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The most unusual word you know (Page 2)
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Nice one zro
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not unusual, but I like it because I'm immature and it sounds rude even though it's not:
bollards
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Originally Posted by - - e r i k - -
Priapism
I don't know whether it is worse that you picked that word, or that I knew what it meant.
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penultimate -- second from the last.
Or did you ever notice, add an "s" to the end of any noun and it becomes breasts? Nice cans, nice knobs, nice planters?
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Originally Posted by tomrock
penultimate -- second from the last.
Or did you ever notice, add an "s" to the end of any noun and it becomes breasts? Nice cans, nice knobs, nice planters?
It also requires a preceding adjective.
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obsequious
verisimilitude
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Insouciance.
Lexiphany.
Phthisis.
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Facetious
All vowels of the alphabet in order.
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Originally Posted by zro
Meconium
And I like pronouncing February correctly.
Start pronouncing the "b" in "obvious". No one will try correct you, being unsure which way is correct.
chthonic is a cool word
Scientology has some bizarre "words" like enturbulated.
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Last edited by lpkmckenna; Nov 24, 2006 at 01:09 PM.
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Sciatica.
Would be a great name for a metal band, if it didn't mean back pain.
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When a true genius appears in the world you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him. -- Jonathan Swift.
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Originally Posted by chris v
Sciatica.
Would be a great name for a metal band, if it didn't mean back pain.
Actually, it makes a great name because.
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Originally Posted by lpkmckenna
Actually, it makes a great name because.
What's the word for neck pain from too much head-banging?
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When a true genius appears in the world you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him. -- Jonathan Swift.
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Originally Posted by lpkmckenna
Start pronouncing the "b" in "obvious". No one will try correct you, being unsure which way is correct.
I've never heard it without the b.
"Jagwire" and "nucular" bug the crap outta me.
While looking through Dictionary.app (under "turret") I saw a figure for the first time. I had no idea it had any.
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Originally Posted by zro
I've never heard it without the b.
"Jagwire" and "nucular" bug the crap outta me.
While looking through Dictionary.app (under "turret") I saw a figure for the first time. I had no idea it had any.
phalange
prodigogical
incentivize
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Originally Posted by zro
I've never heard it without the b.
I've said it without the B before, but not when I was sober.
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"Instead of either 'multi-talented' or 'multitalented' use 'bisexual'."
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Originally Posted by lpkmckenna
Start pronouncing the "b" in "obvious". No one will try correct you, being unsure which way is correct.
It's obviously pronounced with a b.
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Acousmatic is a word I've weirdly been bumping into lately, in discussions with different people.
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Originally Posted by zro
Meconium
And I like pronouncing February correctly.
"Valentine's Day is on the 14th of Correctly?", he asked.
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Originally Posted by - - e r i k - -
It's obviously pronounced with a b.
The pronunciation I'm familiar with is awe-vee-us-lee or ahv-ee-us-lee.
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'Round where I am, the 'b' in obviously IS pronounced. I always pronounce it. The 'b' is the end of the first syllable, by the way, and that makes it easier to get around the 'b'-'v' transition.
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Weirdness. I don't know why you would bring up your abnormal pronunciation then. It would be like Steve saying Jag-wire and be at a loss why everyone else pronounced it Jag-u-war. Or George W. be at a loss why everyone else is pronouncing nuclear new-qu-lar.
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I thought for the longest time that "nucular" was a synonym for "nuclear."
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"Instead of either 'multi-talented' or 'multitalented' use 'bisexual'."
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phenylalanine
phenylketonurics
Zzyzx, CA
supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
catsup/ketchup
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Don't bully me, I got an Uzi... HOO-HAH!
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Originally Posted by Chuckit
I thought for the longest time that "nucular" was a synonym for "nuclear."
No, Nuke-yoo-lar is just plain wrong. I also say o Bviously. I Learned to speak in Calif, then adapted a bit to Texas.
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Impulse Response
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Originally Posted by chris v
No, Nuke-yoo-lar is just plain wrong. I also say oBviously. I Learned to speak in Calif, then adapted a bit to Texas.
I should point out that I grew up in Southeastern Michigan, and didn't move to Texas until I was an adult. I have NO accent-people have theorized that I'm from all over the place, but never Michigan and certainly not Texas. My wife, who grew up in East Texas (way! East Texas-Port Arthur to be exact) has no accent either-just generic "American."
One of my professors is from Liverpool, and her pronunciation is kind of interesting. Mostly the differences are in certain vowels, "pro-cess" as opposed to "prah-cess", and that sort of thing.
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Originally Posted by PER3
"Valentine's Day is on the 14th of Correctly?", he asked.
I don't care who you are, that's funny.
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Propinquity is a good word. I don't get much chance to use it though.
Oh, and I'm one of those people who pronounces the first 'r' in February too. Drives people crazy-which is one reason I do it.
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Glenn -----OTR/L, MOT, Tx
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mendacious
One of those circumlocutions (another nice one) for much shorter words
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