Wordie: Public List: Two by Fives: Comments

Comment by sionnach, 5 months ago

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 09:32:31 +0000

Of course, there could be some regional variation in the interpretation of the 'two-syllable' condition.

Comment by uselessness, 7 months ago

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 20:34:03 +0000

As do I, reesetee, as do I. ;-)

Comment by reesetee, 7 months ago

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 20:32:06 +0000

Not me. I avoid it like The Plague. :-P

Comment by mollusque, 7 months ago

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 20:19:48 +0000

We read into your psyche any chance we get. ;-)

Comment by uselessness, 7 months ago

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 19:59:07 +0000

Good point. I intentionally added a lot of negative words because the list description seemed to imply it wanted them. I guess by "powerful" I was interpreting it as destructive power. It's not that I was having a "tough day" yesterday, and I hope you're not reading anything into my psyche by those choices. If you want me to add a bunch of positive words for karmic balance, it's not a problem. ;-)

Comment by bilby, 7 months ago

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:10:29 +0000

Added charm, seems to embody a personality trait that is very tangible.

Comment by skipvia, 7 months ago

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:52:47 +0000

I'm struck by the preponderance of aggressive or negative words on this list (e.g., spite, anger, lust, kill, vile, scum, fury). Certainly powerful words, though.

Comment by bilby, 7 months ago

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:47:48 +0000

Added jab for boxing, for injections, for being such a short and blunt sounding word.

Comment by skipvia, 7 months ago

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 05:55:14 +0000

Wow--scorn, spite, blaze, hell, rough, death. Having a tough day, uselessness? :-)

Great words--thanks.

Comment by skipvia, 7 months ago

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 01:42:54 +0000

By the way--comments on why you find these words powerful or evocative would be most appreciated. See free, yes, or fire for examples.

This is fun...

Comment by skipvia, 7 months ago

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 01:39:22 +0000

Yikes! This list is growing quickly.

I'm trying to tag all the words with "2 by 5." The resulting cloud is interesting.

Comment by reesetee, 7 months ago

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:35:59 +0000

Thanks, skipvia!

Comment by bilby, 7 months ago

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:15:37 +0000

*adds thanks to John as well as word*

Comment by skipvia, 7 months ago

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 04:34:39 +0000

This is an experiment in public lists--something I've been thinking about for some time. The goal is to create a collection of short, powerful, evocative words.

Take a look...

EDIT: The list is now open to all; many thanks to John for making this possible.