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- Tue Jan 19, 2021 6:32 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Brio
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1313
Re: Brio
Being neither British nor a friend of the Yiddish language [which I consider to be bastardized German], I have never noshed. On the other hand, I could certainly snack on any of a number of cheeses.
- Tue Jan 19, 2021 6:23 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Effraction
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1385
Re: Effraction
Yes.
- Mon Jan 18, 2021 1:45 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Stochastic
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3099
Re: Stochastic
In Response to damoge's remarks of Fri Jan 15, 2021 1:02 pm "Slava, thank you for the triple adjectives, two of which were unknown to me, and all of them slide so smoothly off the tongue." Some of you know that I have the education and experience to be able to discuss the word "stochastic" with the ...
- Mon Jan 18, 2021 1:19 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Concatenate
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2557
Re: Concatenate
What if one lined up some cats in a row. Would that be a concatenation of cats! 

- Sun Jan 17, 2021 11:38 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Whip
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1799
Re: Whip
bbeeton: Here in the hinterlands the utensil under discussion is called a whisk. We reserve the heavy word "whip" for more violent action and action items. We pronounce it as "whup".
- Wed Jan 06, 2021 12:02 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Hurdy-Gurdy
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2269
Re: Hurdy-Gurdy
The word "Yankee" has many disputed definitions and sources. I go with the majority who attribute it to the Dutch name, Jan Kees. This epithet was first used by the British to designate the Dutch. Of course the British bent toward foreigners at the time made this a pejorative title. Exit the Dutch f...
- Sun Jan 03, 2021 6:06 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Hurdy-Gurdy
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2269
Re: Hurdy-Gurdy
I was born in the hinterlands. If you don't know about the hinterlands, it is just on the other side of the boondocks. That in turn is just past the riverbank settlement which is somewhere over the river [not the rainbow] in the brush country of Live Oak County Texas. And none of the above are racia...
- Fri Jan 01, 2021 10:17 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Auld
- Replies: 3
- Views: 409
Re: Auld
When thinking about Scotland, I frequently think of a man I much admire, Samuel Johnson. He was constantly deprecating all things Sottish to his friend Boswell who was a native of Scotland. All of this was in a jocular vein. If you haven't read Boswell's "Johnson," I urge you to start immediately. I...
- Fri Jan 01, 2021 10:00 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Imbibe
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1541
Re: Imbibe
In the Bible, Nazareites were people who, among other aspects of restraint, did not imbibe strong drink. I have and have had close family members who drink to excess. I have never imbibed any alcohol except for that in the communion cup when I visit a church that serves it. My church uses grape juice.
- Fri Jan 01, 2021 9:48 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Misology
- Replies: 6
- Views: 820
Re: Misology
The comments so far are sometimes humorous but also touching and somewhat sad. The USA is badly divided now. I pray for better days. You who know me know I do not engage in political discussions in this venue. Nonetheless, I do have strongly hold to a specific political position. As a devout Christi...
- Thu Dec 31, 2020 9:51 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Transilient
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1437
Re: Transilient
Transilient thinking sounds good Good Doctor.
- Wed Dec 30, 2020 5:26 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Parlous
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1009
Re: Parlous
Slava: Way to go! 

- Wed Dec 30, 2020 5:23 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Despot
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2810
Re: DESPOT
Some people want to rewrite history. In some measure, each generation rewrites history. I think it should be kept to a minimum. Condoleezza Rice, a person I much admire, spoke out against destroying statues willy-nilly in an attempt to be politically correct.
- Wed Dec 30, 2020 5:14 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Belay
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1398
Re: Belay
Slava, I didn't know about Bolitho. Thanks for the information. I notice that Douglas Reeman, the author, wrote a total of 68 novels, selling 34 million copies in twenty languages. It seems he was Pro England when writing about the American Colonial Revolution. I can handle that since I am against a...
- Tue Dec 29, 2020 6:06 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Yule
- Replies: 3
- Views: 314
Re: Yule
As Christianity spread the church "baptized" many pagan events and used them to its advantage. Being the iconoclast that I am, it does not have much personal, spiritual significance to me, but I usually try to keep a low profile about it.