keith44spl
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I quit using big words because I didn't want people to think I was being sesquipedalian.
Right thar ya go....Some times a well placed 'Yup' says it all.
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People's vocabulary skills certainly are lacking
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Right thar ya go....Some times a well placed 'Yup' says it all.
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GatorFarmer
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I blame the movable type printing press. Before you knew, kids were not even learning Latin any more and books were being printed in the vulgar tongues. Afterwards those filthy peasants started to get all sorts of ideas.
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Someone help,id like to find the perfect post in this thread--just to be able to incorporate the word: Apoplexy.
Someone help,id like to find the perfect post in this thread--just to be able to incorporate the word: Apoplexy.
I had a great grandfather that fought at "Apoplexy".
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jlrhiner
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I got to use "obfuscate" on the wife the other day. Great fun!
Alpo
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My 21 year old son had no idea what a bumbershoot is.
He also didn't know what a Lustrum is.
However he DID know what a Fortnight is.
Jim
I wouldn't either, except I watched Rooster Cogburn and the Lady last week.
joeintexas
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Are you kidding, I don't even speak decent jive! I thought most of these words you guys are coming up with was stuff I got vaccinated for in first grade!
Bumbershoot
What's the best gun for a bumber shoot? Is it like a pin match, and what do bumbers do when you shoot them? Reactive?
What's the best gun for a bumber shoot? Is it like a pin match, and what do bumbers do when you shoot them? Reactive?
Mickey D
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I just wear a Babushka.
These weren't kids.
First was a Woman who told me she was 63. Next was a Woman who is in her early 50s. I teased he and told her I'm sure her Dad, who is a friend of mine, would know. Saw him later. He is a retired Pastor, probably almost 80. He also had no idea what a bumbershoot is.
I was so disappointed.
Jim
Oh, you mean like those people that went through high school and somehow didn't learn anything while they were there.
Pass a test.....forget everything learned up to that point. Go to class with a clean slate. Repeat.
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A bumbershoot is when you and a pal or two are sitting on your veranda, partaking of adult beverages, BB pistol handy, and observing bumblebees in the garden...
(Well, that is what it ought to mean anyway.)
(Well, that is what it ought to mean anyway.)
Someone help,id like to find the perfect post in this thread--just to be able to incorporate the word: Apoplexy.
I've heard they can become inflamed but I still have mine
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Snapping Twig
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Why use one or two words to describe something when a dozen will suffice?
Actually a good vocabulary can help you to express your thoughts succinctly - rather than having to be verbose.
See how well that works? I used the word succinctly instead of having to type "using fewer words" and I used the word verbose instead of having to type "using a lot of words".
An example of the benefits of a larger vocabulary!
EDIT: I mis-read your post the first time Snapping Twig. Now that I re-read it I see we were on the same page all along!
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oldRoger
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Babushka is an interesting word. You and I may think of it as an article of clothing worn on the head. A Polish friend of mine uses the word to refer to the older ladies of the community.
It is actually a Russian word meaning Grandmother.
It is actually a Russian word meaning Grandmother.
