The weather forecast

on·o·mat·o·poe·ia (n-mt-p, -mät-) n.
The formation or use of words such as buzz or murmur that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.

e·clec·tic (-klktk)adj.
Made up of or combining elements from a variety of sources.

So you reckon that when combining elements from a variety of sources you make a kind of clicking sound?

OK. If you say so.

Good night.

Ellie , honey have u actually looked up the word "onomatopoeic" in your dictionary ?

Yawwwwn!

It does mean what it means Eleg. Can"t be more consice then that . duh !

Not muddying the water, jings I am trying to make the water clear enough to see through. Yes eclectic does sound like the word eclairs. That is because they have some of the same letters.

It is just that if you do use a technical word like onomatopoeic then why not use it to mean what it means. That is - sounding like the thing it means! Thinking up examples is fun. Bonfire night has - Splat! Crackle! Murmur. Whoosh!

I don't think nonu meant it to mean that in her post, did you nonu? That is why I was confused as to what she did mean.

Lots of means there, but I don't mean to be mean.

Take no notice. I'm having a turn.

Oh golly gosh i am all at sea here , help !!!!

btw I haven't really got a twitch.

hasty

I was talking about "eclectic"! Not ono-wotsit! (which I've never heard of of!)

Trust you-know-u to muddy the waters!

Elegran , <think> I know what u mean .

You're right, though, Elegran!

Do the colliding weather fronts go Cl-cl-cl then? That is what I mean by onomatopeoic - sounding like the thing they are describing, like sloshing for rain or pitter-patter for raindrops.

Sorry to be pedantic, nonu and jings - maybe this is the wrong thread ..... you can make words mean what you want them to mean, as in Alice in Wonderland .....

an extra 'l' got in there.

it was my twitch that did it.

Apart from the obvious, (eclairs), eclectic sounds like a c'lllection of things.

So there were obvioulsy colliding weather fronts.

Simples.

What is the picture it illustrates aurally for you, nonu? I can't see one.

eclectic is such an onomatopoeic word to me

(2nd try) - actually both of them bugged me. Daft is right.

I assume that they meant to say "really", but it is still a daft way to describe weather.

sorry!

You all missed the point! You went for the long word!

Also, what would weather be if it wasn't real?

But not organised feetlebaum

I think the body of posters here could fairly be described as 'eclectic'!

I'm dubious about describing weather as "eclectic", but even more doubtful about describing rain as "organised".