kith.org/words/lists/petr
by brownbat 8y ago
Amber, the color of traffic lights, waves of grain and... pretty much nothing else.
Reminds me of (grammatical) petrels:
https://www.kith.org/words/lists/petrels-list/ https://www.kith.org/words/lists/petrels-list/
It's as if when modifiers and nouns sense they are dying in a language, they clutch on to one another for support, and eventually become like a single unit.
- teraflop 8y agoI think there's also a naturally-occurring substance that's amber-colored, but I can't remember what it's called.
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- brownbat 8y agoI've never heard "amber" used as a modifier for "amber." "Quick, bring me the amber amber, Amber!" I didn't write the comment very clearly, but the petrels were a hint I was talking about language and usage, not simply objects in that part of the spectrum. Ale is a notable omission, but the candidates dwindle.
- lakkal 8y agoMedications are usually dispensed in amber-colored vials and bottles (my Dad used to work for a company that manufactured them). Also, amber used to be a common color (though maybe not as common as green, from my experience) for monochrome terminals and computer screens. I still see the word used often enough that I don't think it should be declared dead quite yet...