Comments on: Use ‘em or lose ‘em http://www.dustbury.com/archives/5791 I couldn't possibly fail to disagree with you less. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:23:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bobbert http://www.dustbury.com/archives/5791/comment-page-1#comment-10996 Bobbert Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:21:31 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=5791#comment-10996 I Googled 'nitidity' and it asked:Do you mean 'nudity'? Oddly enough, since I was on your site, the answer was no. I Googled ‘nitidity’ and it asked:Do you mean ‘nudity’? Oddly enough, since I was on your site, the answer was no.

]]> By: CGHill http://www.dustbury.com/archives/5791/comment-page-1#comment-10990 CGHill Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:58:29 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=5791#comment-10990 In point of fact, I knew only seven of them before I started that piece; the idea, of course, was to work in as many of them as possible. (All except "desuetude" and "neologisms" are defined in the linked article.) In point of fact, I knew only seven of them before I started that piece; the idea, of course, was to work in as many of them as possible. (All except “desuetude” and “neologisms” are defined in the linked article.)

]]> By: Charles Pergiel http://www.dustbury.com/archives/5791/comment-page-1#comment-10982 Charles Pergiel Tue, 23 Sep 2008 05:08:17 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=5791#comment-10982 desuetude embrangled recrement exuviated abstergently roborant fatidical nitidity caducity caliginosity mansuetude malisons neologisms oppugnant niddering 15 words I don't know, that's more than I usually encounter in a year. Some of them I get the gist of from context/sound/spelling, like niddering. I have heard of mansuetude before, but I don't recall what it means. This stuff is not my forte. If you did this off the top of your head, as I suspect you did, I am impressed. I would look them up, but I think it would be a waste of time. My brain is already full. desuetude
embrangled
recrement
exuviated
abstergently
roborant
fatidical
nitidity
caducity
caliginosity
mansuetude
malisons
neologisms
oppugnant
niddering

15 words I don’t know, that’s more than I usually encounter in a year. Some of them I get the gist of from context/sound/spelling, like niddering. I have heard of mansuetude before, but I don’t recall what it means. This stuff is not my forte.

If you did this off the top of your head, as I suspect you did, I am impressed. I would look them up, but I think it would be a waste of time. My brain is already full.

]]> By: fillyjonk http://www.dustbury.com/archives/5791/comment-page-1#comment-10976 fillyjonk Tue, 23 Sep 2008 02:26:47 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=5791#comment-10976 Dangit, Charles, now I'm going to be looking for opportunities to use those words. "Embrangled" is actually kind of pretty-sounding, not unlike "spangly," which is one of my favorite words. I guess I'm OK with words being replaced. Just as long as they don't replace them with text-speech abbreviations or some similar recrement. (And I have to say now, I think "recrement" would be a lovely euphemistic substitution for an Anglo-Saxonism of four letters and beginning with 's,' which means approximately the same thing.) Dangit, Charles, now I’m going to be looking for opportunities to use those words. “Embrangled” is actually kind of pretty-sounding, not unlike “spangly,” which is one of my favorite words.

I guess I’m OK with words being replaced. Just as long as they don’t replace them with text-speech abbreviations or some similar recrement. (And I have to say now, I think “recrement” would be a lovely euphemistic substitution for an Anglo-Saxonism of four letters and beginning with ‘s,’ which means approximately the same thing.)

]]> By: McGehee http://www.dustbury.com/archives/5791/comment-page-1#comment-10964 McGehee Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:59:25 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=5791#comment-10964 Nah, it's cromulent with me if they remove those words. Nah, it’s cromulent with me if they remove those words.

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