Is this a misspelling of a misspelling?and misspelled revlnt.
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- Thu Mar 28, 2024 10:15 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Relevant
- Replies: 3
- Views: 98
Re: Relevant
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:02 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Palindrome
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3078
Re: Palindrome
A palindromic phrase could be called a wordrow.Palindrome obviously needs a synonym that in itself is palindromic!
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:43 am
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: Relevant
- Replies: 0
- Views: 129
Relevant
relevant
From French relevant, 'helpful', originally 'lightening', from Latin relevare, to lighten. Related to relieve.
From French relevant, 'helpful', originally 'lightening', from Latin relevare, to lighten. Related to relieve.
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:30 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Glossolalia
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5471
Re: Glossolalia
Speaking in an actual language, presumably unknown to the speaker, can be called either xenolalia or xenoglossia . Or xenoglossy , which has been featured as a Good Word. Regarding sign language, there is semiotics , which is the study of 'signs' in a broad sense, though not specifically sign langu...
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 1:55 am
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: Strapping
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1225
Re: Strapping
Whacking, riveting, stonking, blistering...Whopping, spanking (1660s), bouncing (1570s), cracking, thumping (1570s), ripping, smashing. I wonder how many more are hiding out there. Anyone with a penchant for lists care to jump in?
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 12:30 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Aberrant
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3331
Re: Aberrant
Me too. Never heard it pronounced with the accent on the first syllable. Maybe it's a US/UK difference./ pronounce it the old fashioned way.
- Mon Feb 26, 2024 10:38 pm
- Forum: Res Diversae
- Topic: AA Meeting
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1730
Re: AA Meeting
According to Wiktionary, the singular is either cannolo (Italian) or cannolu (Sicilian).https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=cannolifrom Italian cannoli, plural of cannola, literally "small tube,"
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 10:40 pm
- Forum: Res Diversae
- Topic: Poem: A World of Woe
- Replies: 0
- Views: 347
Poem: A World of Woe
A World of Woe I looked at the papers on Monday And saw they were full of bad news. There was chaos and carnage in Gaza And strife between Muslims and Jews. I read of Hamas and Hezbollah, Of Houthis attacking our ships, Of Lebanon, Egypt and Yemen, And autocrats licking their lips. I looked at the ...
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 10:24 pm
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: Prestige
- Replies: 1
- Views: 377
Prestige
prestige
From Latin via French.
It originally meant an illusion, then an illusion of excellence, and finally a reputation for (genuine) excellence.
From Latin via French.
It originally meant an illusion, then an illusion of excellence, and finally a reputation for (genuine) excellence.
- Tue Feb 20, 2024 11:31 pm
- Forum: Res Diversae
- Topic: AA Meeting
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1730
Re: AA Meeting
In the UK at least, these are still the only correct singular forms. The use of criteria as singular is a common error, but an error nonetheless.Alga, bacterium, and criterion have all become fossils, if you will.
- Mon Feb 19, 2024 11:18 am
- Forum: Res Diversae
- Topic: AA Meeting
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1730
Re: AA Meeting
cow > kine?. . . what common noun has
a plural (archaic) with which it
shares no letters?
- Fri Feb 16, 2024 11:06 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Heroin
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3119
Re: Heroin
Speaking of pronunciation, I'd quibble with the pronunciation given here. I don't think the 'r' should be repeated: her -o-win. The British pronunciation is more like " her -o-in". Listening to the US pronunciation provided, I note that the 'o' is virtually a schwa, necessitating a slight...
- Thu Feb 15, 2024 10:01 pm
- Forum: Res Diversae
- Topic: Alternative Christmas hymns
- Replies: 36
- Views: 60973
Re: Alternative Christmas (and other) hymns
Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus Stand up, stand up for Jesus, Ye soldiers of the Lord! Arise, ye able seamen, And boldly march aboard! Ye captains and commanders, Prepare your plans of war; Let all be brave and steadfast Amid the pools of gore. Though stony is the highway That leads us to success, Our...
- Thu Feb 15, 2024 10:15 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Secular
- Replies: 1
- Views: 59350
Re: Secular
The second sense is still around, though: "The arts festival is a secular affair that has continued annually since its inception in 1971." I think this is quite a rare use of "secular". I would certainly have interpreted it as 'nonreligious' in the above quote. The link between ...
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 10:18 pm
- Forum: Res Diversae
- Topic: Alternative Christmas hymns
- Replies: 36
- Views: 60973
Re: Alternative Christmas (and other) hymns
Abide With Me Abide with me; fast falls the eventide. Night-time approaches; wilt thou be my guide? Demons abound, and perils hard to see. Lord, on life's gloomy course, abide with me. Dusk heralds darkness; age portends the grave. Lead me, my blind and anxious soul to save! Steer me to morning, an...