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- Sun Feb 13, 2005 11:28 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: INFANTRY
- Replies: 16
- Views: 37047
Infantry
I try to find words that tell a story about us and where we come from, how we really think, what we are currently up to. Other WotDs aim at vocabulary building--and most of our words are chosen for that, too. However, the words of a language draw a map of the people who speak them and, to use your m...
- Sun Feb 13, 2005 11:23 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: LOVE
- Replies: 2
- Views: 11973
LOVE
• love • Pronunciation: lêv Part of Speech: Noun & Transitive verb Meaning : 1. A deep affection and respect for. 2. A sexual passion for someone or something. 3. Zero points in tennis scoring. Notes: We picked this Good Word for today to make sure you are ready for tomorrow, St. Valentine's Da...
- Sat Feb 12, 2005 12:52 am
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: Mystery Word
- Replies: 3
- Views: 13480
Serencified
It comes up only once in a Google search, a Canadian forum message that has been taken down. This suggests that it is idiolectic, i.e. part of the "dialect" of individuals and not widely known.
I never heard of it in North Carolina, Michigan, or Pennsylvania.
I never heard of it in North Carolina, Michigan, or Pennsylvania.
- Sat Feb 12, 2005 12:49 am
- Forum: Idioms
- Topic: "Just kill me now!"
- Replies: 7
- Views: 27604
- Sat Feb 12, 2005 12:26 am
- Forum: WELCOME HOME!
- Topic: Welcome to our new Agora
- Replies: 99
- Views: 413549
Feeling familiar
Well, it takes a while to build an Agora group but I'm happy to hear some familiar voices already. Feels good. I'm off on my third major language website in 10 years (Web of Online Dictionaries, yourDictionary, Alpha Dictionary). Business problems forced me out of yourDictionary. This site and the c...
- Sat Feb 12, 2005 12:14 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: INFANTRY
- Replies: 16
- Views: 37047
INFANTRY
• infantry • Pronunciation: in-fên-tri • Hear it! Part of Speech: Noun Meaning: The foot-soldiers in the military Notes: I thought we needed to look at this Good Word in honor of that branch of the military that is taking the brunt of the action in Iraq and to answer that age-old question: "Wh...
- Fri Feb 11, 2005 9:09 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: MANTRA
- Replies: 11
- Views: 25570
Example
Wow! That example is better than mine. Wish I'd heard it in time.
- Fri Feb 11, 2005 9:08 am
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: Metaphor
- Replies: 6
- Views: 18662
Metaphors
The definition is only slightly off: metaphors are not completely true but they are partially. For example, if I call someone a pig, I don't mean that they have a wet snout, a curly tail, and a tempting haunch, but only that they eat too much. In other words, a metaphor is the use of a word implying...
- Fri Feb 11, 2005 12:48 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: MANTRA
- Replies: 11
- Views: 25570
MANTRA
• mantra • Pronunciation: mæn-trê Part of Speech: Noun Meaning: 1. A sacred phrase of Hinduism, usually taken from the Vedas, repeated in prayer or meditation as an invocation to the gods. 2. Any phrase that is monotonously repeated over and over. Notes: Today's word comes straight from Sanskrit bu...
- Thu Feb 10, 2005 11:02 am
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: Hello!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 22382
Oxymoron
A good one. We will do it.
- Thu Feb 10, 2005 12:23 am
- Forum: Res Diversae
- Topic: Lexical Leftovers
- Replies: 4
- Views: 12952
Lexical Leftovers
What will we do here? Whatever doesn't fit anywhere else.
I look forward to hearing from all of you.
I look forward to hearing from all of you.
- Thu Feb 10, 2005 12:23 am
- Forum: Suggestions
- Topic: Suggestion Box
- Replies: 67
- Views: 277394
Suggestion Box
Although many of you have already taken advantage of our Contact page and sent us suggestions, corrections, and other comments, we will set aside a forum here, too, where that sort of information may be discussed in the open Agora, as well as sent to us.
- Thu Feb 10, 2005 12:20 am
- Forum: Site News
- Topic: New Stuff on the Alpha Dictionary Site
- Replies: 1
- Views: 15346
New Stuff on the Alpha Dictionary Site
We will send out notices of new stuff we add to the site in our Good Word e-mails and may do an occasional newsletter, something our old software didn't permit. However, sometime we need to say more than a few words about new items and you may have questions about them. This is the forum for new res...
- Thu Feb 10, 2005 12:18 am
- Forum: Idioms
- Topic: Idiomatic Phrases
- Replies: 4
- Views: 23476
Idiomatic Phrases
Some of the phrase we use in day-to-day English are outrageous: to fly off the handle, to climb the walls, the coast is clear (even inland). Why do we say these things?
If the curiosity contains more than one word, this will be the forum to air it.
If the curiosity contains more than one word, this will be the forum to air it.
- Thu Feb 10, 2005 12:15 am
- Forum: Languages of the World
- Topic: A World of Languages
- Replies: 1
- Views: 11402
A World of Languages
English may be the lingua franca these days but there are still about 1600 other languages out there. We may not always be able to answer questions about any language but, if the Alpha Agora grows as we hope it will, we will have others who can respond. Anyway, bring your questions of languages othe...