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- Thu Apr 19, 2018 4:55 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Clickbait
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7433
Re: Clickbait
The kind of clickbait I don't like is the type like Luke described, where the link teases info about a person who is not included on the target website, or a "photo" of an event that never actually happened.
- Sat Feb 17, 2018 6:25 pm
- Forum: Site News
- Topic: alphaDictionary.com IS NOW "MOBILE-FRIENDLY"!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 27903
Re: alphaDictionary.com IS NOW "MOBILE-FRIENDLY"!
Thanks Doc! I've always been able to see the site on my tablet OK, but I'd have to turn the phone sideways to see it, and then replying was a chore because the reply box would take up most of the screen. This helps greatly.
- Sat Feb 17, 2018 6:19 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Erewhon
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5387
Re: Erewhon
Is Erewhon anywhere near Waikikamukau (pronounced "why-kick-a-moo-cow")? That's New Zealand's "middle of nowhere."
- Sat Jan 27, 2018 6:39 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Harass
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5861
Re: Harass
Doc, you posted two possible pronunciations of this word: the one I always thought was correct ("her ass" ), and the one I seem to hear all the time from the media ("Harris" ). Are both actually acceptable?
- Wed Aug 23, 2017 11:05 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Scofflaw
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5481
Re: Scofflaw
Don't hold your breath, George!
- Mon Jul 10, 2017 11:48 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Yacht
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5474
Re: Yacht
This etymology intrigued me enough to go and look up Jägermeister , which based on "yacht" I expected to have something to do with a high-ranking pirate. I was way off. Here's what I found: Curt Mast, the original distiller of Jägermeister and son of the founder Wilhelm, was an enthusiasti...
- Mon Jul 10, 2017 11:33 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Hamburger
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10598
Re: Hamburger
Someday I'm gonna hunt down this Cheeseburg (or Käseburg ) place and see what other interesting foods they have.
- Mon Jul 10, 2017 11:23 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Internecine
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6854
Re: Internecine
Because I've seen internecine so often used for discord within an organization or group (civil war, family feud, office cliques, etc.) I always assumed the origin had something to do with family or relationship.
- Mon Jul 10, 2017 11:04 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Tarnation
- Replies: 11
- Views: 14046
Re: Tarnation
So I guess I've been uncleing for twenty-eight years? Or is it uncling? I think I like it better with the "e"; without, it looks like "un-cling."
- Thu May 11, 2017 12:12 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Hapax legomenon
- Replies: 9
- Views: 11368
Re: Hapax legomenon
Some years ago there was actually a Google "game" similar to this, finding terms or phrases that return exactly one result in Google searches.
- Wed May 10, 2017 9:14 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Nauseous
- Replies: 11
- Views: 14841
Re: Nauseous
Slava and Philip: is that malaprop-ism or just malaprop?
- Wed May 10, 2017 9:10 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Nauseous
- Replies: 11
- Views: 14841
Re: Nauseous
I just say queasy.
- Sun Apr 23, 2017 10:37 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Artisan
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5947
Re: Artisan
The "hipster" crowd in larger cities overuse the idea of artisan and artisanal, though; a friend in Philadelphia told me of seeing a shop selling "artisanal water."
- Sun Apr 23, 2017 10:29 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Bight
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3768
Re: Bight
I've seen an area of the sea off the coast of West Africa called the Bight of Benin and wondered about the word, but never looked it up. Thanks for including this Good Word.
- Wed Mar 29, 2017 2:19 pm
- Forum: Res Diversae
- Topic: Group Poem XXII - A Difficult Week
- Replies: 27
- Views: 119100