All Things Words
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All Things Words
I have no idea where to put this. Oh, well, Words are "fun," so...
So I like words. Talk about words. Neologisms, etymology, favorite words, and why. Whatever. Talk about words.
I'd say that today, my favorite word, for a while now, is a simple, and, so I'm told, dirty word, that can mean any variety of things: The "F" Word. I'm not going to say it, as it may not be proper, considering that this is a topic-heading post in a public-access forum. Some kid may log on, see it, run to Mommy, and next thing you know, you have the BF,E township PTA on here whining. I've seen it happen before. But I digress. This is a wonderful word. It can express lust, rage, detachment, surprise, or nothing at all. It has the power to arouse, inspire, disturb, and offend. It's considered lowbrow, yet it appears in nearly every great work of modern literature. Yet, it's only one syllable. This is a truly great, multifunctional word. Use it. Often. And be not ashamed.
So I like words. Talk about words. Neologisms, etymology, favorite words, and why. Whatever. Talk about words.
I'd say that today, my favorite word, for a while now, is a simple, and, so I'm told, dirty word, that can mean any variety of things: The "F" Word. I'm not going to say it, as it may not be proper, considering that this is a topic-heading post in a public-access forum. Some kid may log on, see it, run to Mommy, and next thing you know, you have the BF,E township PTA on here whining. I've seen it happen before. But I digress. This is a wonderful word. It can express lust, rage, detachment, surprise, or nothing at all. It has the power to arouse, inspire, disturb, and offend. It's considered lowbrow, yet it appears in nearly every great work of modern literature. Yet, it's only one syllable. This is a truly great, multifunctional word. Use it. Often. And be not ashamed.
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Re: All Things Words
One of my favorite words is 'zeitgeist'.
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Malcolm Reynolds is my co-pilot.
"The only freedom deserving the name, is that of pursuing our own good in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it. Each is the proper guardian of his own health, whether bodily, or mental and spiritual. Mankind are greater gainers by suffering each other to live as seems good to themselves, than by compelling each to live as seems good to the rest." - John Stuart Mill
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I like Zeitgeist, too. I'd say it's in my top 150.
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Re: All Things Words
Fuck is my favorite word too. 

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palindrome
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1 vote for Schadenfreude
1 vote for Pusillanimous
More votes later, I'd guess.
~E.
1 vote for Pusillanimous
More votes later, I'd guess.
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I like pairs of Nabokovian homonyms. I don't know if that term is used by anyone but me.
Two (or more) words that don't have to be pronounced exactly the same, but very similar. The best one's have some relation in their meaning or, if misheard in a sentence, lead to complete and humorous misunderstanding.
tocsin-toxin : rattlesnakes have both of these, one at each end.
islet, eyelid - I overheard part of a conversation about pig eyelids once - confusing. It dawned on me later that the couple were talking about pig pancreatic islet cells as a treatment for diabetes.
Somewhere I have a long list of pairs like this - can only recall these two examples at the moment.
Dinoflagellate is my favorite word right now. It's not what young-earthers imagine happened to those Diplodocus our ancestors saddled up.
Aaaargh! Mad Will yum! Give us a palindrome!
Two (or more) words that don't have to be pronounced exactly the same, but very similar. The best one's have some relation in their meaning or, if misheard in a sentence, lead to complete and humorous misunderstanding.
tocsin-toxin : rattlesnakes have both of these, one at each end.
islet, eyelid - I overheard part of a conversation about pig eyelids once - confusing. It dawned on me later that the couple were talking about pig pancreatic islet cells as a treatment for diabetes.
Somewhere I have a long list of pairs like this - can only recall these two examples at the moment.
Dinoflagellate is my favorite word right now. It's not what young-earthers imagine happened to those Diplodocus our ancestors saddled up.
Aaaargh! Mad Will yum! Give us a palindrome!
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Re: All Things Words
Some from my favourite English words, which have not precise literal translation into my language:
open-minded
sophisticated
offal
serendipity
myself
awareness
open-minded
sophisticated
offal
serendipity
myself
awareness
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Kaj la bona pastafaro post la malfermita pordo, trovos la eternan vivon en pastafara paradizo!
Pastafarier aller Länder, vereinigt euch!
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Ah, vi flugu, Nia Monstro! Vin observas milionoj serĉiantaj vermiĉeloj, per espero kaj per amo.
Kaj la bona pastafaro post la malfermita pordo, trovos la eternan vivon en pastafara paradizo!
Pastafarier aller Länder, vereinigt euch!
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Re: All Things Words
Schaudenfreude.
Blaggard.
Prolix.
Some of my favourite words. I have many, but those are definitely in the top 10.
Blaggard.
Prolix.
Some of my favourite words. I have many, but those are definitely in the top 10.
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Let's work together to keep the present inevitable.
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Let's work together to keep the present inevitable.
So yeah, I went and got a blog.
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Slop , dollop , ooze , slime , slurp , glob , harass .
OI ! A palindrome ... um um um DOH ! oi used to nose a reel noice wun * sigh * , oi kin onlee tink ove thee obvious wuns now loike mom , dad , pop , pap ,sis , noon , stats , tenet
and level.
What else is tharr mateys ?
Oi juss fown one in wiki ," Sator Apero Tenet Opera Rotas " .
OI ! A palindrome ... um um um DOH ! oi used to nose a reel noice wun * sigh * , oi kin onlee tink ove thee obvious wuns now loike mom , dad , pop , pap ,sis , noon , stats , tenet
and level.
What else is tharr mateys ?
Oi juss fown one in wiki ," Sator Apero Tenet Opera Rotas " .
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Sauerkraut
Asperger
Zeitgeist
Shitstorm
Equity
Conniving
Warrant
Bacterium
My favourite German word is 'Rausschmeiser' which would translate as bouncer.
Asperger
Zeitgeist
Shitstorm
Equity
Conniving
Warrant
Bacterium
My favourite German word is 'Rausschmeiser' which would translate as bouncer.
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Re: All Things Words
Andrey Kurtenkov wrote:offal
awful
Detective TurtleHolmes wrote:Blaggard.
black guard
.....the best lack all conviction, the worst are filled with passionate intensity....~ Yeats
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I'm liking Mondegreen and Schadenfreude (And this one's all your fault!) at the moment.
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Well, mondegreen is the word I ought to be using for Nabokovian homonyms. Who came first Nabokov or Sylvia Wright? But Nabokov put them in his books on purpose, mondegreen is a mistake in hearing it. hmmmmm?
A favorite word: jejune
A favorite word: jejune
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commensurate
...ever since someone ran and 'told on me' for using this word at work (!)...
...ever since someone ran and 'told on me' for using this word at work (!)...
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