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There are a lot of unused words in English - many thousands of them. Great words, with a long and distinguished history, but whose meanings are - sadly - no longer required.
Rather than invent new words, let's reuse the old ones. No more cheap, tinny mid-Atlantic neologisms like "television",
"Internet" and "hypertext". No more soulless corporate re-blanding with "Consignia", "Diageo" or "Accenture". Instead, let's resuscitate and reassign the likes of "pointrel", "disclander", and "suppletary", "huke", "neume" and "bronstrops". Words with a bit of pedigree.
The Meaning of Liff
http://www.amazon.c...68?v=glance&s=books The book Terrabus lost, the source of the above list. It's by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd. [Monkfish, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 05 2004]
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Dude, Gnarley, Bodacious, Bougus. |
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No more cheap, tinny mid-Atlantic neologisms like Archaeologism? |
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I thought we did this before with "Adopt-a-Word", but it seems to have gone to halfbakery heaven. |
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Exactly! Even extending the MO to the *ideas* *themself*. This whimsickle sure is thorough. |
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[GW] Watch what you say, if you don't want the MO applied to *you*. |
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It's too late, Gen. Washington is back in the flesh...and hippopotamus ivory, cow's teeth, wood and metal. |
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Hey, I'm on your side whimsickle! I even spurned a nice greenfield name for a vintage moniker. |
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I had a book, not sure where it went to. It was entitled "the meaning of lif". It was a dictionary of places ,in england I believe, with meanings that would go well with them. |
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Kentucky - if something fits well it is said to be 'nice and kentucky' |
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...well I thought it was good. |
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foolserrand, I think I love you. |
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<with a poona> [foolserrand] Oooh, Ive been happily pappling in that page - these words are wonderful! I will learn them in an ainsworth. And later, in a pleasant state of aberystwyth, I will recall those long ago days when I was still somewhat comprehensible.
Er, [Monkfish] thanks for the explanatory link. You've saved me from yet another series of embarrassments. |
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This could really make reading ancient literature difficult. Perhaps it was already done? Perhaps the Gilgamesh Epic was really someone's tax receipt? |
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