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on crème brûlée, inkhorn said:
"The world's most sinful dessert." more...
on wiki, inkhorn said:
"Contrary to popular belief, not invented by Wikipedia."

...or Will Smith

"Wiki wiki wild wild west" more...
on sanguine, inkhorn said:
"This is odd - this word seems have been added to 17 Wordie lists in the last week, but it is a the bottom of the list, not the top." more...
on the list Words That Are Sexy To My Ears, inkhorn said:
"Vermilion? Pomegranate?" more...
on snozzwanger, inkhorn said:
"No I believe that's snozzberry. As in, "Who's ever heard of a snozzberry!?" more...
on dictionary, inkhorn said:
"Another fun fact:

Modern English is rooted almost equally in Latin, French and Germanic. The percentages, provided by Oxford Dictionaries, are..." more...
on dictionary, inkhorn said:
"Fun Fact about English:

There are somewhere between 450,000 and 600,000 unique words in the various English dictionaries (OED, MW)." more...
on circumflex, inkhorn said:
"Then I'd suggest using the French version, which sounds sexier: circonflexe." more...
on the list dies irae, inkhorn said:
"It's the second stanza from Verdi's 'Dies irae' and a fantastic choral piece, second only to O Fortuna. Have a <a..." more...
on tilde, inkhorn said:
"Tilde Accent: jalapeño" more...
on umlaut, inkhorn said:
"Umlaut Accent: naïve" more...
on circumflex, inkhorn said:
"Circumflex Accent: crêpe" more...
on cedilla, inkhorn said:
"Cedilla Accent: façade" more...
on grave, inkhorn said:
"Grave Accent: vis-à-vis" more...
on acute, inkhorn said:
"Acute Accent: resumé" more...
on breve, inkhorn said:
"Breve Accent: măr" more...
on apercu, inkhorn said:
"Didn't know the cedilla was an option. Thanks!" more...
on the list Chillin' With the Villains, inkhorn said:
"Gozer and the Stay Puft Marshmallow man!" more...
on fib, inkhorn said:
"A &%*$@ Illinois bastard. Wisconsin retort to cheesehead." more...
on Papageno's profile, inkhorn said:
"Your myspace quote/tag seems oddly familiar - where have I heard that headline before?" more...
on stpeter's profile, inkhorn said:
"Like your website. Very avant." more...
on the list dies irae, inkhorn said:
"Quantus tremor est futurus,
quando iudex est venturus
cuncta stricte discussurus!" more...
on pedalinfaith's profile, inkhorn said:
"Aha! I discovered your secret cache of hyperlinks on del.icio.us! ;)" more...
on the list There is No 'X' in 'Espresso': Words Butchered by Americans, inkhorn said:
"I've never been able to get my tongue around the word vehement, no matter how many times I hear it." more...
on the list There is No 'X' in 'Espresso': Words Butchered by Americans, inkhorn said:
"I like this list. I even like the URL. Beastly." more...
on John's profile, inkhorn said:
Wordie Stats?
"Just a thought, but it might be interesting to have a page with some Wordie stats. For example,
- Avg words per Wordie (Total Words/Wordies)
- Avg..." more...
on the list Where the Streets Have a Name, inkhorn said:
"Well, looks like I couldn't find any esplanades or promenades either. However, I did discover <a..." more...
on epistemology, inkhorn said:
"Touché ;)" more...
on the list There is No 'X' in 'Espresso': Words Butchered by Americans, inkhorn said:
"facsimile

Fak-sim-uh-lee, NOT fax-a-mile." more...
on epistemology, inkhorn said:
"The most fascinating (albeit confusing) subject I have ever studied." more...
on ecstasy, inkhorn said:
"What I feel when listening to Bach's BWV 1043 Allegro. Pure radiant bliss." more...
on the list Where the Streets Have a Name, inkhorn said:
"esplanade? promenade?" more...
on the list A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (and elsewhere), inkhorn said:
"ash? cypress? juniper?" more...
on the list Give Me a Head With Hair, inkhorn said:
"How about flaxen?" more...
on the list Watch Your Language, Young Man, inkhorn said:
"cheese and rice" more...
on the list FCC Epithets from TV, inkhorn said:
"Glad you like. ;) I'll keep looking for more, or if anyone knows of one I missed, let me know." more...
on the list that mean "thing", inkhorn said:
"thingummy" more...
on the list Bushisms: Where Wings Take Dream, inkhorn said:
"Here are some more:

analyzation
aleve
internets?" more...
on poutine, inkhorn said:
"There's so much material here for me to make a snarky remark, yet I can't think of a single one." more...
on laudanum, inkhorn said:
"Poe's nepenthe and poison hemlock." more...
on the list yummy words, inkhorn said:
"opulent?" more...
on the list Words that are also movies, inkhorn said:
"House (yes, there was a movie, about an evil house) "

That's so crazy - I ...ahem... downloaded that movie last night because it scared the..." more...
on the list Words you hope you won't hear in your doctor's office, even though they sound pleasant enough, inkhorn said:
"How about "malignant" or "protuberance"?" more...
on nepotism, inkhorn said:
"Actually I was referring to the Stroger clan, but now that Daley's running for mayor again, I guess we all have to go through the motions, right?" more...
on the list Word Guidelines for Wordie, inkhorn said:
"Nice addition John!" more...
on the list Localisms, don'cha know?, inkhorn said:
"Um dare I ask what anal-snapping is?" more...
on the list Words Some People Can't Pronounce, No Matter How Often They Try, inkhorn said:
"If I hear someone say nuk-uh-lir one more time, I'm going to explode." more...
on vagillionaire, inkhorn said:
"Wasn't there a short story by Philip K Dick like this?" more...
on pedantic, inkhorn said:
"Example: "Well, Lois, since you asked, I find this meatloaf rather shallow and pedantic." more...
on refenestration, inkhorn said:
"Would that be the act of catching someone through a window?" more...
on the list Words that sound sexy, whether they relate to the act or not, inkhorn said:
"Wow it's getting hot in here..." more...
on the list Words that sound sexy, whether they relate to the act or not, inkhorn said:
"Ok here's three:

svelte
turgid
virile" more...
on nepotism, inkhorn said:
"The primary means of political promotion in Chicago." more...
on the list Words that sound sexy, whether they relate to the act or not, inkhorn said:
"Actually it was an obscure reference to a Dane Cook tirade. I'll dig deep into my id and find some good ones for ya." more...
on John's profile, inkhorn said:
"Wow, you're adding functionality faster than Google. (no offense wilamette)." more...
on the list Words that sound sexy, whether they relate to the act or not, inkhorn said:
"How about "taste the rainbow"?" more...
on the list Bushisms: Where Wings Take Dream, inkhorn said:
"Wow. If anyone needs a definition of "upbraid", we have an example. ;)" more...
on the list She Blinded Me With Pseudoscience, inkhorn said:
"To arms! *munching popcorn*" more...
on the list Words I Absolutely Can NOT Stand., inkhorn said:
"How about lugubrious? It sounds like a can of something you spray on a squeaky door hinge..." more...
on the list Inconceivable! The Most Misused Words, inkhorn said:
"I would rather go down in history as someone who "gained ironic status"..." more...
on the list Mondegreens, inkhorn said:
"No problem -- finally prompted me to truncate long words or phrases on the front page, which I've been meaning to do. So thanks :-)"

My pleasure...." more...
on the list Names of fish that end in -fish., inkhorn said:
"swordfish? whitefish? You might like this if you get stumped: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fish_common_names" more...
on wordnerd, inkhorn said:
"A portrait of myself." more...
on the list Mondegreens, inkhorn said:
"nice! sorry for messing up the main page with my lyrics everyone :)" more...
on the list I'd Rather Have a Bottle in Front of me..., inkhorn said:
"Let us raise our glasses to the queer old Dean!" more...
on the list Tongue Twisters, inkhorn said:
"A tree toad loved a she-toad who lived up in a tree. He was a two-toed tree toad but a three-toed toad was she. The two-toed tree toad tried to win..." more...
on [clandestine], inkhorn said:
"Zounds, another NPR junkie! I agree, we need some more of the BBC lovin' on this side of the pond." more...
on the list Tuesday, inkhorn said:
"And interestingly, the most productive. ;)
http://www.creativepro.com/story/news/22997.html?cprose=6-23" more...
on parameter, inkhorn said:
"While I agree, it seems that this battle has already been fought and lost. See #4 at
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/parameter." more...
on the list Words to avoid, inkhorn said:
"How about leverage or synergy?" more...
on interocitor, inkhorn said:
"..incorporating greater advances than hitherto known in the field of electronics" more...
on samoflange, inkhorn said:
"I think you use it to put together an interocitor?" more...
on the list non-denominational spirit, inkhorn said:
"Don't forget about Klordny and good ol' RamaHanuKwanzMas!" more...
on portmanteau, inkhorn said:
"Good news, everyone! I've taught the toaster to feel love!" more...
on the list wordsmithing part deux, inkhorn said:
"wordsmithing part deux"

...electric boogaloo?" more...
on the list Pants related words, inkhorn said:
"corduroys? capris? lederhosen?" more...
on the list Pants related words, inkhorn said:
"knickerbockers?" more...
on the list latin is fun, inkhorn said:
"How about good old 'canis meus ardet' - throw that one out at your next Latin slumber party." more...
on the list Tongue Twisters, inkhorn said:
"If Pickford's packers packed a packet of crisps would the packet of crisps that Pickford's packers packed survive for two and a half years?

How..." more...
on pneumonoultramicroscopicsili..., inkhorn said:
"Best damn word in the English dictionary." more...
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