replevin, noun, verb.
noun 1. the recovery of goods taken from a person
upon his giving security that the case shall be tried
in court and the goods returned if he is defeated.
2. the writ by which the goods are thus recovered.
v.t. to recover (goods) by replevin.

Believe it or not, I first encountered this word in a pulp magazine cowboy story, about the rancher who got a "writ of replevin" to take possession of some unbranded calves that
Had been found where the rustlers hid them. Then he could show that their mothers
Accepted them back, proving they were indeed his callves.



claque, noun.
1. a group of persons hired to applaud in a theater.
2. a group that applauds or follows another person
for selfish reasons.

Compare with "clique"
clique 7klck; also klik8 I think the second pronunciation stinks. If you're going to use a foreign word, learn how to pronounce it correctly.
n.
5Fr < OFr cliquer, to make a noise: of echoic orig.6 a small, exclusive circle of people; snobbish or narrow coterie
-SYN COTERIE
cliqu4ish 73i*8, cliqu$ey, or cliqu$y 73c8
adj.
cliqu4ish[ly
adv.

bonbonniere, noun.(French.)
1. a candy box.
2. a person or establishment that makes or sells candy.

Abbevillian or Abbevillean, adjective.
of or having to do with a paleolithic culture of
the glacial period in Europe, in which early
recognizable stone tools, crude hand axes, were
made. Formerly called Chellean.


dactyloscopy, noun. A dandy word, but I have never seen it used.
the identification of criminals or other persons
by means of fingerprints.


gemutlich, adjective.(German.)
comfortable and contented; congenial; cozy. And only a mutt would omit the umlaut on the "u".


carolus, noun, pl. -luses, -li.
1. an English gold coin struck in the reign
of Charles I, originally worth 20 shillings.
2. any one of various coins issued under kings
named Charles.


angiocarpous, adjective.
having a fruit enclosed in a distinct covering.


waulk, transitive verb.
to shrink and thicken (woolen cloth) by soaking,
heating, pounding, and rubbing. First time I ever saw it spelled with a "u" There is a well known family name derived from this as an occupation.

disculpate, transitive verb, -pated, -pating.
to free from blame or fault; exculpate.

gemutlich, adjective.(German.)
comfortable and contented; congenial; cozy. And only a mutt would omit the umlaut on the "u".

You sayin' you're a mutt?

Dear WO'N: I say again, you wouldn't talk to me like that if my writers were here.
I found it minus the umlaut, and left as I cfound it so I could expose it to your scorn.
There was a book a long time ago by a Yankee eccentric, Timothy Dexter, who had
little schooling, and was sensitive about being corrected. So he put a whole page of
punctuation marks on last page, and invited readers to insert them where they were needed.
àß{}âãéàäüüüü!!!!!!!!!!!

well then, this demands another question for the usage panel: at what point (if ever) during the anglicization of a word is it acceptable to drop the diacritic(s)?

Yeahbut® you, yourself, chose to leave the unlaut out when you reposted it, so...

Realistically it's hopeless, sinceonly a few of us elite (minus the é) have access
to the diacritical marks, hoi polloi have us outnumbered and surrounded.

The point of no return? I'd say it's when you're too lazy to go to the codes for puttin' 'em in.

The above was written by a big fat laze.

The point of no return? I'd say it's when you're too lazy to go to the codes for puttin' 'em in.

The above was written by a big fat laze.

Well, how many times do we now see the double "ee" words, such as purée, without the diacritic mark, sautee? Is this an acceptable transformation or just laziness? Same with cliché/cliche? (or are some printers just trying to save on ink? )

how many times do we now see the double "ee" words, such as purée, without the diacritic mark, sautee? Is this an acceptable transformation or just laziness?

Is there a real difference between between that and respelling 'calibre' as caliber, 'centre' as center, metre as meter etc? I don't think so. If we accept the one we can accept the other surely?

Surely we can, dxb--yes!.

But it is a curious idiolectical realization to see those instances in which I hold on to certain spellings. Theatre, for instance. I cannot make myself write 'theater' when referring to staged drama. And the spellcheck on my home computer tries to correct 'theatre' each time I enter it.

Switch it to UK spelling and you'll have no problem.

Switch it to UK spelling

Right, fix one problem and cause a zillion more.

Is it attually® making the changes for you?

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Is it attually® making the changes for you?

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If you're talking to me, Faldage, no it doesn't make the changes. It just tells me that I've misspelled a word. In fact, it tells me each day that I've misspelled a word--and most times the Spellcheck is incorrect. It just doesn't have an adequately large vocabulary.

>It just doesn't have an adequately large vocabulary.

you should try spellchecking the wwftd list some time--0h, but I entrechat myself.

It just tells me that I've misspelled a word.

If it's Microsoft Word go to Tools>Options, click on the Spelling & Grammar tab and uncheck Check spelling as you type. And Tia's your aunt.

And Tia's your aunt.

Hey, Faldo, how did you know my Aunt Tia? And, so, then, I guess you know what she did for a living?...oops.

know my Aunt Tia

Is your name WordWind? If I wanted to talk to you I'd be putting on my hip boots.

Dear WO'N: I don't juana know your Aunt, even though she's not a really long drive from here.

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0h, but I entrechat myself.

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~tsuwm

Oh, but, tsuwm, you're so entrenchanting!