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on guffaw, andrew.simone said:
"Well, then I am glad to hear it." more...
on kafkaesque's profile, andrew.simone said:
""Of course, because it's written by Franz Kafka."" more...
on vixen, andrew.simone said:
"I've known a few." more...
on posthumously, andrew.simone said:
"Etymoline for posthumous gives you your answer." more...
on haecceity, andrew.simone said:
"'haec' is a latin word for 'this' (declined from 'hic').

Definitely (still) an abuse of Latin." more...
on circumflex, andrew.simone said:
"This word always felt dirty to me." more...
on yawp, andrew.simone said:
"I too am not a bit tamed, I too am untranslatable,. I sound my barbaric YAWP over the roofs of the world. -Whitman" more...
on autograph, andrew.simone said:
"Depends what you mean by difficult. Textual Criticism, used for religious purposes or not, gives us a reasonable perspective on the matter." more...
on covenant theology, andrew.simone said:
"I was waiting for this word to appear. Couldn't bring myself to do it; it would have felt like talking shop." more...
on y'all, andrew.simone said:
"don't forget you'ins (sp?)" more...
on salamander, andrew.simone said:
"It was once thought that salamanders were immune to fire. I recall Augustine made mention of it in the City of God. He also said the..." more...
on ambergris, andrew.simone said:
"That was a great article." more...
on the list Words that Frighten People, andrew.simone said:
"actually, yes." more...
on the list oenological, andrew.simone said:
Thanks.
"oh! good ones." more...
on the list Learned by nerding, andrew.simone said:
"I knew mana before role playing games. My father was a preacher for a brief stint." more...
on wasteland, andrew.simone said:
"April is the cruellest month, breeding
Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing
Memory and desire, stirring
Dull roots with spring rain. -T.S...." more...
on cattywampus, andrew.simone said:
"Interesting, I have heard it used as a synonym to askew." more...
on geiger counter, andrew.simone said:
"There is a band by that name." more...
on the list Poetic Words, andrew.simone said:
"how about oft and twa?" more...
on vim, andrew.simone said:
"...and vigor" more...
on abyss, andrew.simone said:
"The sequel to the film Abyss: the Son of Abyss." more...
on anglophile, andrew.simone said:
"I confess I am one." more...
on imagist, andrew.simone said:
"As in Mr. Pound?" more...
on caribou, andrew.simone said:
"I always think of the Pixies first album when I see this word." more...
on the list Words that sound sexy, whether they relate to the act or not, andrew.simone said:
"How about moist?" more...
on the list some words, andrew.simone said:
"done." more...
on the list foods of wonder, andrew.simone said:
"definitely some terrifying foods on the list.

man do I hate scrapple." more...
on antimacassar, andrew.simone said:
"this is a fantastic word." more...
on set, andrew.simone said:
"it really is nice to know there are more people like me in the world." more...
on twaddle, andrew.simone said:
"This word always sounds dirty to me." more...
on tetrapyloctomy, andrew.simone said:
"the art of splitting a hair four ways." more...
on set, andrew.simone said:
"shoot. wikipedia, that made it easy. I was simply going to look at my OED when I got home." more...
on peckish, andrew.simone said:
"When I am feeling famished I will often say I am past the point of peckishness" more...
on impetus, andrew.simone said:
"I always think of Newton when I read this word." more...
on urpflanze, andrew.simone said:
"What does it mean?" more...
on jehovah, andrew.simone said:
"Althought this transliterated word from the Hebrew is still used, most (good) scholars prefer either Yaweh with the 'w' is pronounced as a..." more...
on the list Opposites without (commonly used) opposites, andrew.simone said:
"gormless" more...
on haeccicity, andrew.simone said:
"'haec' is a latin word for 'this' (declined from 'hic').

Definitely an abuse of Latin." more...
on iconoclasm, andrew.simone said:
"It's the 'clasm' half that bugs me." more...
on the list Yiddishisms, andrew.simone said:
"A much better version than mine but you are missing a few: kitsch, moxie, klezmer,..." more...
on uffish, andrew.simone said:
"Until I figure out this words meaning, it is going under Words that ain't" more...
on truthiness, andrew.simone said:
"I really loathe this word." more...
on nice, andrew.simone said:
"An insidious and dismissive word." more...
on anointed, andrew.simone said:
"it is used to describe David, king of the Israelites.

Christ literally means anointed." more...
on the list useful and foreign, andrew.simone said:
"anomie?" more...
on the list literary pursuits, andrew.simone said:
"or vers libre?" more...
on lurker, andrew.simone said:
"I think StarCraft's lukers imbalanced the game.

Still, it is a solid word." more...
on mouth breather, andrew.simone said:
"I leave my home, I leave for a couple weeks
I leave my home, I leave it in the care of a friend
Don't get me wrong, he's a nice guy, I like..." more...
on cybrarian, andrew.simone said:
"Definitely going into my Words that Shouldn't be" more...
on coffee pot, andrew.simone said:
"there is also french press" more...
on hobby-horse, andrew.simone said:
"Then there's hope a great man's memory may outlive his life half a year: but, by'r lady, he must build churches, then; or else shall he suffer not..." more...
on hobby horse, andrew.simone said:
"Then there's
hope a great man's memory may outlive his life half
a year: but, by'r lady, he must build churches,
then; or else shall he suffer..." more...
on fetlock, andrew.simone said:
"unfortunately, the vocables sexiness is mitigated by its utility." more...
on crimboween, andrew.simone said:
"I have not play KoL in SO long." more...
on the list RPG, andrew.simone said:
"There is also footpad which is a legitimate word and you must not forget the essential d6, d8, et cetera." more...
on the list words that grad students throw around to make themselves feel better about life, andrew.simone said:
"or anomie?" more...
on ricockulous, andrew.simone said:
"He seem to take credit for it, although--now that I think about it--he was not the most veracious of fellows.

Yet he never seemed to lack..." more...
on the list words that grad students throw around to make themselves feel better about life, andrew.simone said:
"how about ontic?" more...
on chagrin, andrew.simone said:
"not only heard, but used." more...
on chowder, andrew.simone said:
"'...say it right.'" more...
on alot, andrew.simone said:
"A loathsome word." more...
on the list Words that ain't, andrew.simone said:
"There is also <a..." more...
on apathon, andrew.simone said:
"E.g., Sports apathon: One who could care less about sports." more...
on ripenisulous, andrew.simone said:
"The superlative form of ridiculous and ricockulous." more...
on ricockulous, andrew.simone said:
"A fictional word created by an old friend because "if I am already saying 'dick' in ridiculous, then I mine as well says 'cock.' (see also..." more...
on guffaw, andrew.simone said:
"I do this too much" more...
on ajvan's profile, andrew.simone said:
"Okay, the fact that you choose swish is just funny." more...
on lollard, andrew.simone said:
"Thanks." more...
on gird, andrew.simone said:
"As in 'gird your loins.'" more...
on utilize, andrew.simone said:
"All it simply does is make 'use' sound scientific. Jacques Barzun once wrote about the wretchedness of '-ize' words." more...
on supine, andrew.simone said:
"When talking to my mother about a serious matter I must, at some point in the conversation, be completely supine. I would prefer to be on a carpet..." more...
on prewalking, andrew.simone said:
A contemptible word
"'To position oneself on a subway platform such that, when the passenger steps off the train at his destination, he'll be as close as possible to the..." more...
on andrew.simone's profile, andrew.simone said:
"Actually, it was your profile that directed me to it." more...
on John's profile, andrew.simone said:
"You are the greatest man alive and I thank you for creating this website...

...yet I am also sad I discovered it during finals week." more...
on tattarrattat, andrew.simone said:
"It would be the sort of word Joyce would write." more...
on andrew.simone's profile, andrew.simone said:
"Seriously. This may be my new 'sickness unto death.' I just cannot stop." more...
on metonymy, andrew.simone said:
"Such an important word in contemporary Continental thought." more...
on errata, andrew.simone said:
"Okay, who else forgot/lacked this word until it was posted on the Wordie homepage?" more...
on rancio, andrew.simone said:
"Word normally used to describe a flavor perception found in tawny brown, wood-aged and heated fortified wines such as some "Madeira". Refers to the..." more...
on dry, andrew.simone said:
"Dispite the common conception dry is not the opposite of sweet, oenologically speaking." more...
on omit, andrew.simone said:
"'Omit needless words' -Strunk & White" more...
on vigorous, andrew.simone said:
"'Vigorous writing is concise' -Strunk & White" more...
on phallologocentric, andrew.simone said:
"Personally, I think this word is an abuse of the Greek language." more...
on ethos, andrew.simone said:
"'I mean, say what you like about the tenets of National Socialism, Dude, at least it's an ethos.'" more...
on hocus-pocus, andrew.simone said:
"The etymology may be found here" more...
on the list latin is fun, andrew.simone said:
"...and hoc est corpus (or in the Mass proper 'hoc est enim meum corpus' from which hocus-pocus is derived." more...
on the list latin is fun, andrew.simone said:
"tempus fugit" more...
on the list Words Some People Can't Pronounce, No Matter How Often They Try, andrew.simone said:
"I confess that I often find myself pronouncing realtor as 'reel-i-tur.'

I would remind word snoots (of which I am one) that perfection is the..." more...
on snoot, andrew.simone said:
"I love that, if you drop an 'o' from the word, its illocutionary force still seems to remain." more...
on dlestarjette's profile, andrew.simone said:
"I am fond of eke and elan or, if you want to be more fanciful, prestidigitation" more...
on lollard, andrew.simone said:
"Those who participated in a Pre-Reformation church movement in the 14th century. I, however, <a..." more...
on chili dipper, andrew.simone said:
"It is not what you think." more...
on snikt, andrew.simone said:
"nice" more...
on epiphany, andrew.simone said:
"the adjectival form is epiphanic." more...
on malaise, andrew.simone said:
"not to be confused with the sandwich dressing." more...
on schadenfreude, andrew.simone said:
"Also, the only equivalent phrase (that I am aware of) in English is Lucretian joy" more...
on schadenfreude, andrew.simone said:
"laugharn brilliantly named schoenfraun schadenfreude's sad emo cousin." more...
on the list literary pursuits, andrew.simone said:
"What about Deus ex machina?" more...
on proactive, andrew.simone said:
"It is the most hateful of words." more...
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