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Glacial landforms
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drumlin [wordsmith.org]
moraine [wordsmith.org]
esker [wordsmith.org]
fjord [wordsmith.org]
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AWADmail Issue 424
August 15, 2010
A Compendium of Feedback on the Words in a.word.a.day and Other Tidbits about Words and Language This
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From: Louise Adie (vesla2 aol.com)
Subject: Re: a.word.a.day—drumlin [wordsmith.org]
Def: A long, narrow, whale-shaped hill of gravel, rock, and clay debris, formed by the movement of a
glacier.
We describe the smaller drumlins in central NY state as being cigar-shaped. Thanks for this week’s study
of geology and glacial retreat. I work in Antarctica as well as the Arctic and watching these ancient
glaciers is quite disheartening. Check out my kayaking in Antarctica blog [veslaoutside.blogspot.com].
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Mixed in with the serious comments, one runs across witticisms: with the words of the week including drumlin, moraine, and fjord, one correspondent asks: “A Fjord isn’t a cjar made in Norway?”