tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265758111946440722.post6669468527942246799..comments2023-07-12T02:48:20.029-05:00Comments on Going 40 in a 20 Zone: A glass half full means more to drinkScott Rohrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849255157125487663noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265758111946440722.post-45364490498930798712008-10-09T10:25:00.000-05:002008-10-09T10:25:00.000-05:00Syzygy is another nifty word.Syzygy is another nifty word.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265758111946440722.post-58248944764066395832008-10-08T21:49:00.000-05:002008-10-08T21:49:00.000-05:00Ooooh, bailiwick. Now that's a good word. I have t...Ooooh, bailiwick. Now <I>that's</I> a good word. <BR/><BR/>I have two more entries. Chasm and schism. Few words end in asm and few words have 6 letters and only one vowel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265758111946440722.post-85564072763837945192008-10-07T13:51:00.000-05:002008-10-07T13:51:00.000-05:00I always liked the names that the British gave the...I always liked the names that the British gave their dreadnoughts, that is warships such as Valiant, Warspite, Resolution, Formidable, Irresistable, Implacable, etc. were wonderful names/words. Leave it to the English to give something a dignified name; unlike one of our current candidates with the midwestern accent. You betcha den!<BR/><BR/>LarryLarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06023419956419194963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265758111946440722.post-4131350051476640532008-10-07T10:00:00.000-05:002008-10-07T10:00:00.000-05:00I'm quite fond of "bailiwick" myself.I'm quite fond of "bailiwick" myself.burt chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08700311552261270002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265758111946440722.post-4669678409565124462008-10-07T09:41:00.000-05:002008-10-07T09:41:00.000-05:00Do they have to be long and fancy? Because I think...Do they have to be long and fancy? Because I think there's one very short, very simple word that we can all embrace regardless of it's frequency in our personal lexica. (Lexicon. There's a good word, too). Now, are you ready for that brief but powerful word? Here goes. <BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Fuck. <BR/><BR/><BR/>It's a word I embrace. I think GXL should embrace it, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265758111946440722.post-87045105402929021352008-10-07T07:37:00.000-05:002008-10-07T07:37:00.000-05:00discernmentMaybe I like it because I'd like to be ...discernment<BR/><BR/>Maybe I like it because I'd like to be good at it.rootbeerladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077699381951854967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265758111946440722.post-8277790065365983032008-10-07T00:22:00.000-05:002008-10-07T00:22:00.000-05:00Oh wow. I just looked up opsimath.Naomi wins.Oh wow. I just looked up opsimath.<BR/><BR/>Naomi wins.debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11701744720665792046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265758111946440722.post-45720453946488616862008-10-07T00:11:00.000-05:002008-10-07T00:11:00.000-05:00My nominations: facetious (all the vowels in alpha...My nominations: facetious (all the vowels in alphabetical order- and a great word to boot), sesquipedalia, tintinnabulation, serendipitous, & opsimath.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265758111946440722.post-74308732194083423732008-10-06T22:15:00.000-05:002008-10-06T22:15:00.000-05:00I've always been particularly fond of both "juxtap...I've always been particularly fond of both "juxtapose" and "whimsical". Am I the only person who thinks the latter is somehow onomatopoetic? Or at least very pretty.<BR/><BR/>Also, as of today, I have decided to eschew "duodenum", since it suddenly turns out that that ugly word may be why my father's still in the hospital after 3.5 weeks.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00891080313862925535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265758111946440722.post-44073736958706300342008-10-06T20:19:00.000-05:002008-10-06T20:19:00.000-05:00How about "picaresque"? I've liked that one even s...How about "picaresque"? I've liked that one even since grad school.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com