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- Fri May 03, 2024 7:37 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Mother
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2991
Re: Mother
If PIE got it's word for mother from babies' bilabials, I wonder why Georgian's mama means papa. Georgian's not a PIE language, so what was the influence?
- Thu May 02, 2024 8:01 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Bamboozle
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3265
Re: Bamboozle
No trickery here, just a note to pass on the Dr.'s treatment of cozen, a word I cannot seem to pronounce correctly. I always come up with 'kah-zen".
- Thu May 02, 2024 6:43 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Worse
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2678
Re: Worse
Meaning: Comparative degree of bad, more bad in any sense of the word bad.
In any sense except in the slang sense of good or coolest, that is. Think Leroy Brown, who was the baddest until he started messin' with the wife of a jealous man.
- Thu May 02, 2024 5:58 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Counter
- Replies: 2
- Views: 67
Re: Counter
If I understand correctly, this counter is from a different root. It's related to contra.Then tell your broker to counter at a higher price.
I like the remodeling business's whimsy. I remember the pest and rodent control business I saw that called itself "The Last Supper".
- Wed May 01, 2024 9:48 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Upstart
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6355
Re: Upstart
Just thought I'd point out that the verb use in Notes has a very different meaning from those given in Meaning. One doesn't usually think of a snake as a parvenu, does one?
- Wed May 01, 2024 7:05 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Discreet
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6458
Re: Discreet
Discretion the noun has other meanings that go beyond simple discreetness. If something lies within my discretion, it is my choice to do it or not.
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 2:16 pm
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: information
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1182
Re: information
Wow, I just ran a search for words with 'form' in them and came up with only formication! And it's not even remotely related. No performative conforming to formulaic formulas, reformation of deformations, formation/formative, no nothin'!
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 2:05 pm
- Forum: Languages of the World
- Topic: Got Your Number
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2682
Re: Got Your Number
I can't say why such things occur, but I can say that, as far as my experience with philately goes, it's not always the case. For stamps that are used internationally, yes, but things like Egyptian postage due stamps have only Egyptian numerals on them. No one else needs to know, so why bother?
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 12:56 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Maypole
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3073
Re: Maypole
And day comes from Old English dæg of all places, not Latin dies.
Happy May Day tomorrow!
Happy May Day tomorrow!
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 6:56 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Inventory
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2574
Re: Inventory
I sometimes try to play with inventory to make it a manufacturing line of inventions - 'invention factory' = 'inventory'. Just put the accent on the 'e' and it kind of works.
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 6:07 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Conscience
- Replies: 2
- Views: 96
Re: Conscience
Unless, of course, we are talking about the science of the con!Alas, a defendant who has scienter may nevertheless be lacking in conscience.
Having a conscience goes hand in hand with being moral, wouldn't you say?
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 6:45 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Ramadan
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2666
Re: Ramadan
It must be about time for the lunar calendars to add their 'leap' month. Next year Ramadan begins on February 28th!
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 5:43 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Animus
- Replies: 1
- Views: 9784
Re: ANIMUS
After a some thought over the course of today, I've pretty much come to the conclusion that Meaning 2 has completely obliterated Meaning 1. It may be there when reading an older text, but all I feel is the animosity version when I think of it.
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 5:33 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Figurehead
- Replies: 1
- Views: 137
Re: Figurehead
Aren't the Kings and Queens of Great Britain now basically figureheads of state? It's the PM who really holds the reins, correct?
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 4:10 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Accost
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2621
Re: Accost
As far as going up to someone and addressing them, I can't think of a word other than the simple 'approach' that isn't aggressive or bold. You?