Your favourite English word?
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Topic: Your favourite English word?
Posted By: DDPascalDD
Subject: Your favourite English word?
Date Posted: October 23 2015 at 05:12
My fabourite word is quizzaciously, which I'm definitely going to use once during an english speaking test or something  It was one of the rarest words until Vsauce used it and the word quizzacious(ly) big-banged through the internet. It means something like: in a mocking manner, satirical. ------------- |
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Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: October 23 2015 at 06:03
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Eclipse ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: October 23 2015 at 06:28
| moist or discombobulated. |
Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: October 23 2015 at 06:31
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chopper wrote:Posted By: NotAProghead
Date Posted: October 23 2015 at 07:02
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hitherto and notwithstanding ------------- Who are you and who am I to say we know the reason why... (D. Gilmour) |
Posted By: zappaholic
Date Posted: October 23 2015 at 07:41
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Kerfuffle. ------------- "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." -- H.L. Mencken |
Posted By: tamijo
Date Posted: October 23 2015 at 07:49
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Spam
------------- Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours |
Posted By: emigre80
Date Posted: October 23 2015 at 08:24
| contemporaneously. I love the way it rolls off the tongue. |
Posted By: timothy leary
Date Posted: October 23 2015 at 09:40
| syzygy.............a conjunction or opposition, especially of the moon with the sun. |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: October 23 2015 at 10:01
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Another word I am particularly fond of is 'ether'. No big reason as to why, but like 'eclipse' there's just something beautiful about it's sound. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: October 23 2015 at 10:22
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English as in British? Argy Bargy ! Love that word when used at a footy game by a commentator. Otherwise , in general English terms : Serendipity....... ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: October 23 2015 at 11:15
Plinth  ------------- 
Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: October 23 2015 at 11:32
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Academic as it can refer to either scholarly study or a useless philosophical view or argument.
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: October 23 2015 at 11:59
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Splunge ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: emigre80
Date Posted: October 23 2015 at 12:29
plinth is a great word. I have no idea why, but it's a great word.
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: October 23 2015 at 12:35
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indubitably ------------- 
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: October 23 2015 at 12:40
| favorite |
Posted By: Ozark Soundscape
Date Posted: October 23 2015 at 12:44
| f**k! |
Posted By: Bonnek
Date Posted: October 23 2015 at 12:45
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Dandelion. Mainly because of the contrast to what we call it in Dutch (Flemish): pissebloem (literally piss flower  ) |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: October 23 2015 at 14:00
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phelgm rododendron katamaran -------------  
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: October 23 2015 at 14:01
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Posted By: The T
Date Posted: October 23 2015 at 14:23
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Atrocious ------------- 
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Posted By: GKR
Date Posted: October 23 2015 at 14:36
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Preposterous. ------------- - From each according to his ability, to each according to his need. |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: October 23 2015 at 14:55
Uh...you misspelled both phlegm and rhododendron. btw...I like the word pedantic.  ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: ClemofNazareth
Date Posted: October 23 2015 at 15:12
Callipygian  ------------- "Peace is the only battle worth waging." Albert Camus |
Posted By: emigre80
Date Posted: October 23 2015 at 15:13
um, somehow "pendantic" seems appropriate here. on that note, it's catamaran.
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: October 23 2015 at 16:31
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Floccinaucinihilipilification ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: October 23 2015 at 16:40
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Disembogue Tenebrous Mellifluous ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: silverpot
Date Posted: October 23 2015 at 16:50
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Serendipity |
Posted By: TeleStrat
Date Posted: October 23 2015 at 17:15
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I have no favorite word because I don't care much for the English language. It sounds flat to me. I would prefer a more flowing and rhythmic language like Italian or Spanish. Also, if Spanish is spoken traditionally and properly it is a very romantic language.
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: October 23 2015 at 18:53
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Posted By: zappaholic
Date Posted: October 23 2015 at 20:12
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Big-ass ham. ------------- "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." -- H.L. Mencken |
Posted By: *frinspar*
Date Posted: October 23 2015 at 21:01
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Irrevocable Penultimate F**k |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: October 23 2015 at 21:06
.........and now, the meaning......... |
Posted By: timothy leary
Date Posted: October 23 2015 at 21:11
| Arachibutyrophobia...........fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: October 23 2015 at 21:25
I think it means estimating the value of something as low. ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: October 23 2015 at 22:01
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Top 10 (no order): Defenestration Tintinnabulation Face Pants Ganglia Ointment Pump Oblique Penumbra Festooned ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: zachfive
Date Posted: October 23 2015 at 22:56
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Prisencolinensinainciusol Effervescent, Erroneous, Paraprosdokian, Sesquicentennial |
Posted By: *frinspar*
Date Posted: October 24 2015 at 00:37
Penumbra is a fantastic word. |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: October 24 2015 at 06:07
I love this word because it gives no clues to what it could possible mean but the five syllables seem to bounce when you speak them which makes it sound like a happy word, so when I first found out what it meant it made me smile. Unfortunately it starts off sounding rather sonorous and woody then gets all tinny at the end. Portmanteau is another word that can't quite decide whether it wants to be tinny or woody but is still quite pleasing to say, shame it's not an English word as it's one of my favourites. "Gorn..." ------------- What? |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: October 24 2015 at 08:18
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maleficent -------------
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Posted By: Otto9999
Date Posted: October 24 2015 at 18:20
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