Wordie: Atinlay Asesphray: Comments

Comment by palooka, about 1 year ago

Mon, 21 May 2007 20:24:29 +0000

Oops! Nice list uselessness.

Comment by uselessness, about 1 year ago

Mon, 21 May 2007 16:39:14 +0000

Yeah, I'll take that! I'll probably regret it (the fine line is actually very fine) but hey, it's my list. :-)

Comment by reesetee, about 1 year ago

Mon, 21 May 2007 15:39:26 +0000

Not my list, palooka! You can thank u for this jewel. :-)

Comment by reesetee, about 1 year ago

Mon, 21 May 2007 15:35:41 +0000

Ah. I think I understand. Basically you're looking for the Latin "sore thumbs," so to speak. So...would alumnus/alumni, etc. fit in?

Comment by uselessness, about 1 year ago

Mon, 21 May 2007 13:04:05 +0000

There's a fine line. Some words are quite obviously Latin, and though used commonly, their actual language is noted. Often you'll see them in italics to drive the point home. That's really what this list is for.

Consider French. We'll say bon appetit or je ne sais quoi, quite definitely French. But then along come words like croissant or rendezvous, and though we acknowledge their origin, they're now legitimate, dictionaritized English words. Though to be honest, this status is still pretty subjective.

Comment by trivet, about 1 year ago

Mon, 21 May 2007 12:15:06 +0000

I thought assimilation was the point.

Comment by palooka, about 1 year ago

Mon, 21 May 2007 12:10:59 +0000

Handy list reesetee!

Comment by uselessness, about 1 year ago

Mon, 21 May 2007 11:42:09 +0000

All great! I do wonder about alter ego, subpoena, placebo, and veto though... might they be considered standard English words at this point? I think they're fairly well assimilated.

Comment by trivet, about 1 year ago

Mon, 21 May 2007 11:36:30 +0000

in utero, placebo, in situ, veto, post mortem, modus operandi...

this is fun.

oooh! - and n.b./note bene

Comment by reesetee, about 1 year ago

Mon, 21 May 2007 11:12:55 +0000

Ad hominem, alter ego, deus ex machina, tabula rasa, emeritus, magnum opus, pro bono (actually short for "pro bono publico," I believe), sic, subpoena, cum laude....

Okay, I'll stop. :-)

Comment by uselessness, about 1 year ago

Mon, 21 May 2007 10:54:48 +0000

Hey, thanks for those! I know there are probably millions more but I'm drawing a blank at the moment. ;-)

Comment by trivet, about 1 year ago

Mon, 21 May 2007 10:47:27 +0000

Nice!
habeas corpus, non sequitur, ad nauseam, persona non grata?