I've been sitting on my hands waiting for someone else to reply to this because I was interested in Kristin's idea and wanted to see the answers.
I wasn't sure whether I was alone in my feelings on the subject. Sometimes I do things that I think are fine jokes and just wait to see if anyone "gets" them. These are mainly subverted forms and hidden syllables that I find hugely satisfying.
I find it hard to use the term "nonce" in this connection, though, because in Britain it is a term for a predatory paedophile although I do use "for the nonce" to mean "for the time being".
So, for the nonce, I'll say no more. I just wanted to bump this up because it deserves some sort of acknowledgement. And to add extra questions. Why are you all so silent on the subject? Is it because, like me, your instinct is to hug these secrets to yourselves?
And does it still count as a nonce form if you do it more than once? Or, more interestingly, does it only count as a nonce form if you do do it more than once...
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