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- Sun Mar 08, 2009 12:53 am
- Forum: Res Diversae
- Topic: Brazil adopts spelling reforms
- Replies: 6
- Views: 14383
- Sat Mar 07, 2009 4:24 pm
- Forum: Res Diversae
- Topic: Brazil adopts spelling reforms
- Replies: 6
- Views: 14383
- Sat Mar 07, 2009 4:13 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: COMMENSURATE
- Replies: 6
- Views: 26099
- Thu Mar 05, 2009 5:01 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: AVUNCULAR
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7840
While reading The Economist I came across King Abdullah's title: 'The avuncular Custodian of the Holy Places'.
- Wed Mar 04, 2009 3:53 am
- Forum: Languages of the World
- Topic: How would you go about learning Binomial Latin for Botany?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 15443
- Wed Mar 04, 2009 3:41 am
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: Mocha
- Replies: 25
- Views: 37122
Bailey: The word for bugger in Spanish is moco, so the first syllable is identical but the end of the word is different. The OED provides a slightly different timeline for the word: < the name of Mocha (18th cent. as Mocho) a port in Yemen (Arabic al-Muka), near the entrance of the Red Sea, perhaps ...
- Sun Sep 03, 2006 5:38 am
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: Immaculate
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7971
Immaculate
immaculate |iˈmakyəlit| adjective (esp. of a person or their clothes) perfectly clean, neat, or tidy : an immaculate white suit. * free from flaws or mistakes; perfect : an immaculate safety record. * Theology (in the Roman Catholic Church) free from sin. * Botany & Zoology uniformly colored wit...
- Fri Aug 25, 2006 9:28 pm
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: antipode
- Replies: 13
- Views: 20148
- Fri Aug 25, 2006 6:33 am
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: antipode
- Replies: 13
- Views: 20148
- Fri Aug 04, 2006 12:26 am
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia
- Replies: 14
- Views: 23067
Re: Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia
The closest I have is arithmophobia: fear of numbers.What I need is a word for a fear of mathematics.
- Fri Jul 21, 2006 10:31 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: DASTARD
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7166
Example of use, watching the movie Robots:
'Good luck with your dastardly plans son!' -- Ratchet's father to his son.
'Good luck with your dastardly plans son!' -- Ratchet's father to his son.
- Fri Jul 21, 2006 10:26 pm
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: simony
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6895
simony
simony |ˈsīmənē; ˈsi-| noun chiefly historical. The buying or selling of ecclesiastical privileges, for example pardons or benefices. DERIVATIVES simoniac |sīˈmōnēˌak; si-| adjective & noun simoniacal |ˌsīməˈnīəkəl; si-| adjective ORIGIN Middle English : from Old French simonie , from late Latin...
- Mon May 15, 2006 10:12 pm
- Forum: Languages of the World
- Topic: Do they speak "epañol" in Chili?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 47563
Most people in Chile do speak e(s)pañol. There is a good description of Chilean Spanish in Wikipedia. Wikipedia also includes descriptions for other dialects of Spanish.
- Thu Mar 23, 2006 6:42 am
- Forum: Languages of the World
- Topic: INALCO
- Replies: 4
- Views: 13535
For a nice looking link you type something like: [url=destination_site]text of link[/url] For example, a link to the alpha agora could be: Visit the [url=http://www.alphadictionary.com/bb/]Alpha Agora[/url] to discuss words. The link would look like: Visit the Alpha Agora to discuss words. That's it.
- Tue Mar 21, 2006 11:12 pm
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: regalia
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5483
regalia
Graduation time is coming in Christchurch, and one needs to wear the appropriate regalia : pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) 1. The emblems and symbols of royalty, such as the crown and scepter. 2. The rights and privileges of royalty. 3. The distinguishing symbols of a rank, office, order, or s...