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on the list What does xkcd mean?, alguien said:
“Nice! xkcd is freaking amazing.” more...
on literally, alguien said:
“http://literally.barelyfitz.com/” more...
on the list The Feminist Outcry, alguien said:
“Do people actually say "ombudsperson"? I have never heard it.” more...
on fizgig, alguien said:
“A type of firework that makes a loud hissing sound.

or

A gadding, flirting girl.” more...
on the list Poetrie: Fishing on the Susquehanna in July, alguien said:
“My favorite phrase in this poem has to be "trying to manufacture the sensation." I will be overusing that for the next week, I'm sure.” more...
on the list Poetrie: Fishing on the Susquehanna in July, alguien said:
“There's no link to this list, so you have to get to it in a roundabout manner. Maybe removing the Wordie-link on Poetrie will fix it?” more...
on zenzizenzizenzic, alguien said:
“That is so cool.” more...
on polypopton, alguien said:
“I can't find this word anywhere. It's not even on Google. Is it spelled right?” more...
on bauble, alguien said:
“This word brings to mind those blown-glass sphere-things that float. I don't know what those sphere-things are actually called, but they should be...” more...
on the list Poetrie: For the Anniversary of My Death, alguien said:
“Wow. That is an amazing poem.” more...
on meritocracy, alguien said:
“I can think of many areas of society where a meritocracy is desperately needed.” more...
on swallow, alguien said:
“An alarming number of my friends have Monty Python memorized. I have yet to watch it. It sounds boring.” more...
on the list Missed words, alguien said:
“And the list grows longer by the day.” more...
on swallow, alguien said:
“Am I missing some kind of pop-culture reference? Probably.” more...
on cervicorn, alguien said:
“Branching like antlers. What an obscure word.” more...
on swallow, alguien said:
“I don't know. I'm not an ornithologist. I just learn French.” more...
on swallow, alguien said:
“The French word for swallow (the bird) is beautiful: hirondelle.” more...
on turpitude, alguien said:
“Brings to mind turpentine.” more...
on aquatic, alguien said:
"Aquatic Nocturne" by Sylvia Plath. Very beautiful, not depressing.” more...
on sylph, alguien said:
“Really? It doesn't sound like silt+phlegm to you?” more...
on sylph, alguien said:
“Sylph sounds like it should be something disgusting, like the glop at the bottom of a polluted river.” more...
on mnemonics, alguien said:
“If I hear one more person pronounce this word as "pneumonic," I'm going to puke.” more...
on the list Missed words, alguien said:
“So I'm looking at the list of recently added words on the Wordie homepage, and all of a sudden I see a bunch of words del español. I think, "Hmm,...” more...
on meshuga, alguien said:
“This is a hilarious word.” more...
on tapir, alguien said:
“Or swine-like animals. Same thing.” more...
on the list ea poe, alguien said:
“Oh, and quaff.” more...
on the list ea poe, alguien said:
“How about nepenthe, tintinnabulation, paean, expostulation?” more...
on hylopathism, alguien said:
“What a cool definition.” more...
on antepenult, alguien said:
“This word does not sound nearly as nice as antepenultimate.” more...
on puissant, alguien said:
“I definitely agree. And I am disgusted by the English pronunciation of this word. Pyoo-uh-suhnt? Ew.” more...
on quixotic, alguien said:
“It is "octopuses," definitely, not "octopi." The word octopus comes from Greek, not Latin, so the plural suffix -i is inappropriate.

As for the...” more...
on amanuensis, alguien said:
“What an ugly-looking word. That "nuen," in particular, is killing me.” more...
on proparoxytone, alguien said:
"Proparoxytone" is a proparoxytone.” more...
on foo, alguien said:
“I use this word too much.” more...
on the list Unexpected Pronunciation, Now! with Public Access!, alguien said:
“What about detritus?” more...
on the list linguistics, alguien said:
“Not to mention fricative, labiodental, guttural, palatal, alveolar, velar, uvular, pharyngeal. The lexicon of linguistic terms is...” more...
on doth, alguien said:
“Not a bad word, except when people rhyme it with moth. It does look ugly, though.” more...
on antepenultimate, alguien said:
“Which reminded me to add proparoxytone.” more...
on schadenfreude, alguien said:
“Due to flagrant overuse, schadenfreude has been depreciated from a twenty-dollar word to a dime a dozen. If only the supply of words could be...” more...
on the list linguistics, alguien said:
“What about assimilation, dissimilation, metathesis, apocope, syncope, palatalization, declension?” more...
on the list Chinese Words, alguien said:
“This list is funny! I mean, you have some basic vocabulary words, and then you have "white wine" and "Merry Christmas." My favorite, though, is "mama...” more...
on the list They Stumble Off The Tongue, alguien said:
“I simply cannot pronounce rural. Murderer, terrorist, and squirrel are almost as bad.” more...
on douchebaggery, alguien said:
“Oh, but sometimes blogular neologisms can be priceless. My favorite is "empowerful," taken from this radical feminist...” more...
on the list If it's not on Wikipedia, it doesn't exist., alguien said:
“You know, you could add these entries to Wikipedia. But that would require research.” more...
on the list Odd Words, alguien said:
“Good one. I love Edgar Allan Poe.” more...
on the list Ugly Words, alguien said:
“There are just some words that make me shudder when I hear them (girth) or see them (echinacea). It's pretty arbitrary, but I consistently dislike...” more...
on KasunCho's profile, alguien said:
“How did you know who I was?” more...
on diamantiferous, alguien said:
“Indeed. I cannot go one day without checking IBtP.” more...
on ophthalmology, alguien said:
“So I spelled this word right for a quiz bowl competition, and the answer key had it spelled "opthalmology." Then the teachers running the competition...” more...
on diamantiferous, alguien said:
“Oh, look. It's a blamer on Wordie! What a small Internet it is.” more...
on chantepleure, alguien said:
“Not a modern English word, I gather.” more...
on the list Words What Have No Vowels In, alguien said:
“In cwm, the w acts as a vowel. I guess the distinction I should make is between a vowel letter and a vowel sound. I don't think there...” more...
on the list Overrated Words, alguien said:
“Odd. I rarely see or hear deus ex machina.” more...
on the list Words What Have No Vowels In, alguien said:
“Y acts as a vowel in the majority of these words.” more...
on the list Books You Must Read, alguien said:
“I love 1984. Trumpet of the Swan was okay, but I preferred Charlotte's Web as a kid, and now my favorite book by EB White is The Elements of Style.” more...
on the list Books I Must Read, alguien said:
“Brave New World is amazing. I've been intending to read Atlas Shrugged, but it requires a huge time commitment, obviously. I haven't even read...” more...
on the list Adjectives that used to be people, alguien said:
“There's a name for these: eponymous.” more...
on the list Beautiful Words, alguien said:
“Sorbet? *confused*” more...
on intueri's profile, alguien said:
“Could it be? It's Dr. M!” more...
on the list Beautiful Words, alguien said:
“Thank you, everyone!

(Until I figure out what the etiquette expectations are on Wordie, I will respond to comments on the same page on which they...” more...
on the list Overrated Words, alguien said:
“I was just thinking of adding plethora, tantamount, facetious, and ubiquitous to this list before reading these comments! Definitely overused, and...” more...
on the list words I used to mispronounce for an embarrassingly long time, alguien said:
“Hehe. Until incredibly recently, I thought awry rhymed with sorry. Embarrassing.” more...
on august, alguien said:
“A pretty word when used as an adjective. An awkward-sounding word as a proper noun.” more...
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