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Re: can anyone tell me the meaning of my name?
Yep, it is Latin. "Silva" means woods or forest in Latin. So "Sylvan", I assume, is the American adjectivization of that word.I think I just created a word.
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I agree, but you never really create just ONE word around here. By the time the Anagram Smurfs get done with it, you've fostered half a dozen words or more from that simple act of creation.
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Heheh. "Anagram Smurf"="Grammar Snafu"
"Anagram Smurfs"="Us Grammar Fans!"-- Nanaea
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Q.E.D.!
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