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Post by kerouac2 on Nov 17, 2019 19:04:51 GMT
It appears that both spellings are accepted.
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Post by questa on Nov 17, 2019 23:11:05 GMT
I really like "ubiquitous". You can use it all over the place.
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Post by casimira on Nov 6, 2020 16:22:18 GMT
I was recently introduced by a friend to a new word, actually, it's classified as a "lost" word.
Acedia:" the lost name for the emotion we're all feeling right now" (it has several other definitions applied to it when you look it up on different word sites)
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Post by lugg on Nov 10, 2020 19:14:54 GMT
Its a great word Casimira - I've never used it but I do remember learning about it years ago when I studied Chaucer.
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Post by Kimby on Nov 10, 2020 19:47:10 GMT
Defenestration. Something I’d like to see happen to a lot of Trump enablers in Congress.
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Post by kerouac2 on Nov 10, 2020 19:49:56 GMT
Perhaps after the indictments.
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Post by bixaorellana on Nov 10, 2020 21:49:37 GMT
I really like "ubiquitous". You can use it all over the place.
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Post by questa on Nov 11, 2020 16:30:13 GMT
I had a teacher who used to give us a warning when we were getting a bit unruly. "Settle down or I'll spiflicate the lot of you". I've never heard it used anywhere else except when I used it to my boys.
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Post by monetsmum on Nov 11, 2020 20:39:22 GMT
I had a teacher who used to give us a warning when we were getting a bit unruly. "Settle down or I'll spiflicate the lot of you". I've never heard it used anywhere else except when I used it to my boys. I haven't heard that one since I was at school.
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Post by bixaorellana on Nov 12, 2020 22:28:53 GMT
Ooooo ~ I just learned this word and will be alert for a chance to use it:
A hypocorism is a nickname or pet name, whether a shortened form of someones name or something unrelated to the actual name.
The adjective form is hyporistic.
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Post by questa on Nov 13, 2020 0:09:10 GMT
Does that include ID names on forums (OK...fora) avatars and nom de plume
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Post by bixaorellana on Nov 13, 2020 2:11:26 GMT
Well, I would say so, right?
Technically, the avatar is the picture one picks to represent oneself on the forum. Nom de plume is more indicative of a published writer. "Handle" is for truckers. I do refer to my forum name as my internet name. Hypocorism does sound like a medical condition.
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Post by mossie on Nov 13, 2020 11:25:13 GMT
and too similar to hypocrisy
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Post by whatagain on Nov 13, 2020 14:31:13 GMT
And close to hypochondriac.
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Post by bixaorellana on Nov 13, 2020 16:38:10 GMT
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Post by questa on Nov 14, 2020 0:11:24 GMT
I used to enjoy breaking down strings of the long medical words so that the meanings told the story of the condition. A favourite was
Chole doco litho cyst ectomy Bile duct stone bladder removal of Oh Dear, I have forgotten 2 more pairs, Anyway, there would be better samples nowadays.
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Post by kerouac2 on May 9, 2021 21:16:13 GMT
Regarding the French term "chipie" which is sometimes attributed to nasty young women, the informal tranlation that I found most commonly was "bitch." However, I also found the official translation from the Larousse: "minx."
It's a great word but I have absolutely never seen it used in modern times.
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Post by bixaorellana on May 9, 2021 22:13:21 GMT
Here is a word I don't envision having a chance to use. Even if I did, would I be able to suavely say it?
The word: interlocutory.
To me it sounds like a person, maybe the waiter whose job is to bring the appetizers, for instance.
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Post by Kimby on May 9, 2021 22:47:45 GMT
Which syllable(s) gets the accent?
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Post by bixaorellana on May 10, 2021 0:47:22 GMT
You're asking me?!
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Post by patricklondon on May 10, 2021 4:46:39 GMT
Here is a word I don't envision having a chance to use. Even if I did, would I be able to suavely say it? The word: interlocutory. To me it sounds like a person, maybe the waiter whose job is to bring the appetizers, for instance. I think I've only ever seen it in a fairly formal setting. In Victorian novels an interlocutor might be anyone spoken with (though it sounds a bit arch), but more recently usually used for important negotiations. Somewhere I read that in diplomats' French there is the concept "interlocuteur valable" - an authorised/recognised/reliable/representative negotiator. The adjective mainly turns up as a legal term.
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Post by questa on May 10, 2021 5:37:14 GMT
Another word that is fairly common but has a satisfying contemptuous overtone is recalcitrant.
A few years ago the member countries of ASEAN (SEAsian countries) got bogged down when Malaysian leader was being uncooperative. Paul Keating was Oz PM and a man who could use words beautifully. At a press conference when asked if progress was being made he dismissed the question, "Oh he is just being recalcitrant" The Malaysian PM just about went apoplectic...another good word
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Post by whatagain on May 10, 2021 5:41:29 GMT
Here is a word I don't envision having a chance to use. Even if I did, would I be able to suavely say it? The word: interlocutory. To me it sounds like a person, maybe the waiter whose job is to bring the appetizers, for instance. Very common in french. Interlocuteur is somebody intervening in a discussion. Comes from latin loquere or something ùlike that. Less used still in french : locution, loquace (talkative). For full definition of loquace, read Aterix le Gaulois, first if the series by Goscinny and Uderzo 😅
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Post by kerouac2 on May 10, 2021 6:53:46 GMT
Yes, interlocuteur is a super common word in French. It is often used when you are relating a conversation with somebody whose name you didn't know or don't want to reveal.
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Post by mickthecactus on May 10, 2021 9:09:12 GMT
I particularly like tendentious which has a nice poetic rhythmic sound.
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Post by patricklondon on May 10, 2021 12:22:51 GMT
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Post by onlyMark on May 10, 2021 12:40:43 GMT
Meldrop - blob of snot hanging off your nose.
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Post by kerouac2 on May 10, 2021 14:27:55 GMT
Galvanize rolls off the tongue quite nicely, which is strange for something that harks back to using electric shocks.
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Post by mickthecactus on May 10, 2021 15:50:11 GMT
Meldrop - blob of snot hanging off your nose. Victor Meldrop?
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Post by whatagain on May 11, 2021 8:20:29 GMT
I used the word 'vilipender' yesterday in French, that i never use. Don't know why it found its way in my mouth. Means close to bashing someone. Do you use to vilipend ?
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