Dear Dr. Goodword,
Thank you for your information on the phasmids. The bit about the Tropics is helpful, but I agree, it's more fun to have the room to play!
I'm looking all the time for you to have playtime.
Sincerely,
Susan
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- Tue Aug 18, 2015 9:52 am
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: phasmid
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6018
- Thu Jul 02, 2015 10:22 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Soccer
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5500
Soccer
I thought that this article was interesting, so I've decided to share it with all of you: http://blog.dictionary.com/why-is-it-called-soccer/ I'm aware of the excellent article Dr. Goodword contributed on this subject, but this Dictionary.com article is a little different. Susan :mrgreen:
- Wed Jun 17, 2015 4:51 pm
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: phasmid
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6018
phasmid
Dear Dr. Goodword, I'm interested in the word, "phasmid" ,which I encountered in the movie, "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World". Could you please get me some information on its history. :? Could you talk about why there are no synonyms for this word or rather on ot...
- Sat Apr 18, 2015 12:29 pm
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: Jinking
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4253
Jinking
Dear Dr. Goodword, I'm interested in the word 'jinking' , which is a strategy used in an old Scottish (and Irish) card game called, 'Maw' . I'm wanting to know if you are aware of any evidence that this word, 'jinking' , was modified, over time, to the word, 'jinxing' . Thank you for all your good ...
- Wed Oct 30, 2013 10:08 am
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: quill
- Replies: 7
- Views: 13702
Re: quill
Good points, eberntson. . .no pun intended.
- Sun Oct 27, 2013 12:39 am
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: quill
- Replies: 7
- Views: 13702
Re: quill
Thanks, guys!
Slava, that 'Scoundrel's Slang' is pretty interesting. . .
Have a nice weekend,
Sardith
Slava, that 'Scoundrel's Slang' is pretty interesting. . .
Have a nice weekend,
Sardith
- Sat Oct 26, 2013 12:40 pm
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: quill
- Replies: 7
- Views: 13702
quill
Has anyone ever heard of the word, 'quill' , being defined as: the best, most proficient and talented, like 'top notch' ? Harold Gould uses the word, 'quill' , in the movie, 'The Sting' , when he is at the bar where he picks out the best men to work the con. Kid Twist (Harold Gould): "Gondorff...
- Sat Oct 26, 2013 12:09 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Terroirism
- Replies: 7
- Views: 10449
Re: Terroirism
Terrific word, Doc. Made me smile.
Thanks,
Sardith
Thanks,
Sardith
- Mon Jul 22, 2013 12:06 pm
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: Theodicy
- Replies: 12
- Views: 15227
Re: Theodicy
Oh Slava, no worries.
- Sun Jul 21, 2013 3:01 pm
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: Theodicy
- Replies: 12
- Views: 15227
Re: Theodicy
I am not disputing you, Slava, but merely asking how this contradiction might have occurred. :? If you're saying that Merriam-Webster just had a screw loose on this one, I can accept that, knowing that even sources can be dicy every once in a while. :oops: Sorry about that, Sardith :mrgreen:
- Sun Jul 21, 2013 1:53 pm
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: Theodicy
- Replies: 12
- Views: 15227
Re: Theodicy
Slava,
I understand what you are saying about the Greek-Greek, but why does the Merriam-Webster say:
Origin of THEODICY
modification of French théodicée, from théo- the- (from Latin theo-) + Greek dikē judgment, right — more at diction
First Known Use: 1797
Thanks,
Sardith
I understand what you are saying about the Greek-Greek, but why does the Merriam-Webster say:
Origin of THEODICY
modification of French théodicée, from théo- the- (from Latin theo-) + Greek dikē judgment, right — more at diction
First Known Use: 1797
Thanks,
Sardith
- Sat Jul 20, 2013 1:31 pm
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: Theodicy
- Replies: 12
- Views: 15227
Theodicy
“How could a holy and loving God who is in control of all things allow evil to exist?” :? I’ve heard this question many times, but never knew there was a word which covered it, until now. A theodicy is “a theological construct whose purpose is to answer this question. The word is a combination of G...
- Sat Jul 13, 2013 9:20 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: succor
- Replies: 16
- Views: 18742
Re: succor
As I said, I found mine in an old Bible, a Noah Webster's 1833 translation, where I believe the word has been chosen appropriately. "For in that he himself hath suffered, being tempted, he is able to succor them that are tempted." Hebrews 2:18 Enjoy your weekend, Sardith :mrgreen:
- Fri Jul 12, 2013 2:12 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: succor
- Replies: 16
- Views: 18742
succor
Hello friends, Don't have anything especially profound to say, except that I wish we hadn't let this word, 'succor' , fall through the cracks of our American lexicon. There are many times it would've been just the right word. . .and yet I had to find it in my ages old Bible. Sad. Happy Friday, Sard...
- Sat Jul 06, 2013 5:58 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: macadam
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8274
Re: macadam
I would be more inclined to use one of the forms of the word, macadam , in the way that Slava suggested, in the arena of the heart: As for macadamize, I can see that used in the sense of macadamize one's heart or soul. Though in talking to a High School English teacher I know, he mentioned seeing i...