#177617 - 06/20/08 10:16 AM
Re: Show and Tell
[Re: twosleepy]
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Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 06/24/02
Posts: 6623
Loc: Vermont
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Although I am not one of them, there are some people who will never need to post on such a thread, because they know ALL the words. But it would be nice for the rest of us if commentary were restrained to only the overtly, blazingly positive, impossible-to-be-interpreted-as-sarcastic. In other words, very few comments! Those who are linguistically perfect can privately smugificate. I think more people will post, and you'll get a much more interesting thread to visit, if it's "safe". what?
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#177622 - 06/20/08 10:43 AM
Re: Show and Tell
[Re: twosleepy]
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Pooh-Bah
Registered: 08/13/05
Posts: 2319
Loc: R'lyeh
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smugificateThere's a jamais vu word if I ever saw one. Like Hydra, I run across words I don't know all the time, especially if I'm reading something in a new (to me) subject. (Also, I get some delightful ones in the mail from Ron O.) I am reminded of a Steve Martin routine where his character is astonished at how the French have different words for almost everything. A couple of unknowns I came across recently in conversation with an anthropology student: imbricate ( link) and geis ( link).
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#177624 - 06/20/08 11:37 AM
Re: Show and Tell
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Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 06/24/02
Posts: 6623
Loc: Vermont
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>geis
that one goes in the queue, jim.
-ron o. not so worthless though, no?
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#177626 - 06/20/08 01:09 PM
Re: Show and Tell
[Re: Buffalo Shrdlu]
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Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 04/03/00
Posts: 9453
Loc: this too shall pass
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>geis
that one goes in the queue, jim.
-ron o. not so worthless though, no? which, in many ways, adds irreducibly to its qualifications!
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#177639 - 06/20/08 08:05 PM
Re: Show and Tell
[Re: Hydra]
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Pooh-Bah
Registered: 08/27/02
Posts: 2038
Loc: British Columbia, Canada
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No just sticky ground.
Great idea.
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#177644 - 06/20/08 09:45 PM
Re: Show and Tell
[Re: Buffalo Shrdlu]
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old hand
Registered: 02/28/08
Posts: 743
Loc: western NY
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Although I am not one of them, there are some people who will never need to post on such a thread, because they know ALL the words. But it would be nice for the rest of us if commentary were restrained to only the overtly, blazingly positive, impossible-to-be-interpreted-as-sarcastic. In other words, very few comments! Those who are linguistically perfect can privately smugificate. I think more people will post, and you'll get a much more interesting thread to visit, if it's "safe". what? huh? And I made up smugificate, and I like it. Is there another word (single word only) that means to revel in ones self-satisfaction and superiority? Bring 'em on... :0)
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#177645 - 06/20/08 11:24 PM
Re: Show and Tell
[Re: twosleepy]
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member
Registered: 01/16/08
Posts: 155
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I'm all for making up words if nonacceptance is acceptable. smugificate may do, or gloat may.
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