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twosleepy #177617 06/20/08 02:16 PM
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 Originally Posted By: twosleepy
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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smugificate

There'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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>geis

that one goes in the queue, jim.

-ron o.

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 Originally Posted By: tsuwm
>geis

that one goes in the queue, jim.

-ron o.


not so worthless though, no?


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 Originally Posted By: tsuwm
>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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You see? It's working already.

And I thought my suggestion was going to fall on stony ground.

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No just sticky ground.
Great idea.

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 Originally Posted By: etaoin
 Originally Posted By: twosleepy
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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I'm all for making up words if nonacceptance is acceptable. smugificate may do, or gloat may.

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Gloat may be fine if the reason for it is valid. In the case of someone who smugly espouses some made-up rule that has no validity, e.g., the split-infinitive rule, smugificate gets my vote.

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