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- Tue Apr 30, 2024 2:16 pm
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: information
- Replies: 1
- Views: 998
Re: information
Wow, I just ran a search for words with 'form' in them and came up with only formication! And it's not even remotely related. No performative conforming to formulaic formulas, reformation of deformations, formation/formative, no nothin'!
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 2:05 pm
- Forum: Languages of the World
- Topic: Got Your Number
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2595
Re: Got Your Number
I can't say why such things occur, but I can say that, as far as my experience with philately goes, it's not always the case. For stamps that are used internationally, yes, but things like Egyptian postage due stamps have only Egyptian numerals on them. No one else needs to know, so why bother?
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 12:56 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Maypole
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3032
Re: Maypole
And day comes from Old English dæg of all places, not Latin dies.
Happy May Day tomorrow!
Happy May Day tomorrow!
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 6:56 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Inventory
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2558
Re: Inventory
I sometimes try to play with inventory to make it a manufacturing line of inventions - 'invention factory' = 'inventory'. Just put the accent on the 'e' and it kind of works.
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 6:07 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Conscience
- Replies: 2
- Views: 65
Re: Conscience
Unless, of course, we are talking about the science of the con!Alas, a defendant who has scienter may nevertheless be lacking in conscience.
Having a conscience goes hand in hand with being moral, wouldn't you say?
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 6:45 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Ramadan
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2652
Re: Ramadan
It must be about time for the lunar calendars to add their 'leap' month. Next year Ramadan begins on February 28th!
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 5:43 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Animus
- Replies: 1
- Views: 9532
Re: ANIMUS
After a some thought over the course of today, I've pretty much come to the conclusion that Meaning 2 has completely obliterated Meaning 1. It may be there when reading an older text, but all I feel is the animosity version when I think of it.
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 5:33 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Figurehead
- Replies: 1
- Views: 121
Re: Figurehead
Aren't the Kings and Queens of Great Britain now basically figureheads of state? It's the PM who really holds the reins, correct?
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 4:10 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Accost
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2602
Re: Accost
As far as going up to someone and addressing them, I can't think of a word other than the simple 'approach' that isn't aggressive or bold. You?
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 5:52 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Obdurate
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3637
Re: Obdurate
For the process of becoming obdurate, see indurate.
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 5:22 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Scrimp
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5999
Re: Scrimp
Seems to me that meaning 1 is only if used with something about saving, and even then it could still be taken as 2, Then again, I guess we could say something like, "He scrimped up enough to buy his texts for this term"? Without the 'up', though, it would feel like meaning 2 to me.
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 12:57 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Stentorian
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6108
Re: Stentorian
Especially given the shared root, I think I'd accept 'stentorian thunder' as a non-voice related usage. Anyone else?
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 6:38 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Superstition
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3565
Re: Superstition
I don't think I can see this word without thinking Stevie Wonder. That was a great song. Here's a youboob version, in case you want a listen.
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 4:14 pm
- Forum: WELCOME HOME!
- Topic: Just a query about punctuation.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 48940
Re: Just a query about punctuation.
Odd choice of phrasing. I'd simply put the food trucks before the bounce house. It eliminates the need for a comma and puts the funner, perhaps more enticing attraction, at the end, giving it more emphasis.
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 3:20 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Concord
- Replies: 8
- Views: 361
Re: Concord
Here's a piece on the internot I found that explains some of the differences. It gets repetitive, and may even be machine generated for all I know, but it does help. Of course, accordance and concordance have different usages, at least as far as making a list of words used by an author or in a work...