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- Tue Dec 18, 2007 1:06 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: OAF
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8913
- Tue Dec 18, 2007 12:51 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: PYGALGIA
- Replies: 10
- Views: 14284
- Tue Dec 18, 2007 12:38 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: PYGALGIA
- Replies: 10
- Views: 14284
- Tue Dec 18, 2007 12:24 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: MONDEGREEN
- Replies: 29
- Views: 83212
- Tue Dec 18, 2007 12:00 am
- Forum: Res Diversae
- Topic: wordy?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 17031
- Mon Dec 17, 2007 11:41 pm
- Forum: Res Diversae
- Topic: Darjeeling
- Replies: 7
- Views: 13135
- Sun Dec 16, 2007 1:59 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: PERNICKETY
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9536
- Sun Dec 16, 2007 1:50 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: PYGALGIA
- Replies: 10
- Views: 14284
Sorry, I misread 'doctorese' as doctorrhoea ... same thing really, but in this case cleverer than most of what issues from their anterior stoma. @Sluggo, Pl. Pigalle can be fun if you enjoy the odd Brit-on-holiday scene, but you could say the same about most of Paris (hey I love it and love to snark...
- Fri Nov 30, 2007 2:15 am
- Forum: Grammar
- Topic: English possessives
- Replies: 14
- Views: 29717
would far prefer 1920s You got me there. Definitely a plural unlike 1's 2's etc. which was drilled into me in math (maths?) class. buying it in bulk from Walmarts to me means shopping at more than one of those. Which is not hard, but what is the plural of Starbucks? I think we all have more than two.
- Fri Nov 30, 2007 1:28 am
- Forum: Idioms
- Topic: "Damp Squib"?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 86390
- Fri Nov 30, 2007 1:20 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: PERNICKETY
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9536
Snick
Gailr, you've half convinced me. It's definitely better than 'click' in Kipling's usage, and any word Rabbie felt fitting is a good word in itself. Snickerdoodles I've never had, but haggis ... mmmm. I'll snick it up any chance I get. And next Burns night I'll sneak the word into the conversation mo...
- Thu Nov 29, 2007 2:22 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: PERNICKETY
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9536
per(s)nickety
Well 'snick' is just distasteful to me. Much more than 'nick', so I see why the americanism 'persnickety' took hold. Never heard pernickety used. Seriously, never. sounds British though, wink!
- Thu Nov 29, 2007 1:37 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: GOBBLE
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4458
Gobble
The turkey, that Thanksgiving staple of carnivores, only accidentally makes a sound resembling the word meaning "to devour", to gobble (up, down). That familiar bird is known to have a long gorge, and to me is asking to be eaten, though I choose not to eat it. But bilabials are to be savo...