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by KatyBr
Tue Mar 07, 2006 12:21 pm
Forum: Good Word Suggestions
Topic: Curtate
Replies: 4
Views: 11563

interesting Grogie, I hadn't heard of that one is it related to curtail?

Kt
by KatyBr
Mon Mar 06, 2006 6:48 pm
Forum: Good Word Suggestions
Topic: parry
Replies: 1
Views: 4913

parry

Parry par-ry :: verb To evade especially by a clever answer. "He skillfully parried the question with a humorous remark." http://www.braingle.com/mind/index.php?id=80 or par·ry (pr) v. par·ried, par·ry·ing, par·ries v.tr. 1. To deflect or ward off (a fencing thrust, for example). 2. To de...
by KatyBr
Mon Mar 06, 2006 2:03 am
Forum: Good Word Suggestions
Topic: girn
Replies: 1
Views: 5130

girn

girn (gûrn) intr.v. girned, girn·ing, girns Scots 1. To complain in a whining voice. 2. To contort one's face; grimace. [Middle English girnen, variant of grinnen, grennan; see grin.] girn n. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Miffl...
by KatyBr
Sat Mar 04, 2006 4:45 pm
Forum: Good Word Suggestions
Topic: modicum
Replies: 3
Views: 6975

modicum

mod·i·cum (md-km) n. pl. mod·i·cums or mod·i·ca (-k) A small, moderate, or token amount: [Middle English, from Latin, from neuter of modicus, moderate, from modus, measure; see med- in Indo-European roots.] The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by...
by KatyBr
Thu Mar 02, 2006 7:27 pm
Forum: Grammar
Topic: how come?
Replies: 9
Views: 27202

It sounds awkward don't you think? and think of those two words, do they mean what you are saying?

Kt
I use it too, but I'm looking for a better phrase, swankier if you will.
by KatyBr
Thu Mar 02, 2006 4:23 pm
Forum: Grammar
Topic: how come?
Replies: 9
Views: 27202

how come?

This seems like the silliest of phrases if read independantly, but is easily understood, if awkward, used in the context of questioning motives etc. in a conversation. I prefer Why? but often people will say 'Why' when they mean "What do you mean?" or "What are you talking about?"...
by KatyBr
Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:11 pm
Forum: Good Word Suggestions
Topic: halcyon
Replies: 17
Views: 29516

Ah, Larry you're just being chesty again. :lol:

Kt
by KatyBr
Wed Mar 01, 2006 12:16 pm
Forum: Good Word Suggestions
Topic: halcyon
Replies: 17
Views: 29516

It's a great resource for unusual words, but taking words from there to use as suggested GWOTDs is akin to shooting waterfowl over a baited field: it's just not sportsmanlike. wink But if you can still find it in the sale bin or a discount store, it's well worth the discounted price. This is a dig,...
by KatyBr
Mon Feb 27, 2006 8:14 pm
Forum: Good Word Suggestions
Topic: halcyon
Replies: 17
Views: 29516

Gee Larry, not another dig? I got it from using it, I said it to someone and thought it'd make a good word for WOTD. my calendar has numbers not words on it. Kt I do belong to several other WOTD lists tho' and I do, actually have a pretty decent vocabulary, a memory lexicon of available words that m...
by KatyBr
Sun Feb 26, 2006 3:07 am
Forum: The Rebel-Yankee Test
Topic: Soft Drinks: pop, soda, coke, et al
Replies: 84
Views: 562943

Re: soft drinks

Not just pork; a little cornmeal and every part of the pig except the squeal! :wink: :lol: there are parts of a pig I don't care to think of much less eat. Besides, and sorry to ruin your fun here but scientists have determined you can't separate the fat from the meat, the fat is intercellular; hav...
by KatyBr
Sun Feb 26, 2006 2:27 am
Forum: Good Word Suggestions
Topic: discolsulate
Replies: 5
Views: 11868

Larry, You are asking it the wrong way around: Could one be disconsolate and not nutty? If one is truely inconsolable can one be sane? After all we do get over stuff even really bad stuff. But depression that goes on and one indicates severe mental illness. Kt not nutty anymore. :D I heard this word...
by KatyBr
Sat Feb 25, 2006 10:11 pm
Forum: Good Word Suggestions
Topic: discolsulate
Replies: 5
Views: 11868

discolsulate

dis·con·so·late (ds-kns-lt) adj. 1. Seeming beyond consolation; extremely dejected: disconsolate at the loss of the dog. 2. Cheerless; gloomy: a disconsolate winter landscape. [Middle English, from Medieval Latin discnsltus : Latin dis-, dis- + cnsltus, past participle of cnslr, to console; see con...
by KatyBr
Sat Feb 25, 2006 5:20 pm
Forum: The Rebel-Yankee Test
Topic: Warsh?
Replies: 76
Views: 308852

Susann, coming 'home' from Idaho I had no more California backlash. Seattle was named "most livable city" right before I moved there the first time, Californians raised the real estate prices to unbelievable heights, however that happened due to Seattle greed. It would be a great city for ...
by KatyBr
Fri Feb 24, 2006 4:38 pm
Forum: Good Word Suggestions
Topic: It's herbs, Herb
Replies: 1
Views: 5235

It's herbs, Herb

no matter how you pronounce it they really add to your foods herb (ûrb, hûrb) n. 1. A plant whose stem does not produce woody, persistent tissue and generally dies back at the end of each growing season. 2. Any of various often aromatic plants used especially in medicine or as seasoning. [Middle Eng...
by KatyBr
Fri Feb 24, 2006 2:59 pm
Forum: The Rebel-Yankee Test
Topic: Soft Drinks: pop, soda, coke, et al
Replies: 84
Views: 562943

What is scrapple? EWE! it's Pork, but well I like grits. I offered some to my daughter who was 8 at the time, she said her uncle told her she didn't like it, I bought some anyway and she tasted it and forever after she demanded grips! Kt I lived in the south for 8 or so years, but they say I can be ...

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