According to Websters Third New International Dictionary *schnozzle *is
probably a modification of the Yiddish word *shnoitsl which is the
diminuative of shnoits *(snout); also from German *schnauze *(snout or
muzzle); and being slang for nose.
Charlie
On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 3:51 PM, Chuck Norcutt <
chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hmmm. While "schnoz" is indeed English slang for nose it probably comes
> from Yiddish or German. And AG is from the Latin "argentum". Not a
> whole lot of English here except that English as a whole seems to borrow
> most of its words from somewhere else. :-)
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 12/15/2010 3:19 PM, Ken Norton wrote:
> >> Perhaps the ability to adopt some other persona while editing is one of
> the
> >> elements of effective communication.
> >
> >
> > Hence my alter-ego, AG Schnozz.
> >
> > Hmm. "The Schnozz". Sounds like I need to be test car driver for "Top
> > Gear". Except my firesuit would be silver and the music on the radio
> > would be "Staying Alive".
> >
> > (For those for whom English is not your native language or even if it
> > is your native language, AG Schnozz stands for "Silver Nose")
> >
> > But I'm not sure I'm able to effectively communicate any better
> > regardless of my persona.
> >
> > AG Schnozz
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