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by wordlady1
Sat Sep 16, 2023 6:05 am
Forum: Good Word Suggestions
Topic: kosher
Replies: 1
Views: 1517

kosher

A timely word
by wordlady1
Sat Aug 19, 2023 3:46 am
Forum: Good Word Suggestions
Topic: disinterested
Replies: 1
Views: 1626

disinterested

I have heard this word misused so often that I just had to suggest it as a Good Word, specifically when it is used incorrectly in place of "uninterested".
by wordlady1
Mon Jan 30, 2023 4:35 am
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Foliage
Replies: 4
Views: 1771

Re: Foliage

They say foilage in Vermont.
Mary Kaye, West Palm Beach, FL
by wordlady1
Mon Jan 09, 2023 2:59 am
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Indigenous
Replies: 4
Views: 1701

Re: Indigenous

The first sentence of your "Notes" tickled me, warning people not to confuse "indigenous" with 'indigent," bringing back a funny memory. When I lived in Key West, there was a public park called Indigenous Park. We used to call it Indigent Park because of all the homeless tha...
by wordlady1
Sun Dec 25, 2022 3:39 am
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Christmastide
Replies: 1
Views: 1083

Re: Christmastide

Thank you for pointing out this vastly misunderstood of what the 12 Days of Christmas are. I keep my tree up till January 6. Where I grew up, we used to have a bonfire (monitored by the fire department) where everyone would bring their Christmas trees on "12th Night" and burn them in the f...
by wordlady1
Tue Dec 13, 2022 4:34 am
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Hap
Replies: 5
Views: 2251

Re: Hap

I have used the word "mayhap" most of my life.
Mary Kaye, West Palm Beach
by wordlady1
Tue Sep 13, 2022 5:44 am
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Decorous
Replies: 1
Views: 1645

Decorous

Thanks for the followup to seemly.
by wordlady1
Fri Sep 02, 2022 3:23 am
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Grok
Replies: 2
Views: 1912

Re: Grok

I grok this.
by wordlady1
Mon Jul 25, 2022 6:03 am
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Bibliodiversity
Replies: 2
Views: 1592

Re: Bibliodiversity

Thank you for bringing this new and relevant word. Thanks to our illustrious governor, the public schools in Florida are banning books that refer to race or anything smacking of LGBTQ. They include "Gone With the Wind." Twisted and frightening.
by wordlady1
Sun May 22, 2022 4:36 am
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Sough
Replies: 2
Views: 2108

Re: Sough

I've heard it pronounced "soo" as well.
by wordlady1
Sun May 22, 2022 4:34 am
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Syzygy
Replies: 7
Views: 5549

Re: Syzygy

This was one of the first words that my grandfather, who was in love with the English language, taught me when I was a child. Mostly because of the spelling.
Mary Kaye Bates, West Palm Beach
by wordlady1
Mon Jan 31, 2022 3:05 am
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Nosh
Replies: 11
Views: 6073

Re: Nosh

A knish is a good nosh.
by wordlady1
Wed Jan 19, 2022 2:51 am
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Audient
Replies: 1
Views: 1819

Re: Audient

Love your pun under In Play: audients/audience.
by wordlady1
Sun Dec 26, 2021 4:44 am
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Toboggan
Replies: 1
Views: 2987

Re: Toboggan

Love your drawing! That is one happy little dude!
by wordlady1
Fri Feb 19, 2021 3:39 am
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Dysphemism
Replies: 2
Views: 3042

Re: Dysphemism

Wouldn't it be a fun thing to compile a list of dysphemisms that we could add to our other lists?

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