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Infiltrator
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written Sunday, April 23 2006 09:03
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What are your favorite words? They can be any language. My favorites: In English: Kakistocracy Defenestration Tintinnabulation In Deutsch: Geschirrspülmaschine (weil es soviel Spaß ist zu sagen) -------------------- "As our circle of knowledge expands, so does the circumference of darkness surrounding it." --Albert Einstein -------------------- Posts: 536 | Registered: Sunday, September 7 2003 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Sunday, April 23 2006 09:17
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machicolation semiglobular intercolumnation sustentacular xiphoid -------------------- Überraschung des Dosenöffners! "On guard, you musty sofa!" Posts: 627 | Registered: Monday, March 7 2005 08:00 |
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written Sunday, April 23 2006 09:22
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Nice, I had to look up machicolation and sustentacular. -------------------- "As our circle of knowledge expands, so does the circumference of darkness surrounding it." --Albert Einstein -------------------- Posts: 536 | Registered: Sunday, September 7 2003 07:00 |
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Guardian
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written Sunday, April 23 2006 09:25
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Do they have to be real words? I enjoy using 'irregardless', mostly to annoy English majors. Can't think of any others off the top of my head, though I do have them. Mostly it's favourite names, like Humphrey Bogart. Antidisestablishmentarianism will have to do for the time being. EDIT: How could I forget 'yclept'? -------------------- "Groggy" is a fun word to say. Groggy, groggy, groggy, groggy, groggy, groggy, groggy, groggy, groggy, grog- - Elan (OotS) [ Sunday, April 23, 2006 09:32: Message edited by: Dintiradan ] Posts: 1509 | Registered: Tuesday, January 10 2006 08:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Sunday, April 23 2006 09:26
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aardvark yperite mastication cymotrichous bubo gemutlich -------------------- Guaranteed to blow your mind. Frostbite: Get It While It's...... Hot? Posts: 900 | Registered: Monday, August 8 2005 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Sunday, April 23 2006 09:28
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Yeah I would prefer real words, but pretty much anything goes, this is the Spidweb forums. -------------------- "As our circle of knowledge expands, so does the circumference of darkness surrounding it." --Albert Einstein -------------------- Posts: 536 | Registered: Sunday, September 7 2003 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Sunday, April 23 2006 09:30
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"Posting game" is two words that aren't my favorite. This is very close. —Alorael, who likes most words. Words are often very nice. Overspecialized words are even better, as are unnecessary bits of jargon. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Sunday, April 23 2006 09:34
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Oh come on Alorael. This can help us all to expand our vocabularies. It's for the children. EDIT: I misspelled Alorael's name. *gasp* [ Sunday, April 23, 2006 09:35: Message edited by: Wild Kinky Slugs ] -------------------- "As our circle of knowledge expands, so does the circumference of darkness surrounding it." --Albert Einstein -------------------- Posts: 536 | Registered: Sunday, September 7 2003 07:00 |
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Councilor
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written Sunday, April 23 2006 09:40
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Bathos. Defenestration. Irony. Oxygen. Phlegm. Rhythm. Spleen. Dikiyoba. Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Sunday, April 23 2006 14:57
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Some of my favourite words: tiddlywinks genuflect floccinaucinihilipilification sinecure spanghew grey :D [ Sunday, April 23, 2006 14:57: Message edited by: Erika Maroonmark ] -------------------- A C, an E-flat, and a G walk into the Tower of the Magi. Ambrin walks up to them and says, "Hey! It's the Triad!" Kelner snorts and says, "Pretty minor Triad if you ask me." Posts: 242 | Registered: Thursday, June 16 2005 07:00 |
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BANNED
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written Sunday, April 23 2006 17:20
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Llama. Duck. Cheese. :D -------------------- I hate you all Posts: 165 | Registered: Friday, October 28 2005 07:00 |
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BANNED
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written Sunday, April 23 2006 17:44
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fox vixen tod wolf yip murr spatial paw tail fur -------------------- I'm drunk as think as you not am I. Posts: 64 | Registered: Sunday, April 3 2005 08:00 |
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By Committee
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written Sunday, April 23 2006 18:06
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Anathema Favorite hangman word: Phlegm Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Sunday, April 23 2006 18:20
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Strengthlessness. I just love using that word in Hangman. Posts: 587 | Registered: Tuesday, April 1 2003 08:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Sunday, April 23 2006 18:49
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Avernum -------------------- "Inspiration comes from hard work" -Charles Baudelaire. Posts: 292 | Registered: Sunday, November 23 2003 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Sunday, April 23 2006 19:00
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Assassination. -------------------- The Knight Between Posts. Posts: 2395 | Registered: Friday, November 2 2001 08:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Sunday, April 23 2006 19:06
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You just like writing ass as many times as possible. EDIT: Typos. [ Sunday, April 23, 2006 19:07: Message edited by: radix malorum est cupiditas ] -------------------- ??? ?????? ???? ????? Posts: 883 | Registered: Wednesday, October 19 2005 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Sunday, April 23 2006 20:44
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I like the sssssss part. -------------------- The Knight Between Posts. Posts: 2395 | Registered: Friday, November 2 2001 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Sunday, April 23 2006 20:47
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Except that there are only four S's. -------------------- "As our circle of knowledge expands, so does the circumference of darkness surrounding it." --Albert Einstein -------------------- Posts: 536 | Registered: Sunday, September 7 2003 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Sunday, April 23 2006 20:58
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Random Randomness Causality Halfling Microcavity Nonlinear Posts: 4643 | Registered: Friday, February 10 2006 08:00 |
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Warrior
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written Sunday, April 23 2006 21:13
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Dodecahedron<---all time fav. Sabotage Posts: 89 | Registered: Wednesday, March 15 2006 08:00 |
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Off With Their Heads
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written Sunday, April 23 2006 21:24
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My favorite Polish word so far is biznesmenka. It is derived from biznesmen ("businessman"), with a feminine suffix stuck on the end. It just strikes me as a little ridiculous. I'm also fond of parkować ("to park"). Also głupi, which is pronounced GWU-pi, which means "stupid" and sounds like it, too. In German, any monosyllabic word with a long ü in it is great, just because I am so fond of the close front rounded vowel /y/. Also words with five or more syllables. In Spanish, all of my favorite words are dirty. (Thanks, dear.) In Greek, my favorite word is διαφθέρω, which is what Socrates was accused of doing to the youth. It means "I corrupt" (classical verbs were referenced by their first-person singular, rather than their infinitive), but the "dia" prefix is the preposition "through" — it's corrupting something utterly, all the way through it, completely to the core. In Latin, my favorite words are fas and nefas, referring to things that are cosmically right and wrong, respectively. In English, my favorite word is "diagonalizable," because it is excessive. So is "eigenfunction." EDIT: Oh, and I'm fond of the German word doch, a negative answer to a negative statement/question: "Du hast kein Buch." "Doch." ("You don't have a book." "No[, I do].") [ Sunday, April 23, 2006 21:34: Message edited by: Kelandon ] -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Sunday, April 23 2006 21:30
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In Hebrew, "et" is a great word. It's the best linguistic intron I've ever encountered Spanish has many wonderful words, especially those borrowed from the Aztecs. —Alorael, who loves encountering words in other languages that express something much more difficult to express in English. He then tries to refrain from using them constantly (and meaninglessly) in conversations with with English speakers and often fails spectacularly. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Sunday, April 23 2006 21:46
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Contraption Entrapment All Australian rhyming slang. -------------------- I'll put a Spring in your step. :ph34r: Posts: 2396 | Registered: Saturday, January 29 2005 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Sunday, April 23 2006 23:10
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Guazzabuglio baldracca :D SpiderWebSoftware :D supercagifragilistichespiralitoso :D -------------------- Download Geneforge 4: Rebellion You have 6 posts. Nobody cares what you think. - Thuryl Wikipedia may be your friend, but UBB is not. - Dikiyoba Posts: 1310 | Registered: Tuesday, December 20 2005 08:00 |
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