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Postby William Hupy » Thu Dec 11, 2014 11:06 am

Even my effusive praise of this site does not result in a successful submission. From Latin, a pouring out.
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Re: effusive

Postby William Hupy » Thu Dec 11, 2014 11:07 am

I did discover another form of this word, of which I was not previously familiar: effusion.
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Re: effusive

Postby call_copse » Thu Dec 11, 2014 11:50 am

I am about to enjoy an effusive event resulting in an infusion of tea leaves in hot water. I guess there will also be some effusion as the kettle boils.

I don't think I shall ask if my colleagues wish to join me in those terms though as they may consider such sesquipedalianism offensive.
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Re: effusive

Postby Slava » Thu Dec 11, 2014 7:03 pm

Even my effusive praise of this site does not result in a successful submission.
Huh? You just had one taken up.
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Re: effusive

Postby Perry Lassiter » Sat Dec 13, 2014 8:37 pm

Hey Lain! We're not antisesquipedalians here!
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Re: effusive

Postby Slava » Sat Dec 13, 2014 9:09 pm

Hey Lain! We're not antisesquipedalians here!
PSSST, Perry. Lain's name is actually Iain. That's a sans serif capital i. :wink:
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Re: effusive

Postby call_copse » Mon Dec 15, 2014 8:27 am

Well, I'd rather think anyone interested in hanging out here self-selects as sesquipedalian here. It's not a place to call someone out for excessively florid vocabulary! In 'real life' however it may be circumspect to avoid accusations of pretentiousness, though no-one is liable to try and steal my lunch money these days.

Yes, it is Iain, Gaelic spelling of Ian, though I don't take offence at misreadings in general.
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Re: effusive

Postby Perry Lassiter » Mon Dec 15, 2014 9:51 pm

Nor do I, having often been called Lancaster, Lester, Laster, and whatever. And if others spell it...who knows? I do appologize, however Iain, because you told me that once before, and once should be enough.

Actually, I chose to use the word antisesquipedalian, because a friend in college spelled that right after I spelled antidisestablishmentarianism, which I can still reel off.
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