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- Thu May 09, 2024 7:03 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Resuscitate
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2799
Re: Resuscitate
Resuscitation in the cinema often gets me. There someone is, on the brink of death, someone does some CPR, and bang!, they're up and at 'em, ready and rarin' to go. I do know movies aren't real, but sometimes it's a bit much, even for suspension of disbelief.
- Wed May 08, 2024 9:50 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Stratagem
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8444
Re: Stratagem
If only someone could come up with a stratagem for bringing lasting peace to the Middle East.
Simplistic, I know, but as Rodney King asked, "Can’t we all just get along?"
Simplistic, I know, but as Rodney King asked, "Can’t we all just get along?"
- Tue May 07, 2024 9:03 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Primate
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3169
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...
- Tue May 07, 2024 7:39 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Doyen
- Replies: 1
- Views: 8506
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.
- Mon May 06, 2024 12:49 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Misandry
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3017
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.
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.
- Mon May 06, 2024 6:41 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Exacerbate
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6772
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...
- Sun May 05, 2024 2:35 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Paltry
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7985
Re: Paltry
If you paltrily provide provender, you'll end up with paltry poultry.
- Sun May 05, 2024 6:31 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Jack
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2672
Re: Jack
In the emphatic example in In Play, do you think it includes the women-folk, too?
- Sat May 04, 2024 6:39 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Dysphoria
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6612
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?
- Fri May 03, 2024 7:37 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Mother
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3079
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: 3374
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: 2725
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: 153
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: 6809
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: 6902
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.