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Comments 1 through 84 of 84
on misfunction, Evin290 said:
"I have always liked this word better than malfunction or dysfunction, but it's disturbingly less common." more...
on raunch, Evin290 said:
"The Raunch is a member of Paulman Berg. http://www.paulmanberg.com" more...
on aboiement, Evin290 said:
"A guy worked at an ice cream shop I liked to go to who had Tourette's and barked like a wounded dog when people came into the shop. o___O" more...
on has both husband and wife, Evin290 said:
"Reesetee is a lucky man..." more...
on crucible, Evin290 said:
"Whenever my chemistry teacher would use a crucible for heating things, he'd quip that it was invented by Arthur Miller.

That man is a genius! <3" more...
on doric, Evin290 said:
"Hey, Roman! Call 'im."
"Doric...? Or Ionic...?"
"Forget the column; get the Pope!" more...
on save, Evin290 said:
"Thanks, Reese. =)" more...
on the list Autantonyms, Evin290 said:
"cleave is contranymic. It can mean to adhere, and it can also mean to sever." more...
on save, Evin290 said:
"I never imagined this would cause such a stir! (Save for my sparse instances of clairvoyance.)" more...
on finjan, Evin290 said:
"I would imagine this rhymes with Injun, no?" more...
on muzzle, Evin290 said:
"+1, yarb. :)" more...
on burry, Evin290 said:
"adj. prickly" more...
on superbluous, Evin290 said:
"adj. exquisitely unimportant" more...
on beangered, Evin290 said:
"Sure is. :-)" more...
on beangered, Evin290 said:
"adj. enraged" more...
on afflictionado, Evin290 said:
"n. a misery enthusiast; a sadist." more...
on barack obameter, Evin290 said:
"It's quite an exact science. To explain it would just confuse you. XD" more...
on hanged, Evin290 said:
"Thanks! ;-)" more...
on hanged, Evin290 said:
"Well, "he was hung" means something very different from "he was hanged". The latter implies gallows were involved. The first means he was..." more...
on barack obameter, Evin290 said:
"Barack Obama scores a 17 on the scale, being the most good-looking politician. My friend and I just made this up one day.

Here's some..." more...
on barack obameter, Evin290 said:
"n. A device which measures the sex appeal of politicians, on a scale from 0 to 17." more...
on gargantua, Evin290 said:
"Rabelais! <3" more...
on the list Jumbo Shrimp, Evin290 said:
"Microsoft works? XD" more...
on umbridge, Evin290 said:
"I was. Her characterisation is impeccably evil. Well done, Ms. Rowling. ;)" more...
on the list Music of the Spheres, Evin290 said:
"I love Italian music-related words! <3" more...
on serpentine, Evin290 said:
"Maury Yeston, apparently." more...
on hanged, Evin290 said:
"It's a big pet peeve of mine when people refer to execution by hanging in the past tense by saying "hung"." more...
on porque, Evin290 said:
"I prefer the French, pourquoi, which is the same contraction - "for what"." more...
on awash, Evin290 said:
"I love this word!

In fact, I'm awash with love for this word! :P" more...
on serpentine, Evin290 said:
"Oh, no, Titanic is awful. Some of the music is sort of pretty, but the lyrics and book are horrendous!" more...
on wordie sixth commandment, Evin290 said:
"Thou shalt not murder thy neighbor's comment feeds?" more...
on xenohomonecropedapyrobestiality, Evin290 said:
"RHPS... <3" more...
on intrinsic, Evin290 said:
"This is one of my favourite words to use when I'm writing. :)" more...
on cantabile, Evin290 said:
"I love it when vocalists are given the direction "cantabile". The composers are basically saying, "sing it as if you were singing." XD" more...
on picardy third, Evin290 said:
"Randall Thompson really needs to use these more sparingly. :(" more...
on the list Stuffie: Ready to Burst, Evin290 said:
"You can pop by." more...
on serpentine, Evin290 said:
"Yes! You get 10 points, reesetee. :D" more...
on glycyrrhizin, Evin290 said:
"I don't like licorice, either, actually." more...
on serpentine, Evin290 said:
"It will be like rowing in the Serpentine... come along, now, let us have a smile."

10 points to anybody who knows what that's from.

(and no..." more...
on punctilio, Evin290 said:
"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Daily_Punctilio

Daily Punctilio, anyone?" more...
on dysmusing, Evin290 said:
"adj. concerning something intended to be amusing, but which turned out to be the exact opposite." more...
on awaying, Evin290 said:
"n. the process of backing away.
v. (pres. part.) backing away." more...
on podcastrophe, Evin290 said:
"I saw comcastrophe and I couldn't resist. :P" more...
on the list DYSLEXIC'S DELIGHT, Evin290 said:
"Go hang a salami; I'm a lasagna hog!

Mr. Owl ate my metal worm!

;)" more...
on glycyrrhizin, Evin290 said:
"Thanks! ;)" more...
on messa di voce, Evin290 said:
"pretty. :)" more...
on the list Anglo Saxon Words, Evin290 said:
"Kind" is the only word meaning "type" that comes from Anglo-Saxon. Every other word, including "sort", "genre", ect. all come from French. :P" more...
on vichyssoise, Evin290 said:
"mmm... :)" more...
on glycyrrhizin, Evin290 said:
"The sweetening component of licorice." more...
on arco, Evin290 said:
"The opposite of pizzicato." more...
on umbridge, Evin290 said:
"I hate her so much..." more...
on the list Colbert Report Neologisms, Evin290 said:
"freem" more...
on the list Filthy Stinking Rich, Evin290 said:
"benjamins" more...
on the list Stuffie: Picking Up the Pieces, Evin290 said:
"away (if you can forgive the fact that it's a Kelly Clarkson song...)" more...
on the list Stuffie: Butterfingers!, Evin290 said:
"acid?" more...
on taciturn, Evin290 said:
"Like reticent, but in a bad way. :-P" more...
on hegemon, Evin290 said:
"When I first heard about the naming convention of Digimon, I secretly wished there were one named "Hegemon". :-P" more...
on incidentistry, Evin290 said:
"The practice of engaging in impromptu tooth-related physicianship." more...
on albeit, Evin290 said:
"To be willing to suffer for the sake of freedom and justice is noble, albeit a bit stupid." more...
on kine, Evin290 said:
"The only plural in the Enlgish language which doesn't share a single letter with its sigular form. :) (Plural for cow, by the way, Archaically.)" more...
on phylactery, Evin290 said:
"Billy, put down that phylactery! We're Episcopalian!" more...
on save, Evin290 said:
"Oh, but it just sounds so fancy! :P" more...
on the list I'm Terrible With Names, Evin290 said:
"sirrah" more...
on the list Word Guidelines for Wordie, Evin290 said:
"My friend had a really cool idea for an addition to the site - a list of users who have the most words in common with you." more...
on evanstopaddinglongasswords, Evin290 said:
"What!?" more...
on pneumonoultramicroscopicsili..., Evin290 said:
"I believe you mean pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis" more...
on phenotypewriter, Evin290 said:
"Pick-and-choose genetics." more...
on peptoabysmal, Evin290 said:
"You must have absolutely HORRIBLE nausea, heartburn, indegestion, upset stomach, diarrhea..." more...
on agnostalgia, Evin290 said:
"I'm not sure whether I remember it or not, but if I do then I remember it fondly." more...
on mythematics, Evin290 said:
"Like Liebniz" more...
on nocturne, Evin290 said:
"The hands on the clock turn, but don't sing a nocturne just yet." more...
on theravada, Evin290 said:
"hinayana" more...
on hinayana, Evin290 said:
"theravada" more...
on lokshen, Evin290 said:
"Yiddish for "noodles." more...
on gunish, Evin290 said:
"Yiddish for "nothing." more...
on chazarai, Evin290 said:
"Yiddish for "junk" or "garbage." more...
on rachmunis, Evin290 said:
"Yiddish for "sympathy" more...
on hemiola, Evin290 said:
"It's the only "uncool" syncopation, as my theory teacher would say..." more...
on defenestration, Evin290 said:
"Prague never knew what hit it." more...
on ennui, Evin290 said:
"This always reminds me of the Gashleycrumb Tinies." more...
on schadenfreude, Evin290 said:
"That's what stairs are for." more...
on ursine, Evin290 said:
Noun...?
"All of the following, which are usually adjectives, can be used as nouns: canine, feline, equine, bovine, murine, ovine. But why are the other '-ine'..." more...
on apostrophe, Evin290 said:
"A digression in the form of an address to someone not present, or to a personified object or idea" more...
on save, Evin290 said:
"The preposition, synonymous with "except." more...
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