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by Slava
Tue May 07, 2024 9:03 am
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Primate
Replies: 1
Views: 3119

Re: Primate

In case anyone's interested, the Russian prikhodit' does mean to come to or arrive, but it also carries the added nuance of 'on foot', 'walking'. If you drive, it would be 'priekhat'. There are entire textbooks written just for understanding the intricacies of Russian verbs of motion. They can be ve...
by Slava
Tue May 07, 2024 7:39 am
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Doyen
Replies: 1
Views: 8332

Re: Doyen

As with brunet, this is one of those words I tend to associate first and foremost with women. Meaning I think doyenne or brunette first, even when it's written doyen or brunet.
by Slava
Mon May 06, 2024 12:49 pm
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Misandry
Replies: 1
Views: 2989

Re: Misandry

Two comments:

The "@me_too" movement is more generally know as #MeToo,

As for misanthropy, I don't necessarily have anything against humans in general, but people can sure be a bother.
by Slava
Mon May 06, 2024 6:41 am
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Exacerbate
Replies: 1
Views: 6526

Re: Exacerbate

Worsen and intensify are considered 'synonyms', but they aren't really, as this one takes a direct object. A forest fire may itself intensify, and a patient's condition may worsen, but they don't exacerbate. It takes an outside influence to exacerbate them. I imagine they could be exacerbescent, tho...
by Slava
Sun May 05, 2024 2:35 pm
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Paltry
Replies: 1
Views: 7752

Re: Paltry

If you paltrily provide provender, you'll end up with paltry poultry. :shock:
by Slava
Sun May 05, 2024 6:31 am
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Jack
Replies: 2
Views: 2647

Re: Jack

In the emphatic example in In Play, do you think it includes the women-folk, too? :?:
by Slava
Sat May 04, 2024 6:39 am
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Dysphoria
Replies: 1
Views: 6376

Re: Dysphoria

Hmm, which drives which? Do dystopian movies and TV shows lead to dysphoria among the people, or does a general dysphoria lead to the making of such?
by Slava
Fri May 03, 2024 7:37 am
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Mother
Replies: 1
Views: 3010

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?
by Slava
Thu May 02, 2024 8:01 am
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Bamboozle
Replies: 2
Views: 3291

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".
by Slava
Thu May 02, 2024 6:43 am
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Worse
Replies: 1
Views: 2684

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.
by Slava
Thu May 02, 2024 5:58 am
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Counter
Replies: 2
Views: 76

Re: Counter

Then tell your broker to counter at a higher price.
If I understand correctly, this counter is from a different root. It's related to contra.

I like the remodeling business's whimsy. I remember the pest and rodent control business I saw that called itself "The Last Supper".
by Slava
Wed May 01, 2024 9:48 am
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Upstart
Replies: 1
Views: 6550

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?
by Slava
Wed May 01, 2024 7:05 am
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Discreet
Replies: 1
Views: 6661

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.
by Slava
Tue Apr 30, 2024 2:16 pm
Forum: Good Word Suggestions
Topic: information
Replies: 1
Views: 1310

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'!

5/7 edit:
Taken up and treated here today.
by Slava
Tue Apr 30, 2024 2:05 pm
Forum: Languages of the World
Topic: Got Your Number
Replies: 1
Views: 2721

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?

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