| Fri, Mar 27 2009 11:27pm GMT 1 |
Aiyla
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Thanks to Em
Friday
MUNIFICENCE, munificentness , munificently
extremely liberal in giving, very generous, big-heartedness
if you get here before me add in your word tomorrow
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| Sat, Mar 28 2009 07:06am GMT 2 |
Em
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Saturday's word
RODOMONTADE
boastful or bragging talk or behaviour
Its the best I can do without being rodomontady!!
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| Sat, Mar 28 2009 07:16am GMT 3 |
Aiyla
454 Posts
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Wow thanks Em.
A big gold star for you
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| Sat, Mar 28 2009 12:42pm GMT 4 |
John Taylor
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That one sounds lovely: I bet I'm pronouncing it wrong. It sounds
like a Belgian chocolate.
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| Sun, Mar 29 2009 06:30am IST 5 |
Em
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The early bird gets to choose word of the day...
Sunday's word:
INFANDOUS an old fashioned word for 'too odious to be
mentioned'
I found it in the Weekly Telegraph when the Canadian Immigration
Service branded George Galloway infandous and banned him from
Canada.
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| Mon, Mar 30 2009 09:39am IST 6 |
Em
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Me again, sorry.
Here's an interesting one:
Monday's word:
CLINKER British slang meaning something excellent or outstanding OR
American slang meaning a mistake or blunder.
Could explain a lot about US/British relationships!
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| Mon, Mar 30 2009 12:12pm IST 7 |
Aiyla
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Oops too late.
Thats a great word.
Thanks Em
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| Tue, Mar 31 2009 04:50am IST 8 |
Aiyla
454 Posts
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Aha....made it !
Tuesday
PUGNACIOUS
pugnacity, pugnaciousness
quarrelsome, aggressive, choleric
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| Tue, Mar 31 2009 06:19am IST 9 |
Em
349 Posts
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Goodness that was early! A 'well done' sticker for you this morning
:)
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| Tue, Mar 31 2009 06:23am IST 10 |
Aiyla
454 Posts
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Oh goodie goodie
Couldn't sleep, thank-you very much Em. Have a nice day.
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| Tue, Mar 31 2009 11:32am IST 11 |
Spangles
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'Rodomontade' has been rolling around in my head ever since I first
found this thread. And 'infandous' is completely wonderful. Thank
you!
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| Tue, Mar 31 2009 01:08pm IST 12 |
John Taylor
916 Posts
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Pugnacius Rodomontade sounds like a variety of flower with a
luxurious, tropical scent. Possibly in a glasshouse behind a
crumbling French Chateau.
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| Tue, Mar 31 2009 03:05pm IST 13 |
Spangles
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That's fantastic, John! I think it might also be the full name of a
rather brash young woman whose father is a trillionaire. They live
in the crumbling French chateau, of course. She wants to be a film
star and doesn't like being called Pugnacious because it reveals
how bad-tempered she is, so she's decided to call herself Infandous
Rodomontade as she thinks it will look good on the billboards. She
saw the word on a blog somewhere but didn't bother to read what it
meant. But we know!
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| Tue, Mar 31 2009 04:39pm IST 14 |
John Taylor
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| Tue, Mar 31 2009 06:27pm IST 15 |
Em
349 Posts
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Wow, after a week of big words we may have a novel! Your turn
tomorrow....
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| Tue, Mar 31 2009 07:00pm IST 16 |
Spangles
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Gulp! Well, thank you, Em. I shall do my best to match the very
high standard you've already set. (I can see I'll have my nose
buried in a dictionary tonight.)
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| Tue, Mar 31 2009 07:53pm IST 17 |
Vin
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Slubberdegullion - a ne'er-do-well
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| Wed, Apr 1 2009 07:24am IST 18 |
Spangles
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What a lovely word, Vin. I shall try to work it into a
conversation because it's too good to languish in the place where
forgotten words go.
Does that count as today's word or is it another of yesterday's
words?
Well, I'll give you a new word anyway. I like it because it
sounds like a compliment but when you know its meaning you
realize it's actually an insult. Could be useful!
Pantopragmatic — meddling in everyone's business.
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| Wed, Apr 1 2009 07:34am IST 19 |
Em
349 Posts
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Thanks Spangles. Now you just need to work a pantopragmatic
slubberdegullion into the story with Pugnacious Rodomontade or
should I say Infandous?! :)
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| Wed, Apr 1 2009 07:57am IST 20 |
Spangles
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The work of a moment! Or possibly not …
I've just realized that there is a pantopragmatic woman in the
novel I'm writing, and she has a slubberdegullion son.
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| Wed, Apr 1 2009 02:25pm IST 21 |
John Taylor
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...and I've spent most of the morning in a meeting with
pantopragmatic people raising questions for no other reason than a
chance to meddle.
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| Wed, Apr 1 2009 02:40pm IST 22 |
Spangles
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Do you think there's a chance that we're choosing words that are so
happy to be dusted off and revived that they then ensure we have
the sort of experience they describe during the course of the day?
In which case, I think we should revisit munificence, which Aiyla
suggested last Friday. Maybe if we all do the lottery tonight
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| Wed, Apr 1 2009 05:27pm IST 23 |
Aiyla
454 Posts
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Thanks Vin ! Wonderful word.
Great idea Spangles he he
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| Wed, Apr 1 2009 07:14pm IST 24 |
John Taylor
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I like adaptable words.
'Hiya' in Cardiff can mean
'oh, it's another person'
'what do you want?'
'hello'
'I love you'
'I need you'
'I hate you'
'go away'
'you are buying, aren't you?'
'have you done the washing-up?'
...and a thousand other perfectly distinct messages. It's all in
the tone of voice and the eyes.
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| Thu, Apr 2 2009 08:02am IST 25 |
Spangles
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You must have to pay very close attention when someone says it to
you.
My mother-in-law's 'OK?' can have several meanings as well, come
to think of it. Including
'are you all right?'
'I've made you some tea but if you don't like it it's too bad'
'you're an idiot' (normally addressed to my father-in-law)
'I'm buggering off now'
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