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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: proceleusmatic, pulchritude #159768 05/23/2006 4:18 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA dalehileman Pooh-Bah dalehileman Pooh-Bah Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA Steve: I don't quite agree with the saying There are three kinds of words to express an idea; the commonplace, the expressive, and the snobbish. In this case the plebian "convince" might often be used in an application where the more expressive "persuasive" or "exhortive" would convey the idea more clearly; while "proceleusmatic" would be snooty dalehileman Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted proceleusmatic Jackie 05/15/2006 1:12 PM Re: proceleusmatic dalehileman 05/15/2006 1:48 PM Re: proceleusmatic Jackie 05/15/2006 2:10 PM Re: proceleusmatic zmjezhd 05/15/2006 2:32 PM Re: last week's theme AnnaStrophic 05/15/2006 2:57 PM Re: last week's theme tsuwm 05/15/2006 4:19 PM Re: last week's theme Buffalo Shrdlu 05/15/2006 4:33 PM Re: last week's theme AnnaStrophic 05/15/2006 5:36 PM Cannonball Alex Williams 05/15/2006 7:06 PM proceleusmatic, pulchritude RonDavis 05/16/2006 5:22 AM Re: proceleusmatic pulchritude zmjezhd 05/16/2006 12:04 PM Re: proceleusmatic pulchritude AnnaStrophic 05/16/2006 5:03 PM Re: proceleusmatic pulchritude Alex Williams 05/16/2006 5:18 PM Re: proceleusmatic pulchritude Buffalo Shrdlu 05/16/2006 5:21 PM Re: R is next to T, I got it AnnaStrophic 05/16/2006 6:49 PM Re: proceleusmatic pulchritude zmjezhd 05/17/2006 12:43 AM Re: proceleusmatic pulchritude Aramis 05/17/2006 4:02 PM Re: proceleusmatic, pulchritude Father Steve 05/22/2006 1:50 AM Re: proceleusmatic, pulchritude dalehileman 05/23/2006 4:18 PM where's the fun(ny) in that? Alex Williams 05/23/2006 5:38 PM Re: where's the fun(ny) in that? maverick 05/23/2006 11:38 PM Re: where's the fun(ny) in that? dalehileman 05/26/2006 2:36 PM Re: Cannonball AnnaStrophic 05/16/2006 4:59 PM Re: last week's theme Jackie 05/16/2006 2:27 PM Re: last week's theme Aramis 05/16/2006 7:02 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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