Words

lsalloomlsalloom
Posted:
in AppleOutsider edited January 2014
Well, now that there is a grammar thread, it seemed appropriate to create one on words in general. Post words that are fun to say, tongue twisters, words you cannot stand, interesting etymologies, PUNS (can't believe I left such a worthy word related category out) etc...



A few links to start with:



http://www.etymonline.com/index.php



http://www.bertc.com/sniglets.htm



http://www.freerice.com/index.php



http://www.oedilf.com/db/Lim.php



http://www.thedevilsdictionary.com/

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 9
    imac davidimac david Posts: 286member
    The French navy adopted a new slogan "To the water; it is time!", more properly written "A l'eau; c'est l'heure!".
  • Reply 2 of 9
    misskittymisskitty Posts: 51member
    One of my favorite words is lisp when its said by someone who has one
  • Reply 3 of 9
    crazychestercrazychester Posts: 1,339member
    Oh noes! Not Oedilf. I had a bit of a run in with the pedants at Oedilf a few years back (I'm not the only one). Haven't visited them in ages. I must go check them out. Tonton survived the ordeal better than me. Ironically, Meg, who I ran up against, left the site soon after me when one of the admins accused her of being a drunk (as well as a human pretending to be a beagle).



    I even submitted a secret coded AppleInsider limerick defining "apple worm" (IIRC) during the brief time I spent annoying them.
  • Reply 4 of 9
    dentondenton Posts: 725member
    My favourite word is "awkward." The "wkw" is, well, awkward. I can't think of a better example of a word describing itself.
  • Reply 5 of 9
    midwintermidwinter Posts: 10,060member
    "the thesaurus."



    Say it out loud.



    Louder.



    See?
  • Reply 6 of 9
    outsideroutsider Posts: 6,008member
    "The Thesaurus roamed the North American continent for millions of years before it was wiped out by an asteroid."



    It does sound weird.



    Exerpt from the book, "Thesaurus, The Definitive Dinosaur"
  • Reply 7 of 9
    hirohiro Posts: 2,663member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by iMac David View Post


    The French navy adopted a new slogan "To the water; it is time!", more properly written "A l'eau; c'est l'heure!".



    Hmmm. French Navy. <Thinks about past successes -- fails> Does that mean they are advertising extended swim calls? Or are they abandoning ship?
  • Reply 8 of 9
    banchobancho Posts: 1,517member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Hiro View Post


    Hmmm. French Navy. <Thinks about past successes -- fails> Does that mean they are advertising extended swim calls? Or are they abandoning ship?



    I believe because it would seem to be pronounced



    " [h]allo sailor "
  • Reply 9 of 9
    turnwriteturnwrite Posts: 372member
    My favorite word is "change." Oh wait, no it isn't.





    Quote:
    Originally Posted by lsalloom View Post


    http://www.freerice.com/index.php



    Okay, my high score is 48; who can beat that..
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