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Destiny Inner circle 1429 Posts 
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I keep checking for a new Word of the Day, but it appears this is the Word of Every Day.
It's also not a very pretty word, and doesn't exactly roll off the tongue. Can the next word be prettier? I've always liked onomatopoeia. It just sounds good. |
TomKMagic Special user I tripped over 620 Posts
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I like onomatopoeia because I was one of two students in second grade that could spell it correctly.
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daffydoug Eternal Order Look mom! I've got 14077 Posts
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On 2009-06-02 10:27, Destiny wrote: Patience please. I am constructing a web site which will indeed give a new word a day, plus a thousand word mother of all vocabulary tests. 
The difficult must become easy, the easy beautiful and the beautiful magical.
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Greg Arce Inner circle 6732 Posts
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I heard it way back in high school and it's still one of my favorites... not sure if I'm spelling it right: transpermogenesis.
Apparently it was the theory that we are an experiment done by aliens who came down here when monkeys ruled and, well, had fun with the monkeys. Greg
One of my favorite quotes: "A critic is a legless man who teaches running."
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stoneunhinged Inner circle 3067 Posts
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I've always liked onomatopoeia. LOL! |
funsway Inner circle old things in new ways - new things in old ways 9988 Posts
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Sometimes accidental words are memorable because they 'feel right'. I friend fumbled out "magment of figmentation" that I liked so much that I used it as the title for a book. (about magickal happening rather the magical ones)
with magic effects I have used 'confabulation' and 'transmorgification' and such -- the audience seems to enjoy silly sounding words.
"the more one pretends at magic, the more awe and wonder will be found in real life." Arnold Furst
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thegreatnippulini Inner circle of Hell because I've made 2582 Posts
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My fave is also one of the longest;
Antidisestablishmentariantism yeah... its a word. yeah, I use it to appear intelligent. Personally, when I see anyone use arcane super long collegiate words it's evidence of the mental version of overcompensating for a small willy.
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Doug Higley 1942 - 2022 7152 Posts
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I like words that SHOULD be. My favorite I made up is Ridcularity.
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Magnus Eisengrim Inner circle Sulla placed heads on 1053 Posts
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How about "higgle". It should be a word. But what would it mean?
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Doug Higley 1942 - 2022 7152 Posts
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A 'higgle' is a word made up for use in one of my books? ie: Ridicularity is a higgle.
Nah.
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funsway Inner circle old things in new ways - new things in old ways 9988 Posts
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When my 6 year old got up from napping on a trufted bedspread she was dismayed at all the bumply impresssions on her skin. My 8 year old said, "Oh those crubbles won't hurt you," and my whole extended family now says "crubbles"
"the more one pretends at magic, the more awe and wonder will be found in real life." Arnold Furst
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kcg5 Inner circle who wants four fried chickens and a coke 1868 Posts
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My all time favorite word is dilettante. I don't know why, its just plain cool.
Nobody expects the spanish inquisition!!!!!
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ClintonMagus Inner circle Southwestern Southeast 3997 Posts
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How about "eructate"?
Things are more like they are today than they've ever been before...
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Magnus Eisengrim Inner circle Sulla placed heads on 1053 Posts
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Abligurition should just roll off the tongue, since it comes from the latin word lingere, "to lick". Apparently someone doesn't like licking references in a discussion of a word that's hard to lick.
I'm confused. John
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The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity.--Yeats |
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thegreatnippulini Inner circle of Hell because I've made 2582 Posts
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Wait, so lingerie is clothes for licking? I'm confused.
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Magnus Eisengrim Inner circle Sulla placed heads on 1053 Posts
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On 2009-06-06 09:05, thegreatnippulini wrote: In practice yes, but etymologically, I'm afraid not. But ***, I wish I'd thought of that. John
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity.--Yeats |
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