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[edit]How did you come up with this user name? It's the most creative name I've seen in years. Viriditas (talk) 22:37, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
- I really don’t know! I’d been editing for a long time on my fixed IP, and when TAs came in I didn’t fancy changing every month so decided to register again. Faced with a blank username box, I typed A Frantic Turtle pretty much at random. I think I thought was amusing, but I suspect this says something terrible about my brain. • a frantic turtle 🐢 solidarity 22:57, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
- Oh, I do remember thinking “when people mention me in passing, they’ll call me ‘Frantic’ or ‘Turtle’ and both will be funny,” which, again, is a damning indictment of how my brain works. Or how it doesn’t work. Either is true. • a frantic turtle 🐢 solidarity 23:03, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
- Well, I like the way your brain works. Keep it up. Viriditas (talk) 00:02, 10 August 2026 (UTC)
- Oh, I do remember thinking “when people mention me in passing, they’ll call me ‘Frantic’ or ‘Turtle’ and both will be funny,” which, again, is a damning indictment of how my brain works. Or how it doesn’t work. Either is true. • a frantic turtle 🐢 solidarity 23:03, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
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[edit]With reference to my edit about the theory of Comino’s name I would like to make a contribution to the etymological origins if the name “Comino” as there are none in the article.
The adjective “comminus” in Latin means “near” according to, Woodhouse, S.C., The Englishman’s Latin Dictionary. Routlage and Kegan Paul Ltd., 1965.
Definition of "Kemmuna" Provided by Aquilina, J. Maltese-English Dictionary Volume One. Midsea Books Ltd. Malta, 1987. Comino, is the name of the third largest island in the Maltese Archipelago. “Bejn il-kmiemen” (“ninsab bejn il-kmiemen”/“bejn ħalltejn”) in Maltese, meaning “in two minds; unable to decide”. “Tal-Kemmuni” is a place name in Kap San Mitri/Dimitri, Gozo. Il-Kmiemen = Kemmuna and Kemmunett; ‘bejn il-Kmiemen’ is the name of a narrow channel between Kemmuna and Kemmunett. Zammit Ciantar, J.F. A Linguistic Study of Gozitan Toponymy. Thesis submitted for the degree of M.A. in Maltese. University of Malta, 1978.
As you can see, there is no reference to Cumin. ~2026-44157-08 (talk) 13:04, 10 August 2026 (UTC)
- This page explains how to cite your sources when making an edit to Wikipedia. • a frantic turtle 🐢 solidarity 13:45, 10 August 2026 (UTC)