Date:  Fri, 15 Sep 1995 00:02:41 -0700

From:  Rima & Kim McKinzey <rkm[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]SLIP.NET>

Subject: Neologism needed?



The following was forwarded to me by a friend and I thought this was the

appropriate venue to which to pass it along.

Rima



>Dorothy Schwartzberg was here on Sunday and gave me a massage.

>In the midst of my ullulations we decided to write an article on

>"authentic massage pleasure sounds". Here is the list so far...

>

>Yeep! -------- Sound made when going over a hot spot.

>

>Airt' -------- Exclamation associated with pressure on a lymph node,

>         specifically in the armpit.

>

>EeeeSha! ----- Two syllable plosive associated with first bunching a

>         long muscle and then releasing it as the massage stroke

>         continues.

>

>Nmrnym ------- Murmur generated by spreading the pectorals

>

>

>Thought you would like it, or have something to add. I've asked a

>linguist friend for a techno term describing such nonlanguage, meaning

>carrying utterances, but he is stumped. Too bad. It would have been so

>nice to be highbrow.

>

>    Daniel