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Post by AntiArbitrator on Jan 10, 2013 21:38:03 GMT -5
If we are given a "pseudo" word tomorrow, I will make something up. ![]()
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Post by Mistermoonlight on Jan 10, 2013 21:56:51 GMT -5
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Jan 10, 2013 22:07:55 GMT -5
Ah. MisterMoonlight is demonstrating much wit today and he is accomplishing that without the use of pseudo-cleft sentences. 
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Jan 11, 2013 11:41:41 GMT -5
The Dictionary Word of the Day is
mumpsimus [muhmp-suh-muhs]- a noun meaning persistence in an erroneous use of language, memorization, practice, belief, etc., out of habit or obstinanacy.
His habit of saying “that chair is mines” instead of “that chair is mine” is a form of mumpsimus that made his wife want to toss the chair on his head.
I did not mean Imus suffered from the mumps; I said I must suffer from mumpsimus.
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Post by avp60685 on Jan 11, 2013 13:30:17 GMT -5
As a writer I can't stand when people practice mumpsimus in their writing skills, it's enough to drive you bonkers!
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Post by SoCal on Jan 11, 2013 15:09:08 GMT -5
If we are given a "pseudo" word tomorrow, I will make something up. ![]() I got one....I got one!!!! Pseudosomnambulation: fake sleep-walking. ;D |
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Jan 12, 2013 13:09:41 GMT -5
If we are given a "pseudo" word tomorrow, I will make something up. ![]() I got one....I got one!!!! Pseudosomnambulation: fake sleep-walking. ;D  The womanizer practiced pseudosomnambulation so that he could wander into the lady's bedroom with impunity. |
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Jan 12, 2013 13:17:28 GMT -5
The Dictionary Word of the Day is
filch [filch]- verb, to steal (especially something of small value)
The reason some hotels stopped putting their names on towels is guests would filch them to keep as souvenirs.
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Post by SoCal on Jan 12, 2013 20:14:56 GMT -5
I never filch. It's so de'classe'. I prefer to pilfer.  |
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Post by Mistermoonlight on Jan 12, 2013 20:18:26 GMT -5
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Post by SoCal on Jan 12, 2013 20:22:01 GMT -5
Nah, they'd rather declare me one of the "rich" and force me to pay "my fair share."
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Jan 12, 2013 20:29:53 GMT -5
Don't make me put an Aeryn-type "no library stories" disclaimer in this thread.
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Post by Mistermoonlight on Jan 12, 2013 20:30:23 GMT -5
And you would deny yourself the opportunity to hornswaggle, bamboozle, or hoodwink because of this?
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Jan 12, 2013 21:30:51 GMT -5
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Post by Aeryn on Jan 12, 2013 21:55:50 GMT -5
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis -- a lung disease contracted by inhaling volcanic ash. "He couldn't breathe because he had pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis."    |
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Jan 12, 2013 22:03:29 GMT -5
My lungs gave out before I finished saying the word. I need resuscitation.
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Jan 13, 2013 12:53:29 GMT -5
The Dictionary Word of the Day is
eurhythmic [yoo-RITH-mik]- adjective- characterized by a pleasing rhythm; harmoniously ordered or proportioned
Rihanna's eurhythmic body and eurhythmic dance drew more attention than her song.[/size]
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Post by SoCal on Jan 13, 2013 20:28:39 GMT -5
I love the Eurythmics!
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Jan 14, 2013 13:43:32 GMT -5
The Dictionary Word of the Day is
also-ran [AWL-soh-ran]- noun - a person who loses a contest, election, or other competition
For every great artist, there are a thousand also-rans.
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Post by mazeman on Jan 14, 2013 14:57:22 GMT -5
He gave her the finger and said, "Sit on this and birl." ![]() The birling contest had barely started when Lumberjack Tito slipped and knocked his teeth out on the cedar log. |
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Post by SoCal on Jan 14, 2013 15:14:21 GMT -5
The Dictionary Word of the Day is
also-ran [AWL-soh-ran]- noun - a person who loses a contest, election, or other competition
For every great artist, there are a thousand also-rans. Always an also-ran, never a bride! (okay, I'm taking poetic license with the word!) |
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Jan 14, 2013 15:17:35 GMT -5
Love and/or marriage is a competitive sport, in my opinion, and "to the victor goes the spoils".[/b] ;D
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Post by Aeryn on Jan 14, 2013 18:03:48 GMT -5
There was once a Japanese princess...her name was Also-Ran. |
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Post by avp60685 on Jan 15, 2013 9:31:26 GMT -5
On American Idol and other similar reality shows we see what seems like millions of also-rans, some are good and some are lousy.
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Jan 15, 2013 9:47:09 GMT -5
The Dictionary Word of the Day is
vertex [VUR-teks]- noun- the highest point of something; apex; summit; top.
"When the six-pointed star was laid perfectly over the Great Seal of the United States, the star's top vertex fit perfectly over the Masonic all-seeing eye..." --Dan Brown, The Lost Symbol
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Post by avp60685 on Jan 15, 2013 10:00:29 GMT -5
People want to climb Mt. Everest which is known as the highest vertex of the world. Who knows how many people have attempted this and failed?
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Post by irish on Jan 15, 2013 16:19:27 GMT -5
I love this thread! |
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Post by SoCal on Jan 15, 2013 16:22:58 GMT -5
"While one should strive to reach the vertex of their field, they should always remember.....once on top, the only direction remaining is, down."
--unknown
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Post by avp60685 on Jan 16, 2013 6:32:31 GMT -5
I think that the vertex of my life was probably graduation from high school but I am striving to get another vertex someday.
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Jan 16, 2013 11:56:08 GMT -5
Dennis the Menace's vertex was covered by a cowlick that made my hands itch to grab a razor.
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