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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Use of these words... #161650 08/17/2006 10:07 PM Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 6 Hong Kong, China John_sunshine stranger John_sunshine stranger Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 6 Hong Kong, China Hello friends, Could you demonstrate how to use these words: 1.peregrination(=travel); 2.sporadic(occasional); 3.desultory(=disconnected); 4.mortify(=embarrass) and 5.entreaty(=plea). Thanks in advance. Best regards, John Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Use of these words... #161651 08/17/2006 10:40 PM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada John is a sporadic poster who monitors AWAD in a desultory manner. Since his posts are interesting I hope this entreaty for more regular posts will not mortify him. (off the top of my head) Actually I would be more likely to use entreat as a verb than the above noun. Mortify is a stronger word than embarrass, closer to humiliate. Not sure about peregrinate. Any corrections from those who took longer to think?? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Use of these words... #161652 08/18/2006 1:56 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Welcome aBoard, John. You must have a lot of stories to tell, after all of your peregrinations. Darn it--I wanted to put a [tacit approval of Zed's post e]; but putting it takes away its tacitity! Last edited by Jackie; 08/18/2006 1:58 PM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Use of these words... #161653 08/18/2006 2:29 PM Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 19 FNAWrite stranger FNAWrite stranger Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 19 Not corrections. Oddly, I think I have used enteaty the noun more than entreat the verb. Likewise perergrination almost exclusively as opposed to peregrinate. I am sure I have more often used and heard mortify in the past tense as in so and so was mortified. I'd never really thought about disconnected as a definition for desultory but on thought it is quite apt. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Use of these words... #161654 08/20/2006 11:48 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA "Perergrination" is one of those words which tend to sound stuffy, hyper-intellectual and out of place in conversation and casual writing. I see it used more for this effect than in regular communications. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Use of these words... #161655 08/21/2006 12:00 AM Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 6 Hong Kong, China John_sunshine stranger John_sunshine stranger Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 6 Hong Kong, China Thank you very much for your response. I can imbibe them much better now. The most confusing word is "perergrination" for me, as for "mortify", I guess it's more appropriate to use its passive voice and past tense. Thanks again for all of your help. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter 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 Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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