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on the list Vanished Lands, nkocharh said:
“Hmm, I'm not sure, seanahan, and a couple minutes' research over at Wikipedia has me no clearer on the subject. It seems it has been called...” more...
on the list I don't give a damn, nkocharh said:
“Somehow I didn't get to the flora. Thanks kce!” more...
on the list The Journalists' Vocabulary Challenge, nkocharh said:
“Thanks for the link, that site is fun!” more...
on the list sailing, nkocharh said:
“There are so many good nautical terms, aren't there? I have a list of my own. I'll probably...” more...
on the list Stuffie: Heave-Ho!, nkocharh said:
“in, ankle. And I am a big fan of "rank" as well. Also, while it doesn't fit on this list exactly, this is the perfect place to mention the word...” more...
on the list Stuffie: Butterfingers!, nkocharh said:
“I know it's been suggested, but I can't help re-proposing "shadow" and introducing "<a href=...” more...
on the list Double Double, nkocharh said:
“Sadly, Wikipedia disagrees on the spelling of the first, but the second one is a fine...” more...
on the list Bi-sonics, nkocharh said:
“initiate, supposed” more...
on the list (In)action Words, nkocharh said:
“SMS, frag, link (as in, "You should see X." "OK, link me.")” more...
on the list Double Double, nkocharh said:
“Most certainly. Thanks!” more...
on the list Stuffie: Butterfingers!, nkocharh said:
“Also: by. Great list!” more...
on the list Stuffie: Butterfingers!, nkocharh said:
“trou?” more...
on the list Double Trouble, nkocharh said:
“Also, hoity-toity, flip-flop and hurdy-gurdy.” more...
on sic transit gloria, nkocharh said:
“I should also mention that "Sic Transit Gloria… Glory Fades" is the...” more...
on pleonasm, nkocharh said:
"PIN number" and "ATM machine" are my bêtes noires.” more...
on fissiparous, nkocharh said:
“See: Iraq” more...
on the list Opposites without (commonly used) opposites, nkocharh said:
“I fear I may have led you astray! Unbeknownst to me, controvertible is apparently a perfectly serviceable word. In fact, I've decided to go...” more...
on the list sans prefix, nkocharh said:
fatigable
“True, removing one prefix would leave you with "defatigable." But I found it more whimsical to go all the way and take 'em both. And this list is...” more...
on the list good names for a steampunker, nkocharh said:
“Thank you, angharad, that link was beautiful.” more...
on the list Dyads, nkocharh said:
“Look at that, this list has already been assembled.” more...
on the list Double Trouble, nkocharh said:
“topsy-turvy? teepee?

A couple corrections, if I may: "willy-nilly," "fuddy-duddy," and "hoi polloi."
Oh, and you beat me to this outstanding list....” more...
on the list Murders of crows, nkocharh said:
“Yet another stupendous list, Asativum! I was all set to do this one, but you beat me to it.

I suggest people head on over to <a...” more...
on the list Archaic (or sounds that way), nkocharh said:
“Oh, this list is just beautiful! Give me an archaic English word over a Japanese one any day of the week.” more...
on the list sans prefix, nkocharh said:
“That's right in line with "fatigable" and "peccable," so I'm all for it. And I'm glad I could help with your list. :-)

Thanks for helping me have...” more...
on liripipe, nkocharh said:
“What a fantastic word! Here's a single-click link to the definition.” more...
on the list Unused Positives for Negative Words, nkocharh said:
“A very good start! I stole a couple. :-)” more...
on the list Jabberwocky, nkocharh said:
“An excellent set from an original wordie! I would like to note that a recent and (relatively) high-profile reference of Jabberwocky was the...” more...
on the list sans prefix, nkocharh said:
“So, my OAED says that ignominy and apopleptic aren't strictly compound words, at least not at the natural divisions one would expect. (It would seem...” more...
on gormless, nkocharh said:
“ROFL! (I'm in a meeting right now, or I really would be.)” more...
on boner, nkocharh said:
“You'll be wanting the UD definition of this one….” more...
on bonzer, nkocharh said:
“My friend has a black BMW M3 which has BONZER as its license plate. I laugh every time I see it, mostly for the word's propinquity to boner.” more...
on usabilityone.com, nkocharh said:
“Ack! Spam!! :-(” more...
on the list Bi-sonics, nkocharh said:
“Excellent! I particularly like "primer" and "august", though I think "slough" will have to be my favorite. Favorited. :-)” more...
on the list sans prefix, nkocharh said:
“Thank you all! I think "ert" is my favorite so far. :-D

Also, about peach(ment): I feel that will go nicely with (cu)cumber.” more...
on set, nkocharh said:
“Wasn't it "run" which had the greatest number of definitions?” more...
on ghoti, nkocharh said:
“Wikipedia has a terribly interesting article on this word.” more...
on the list sans prefix, nkocharh said:
“You're amazing, oroboros! Thanks!” more...
on the list Haberdashery, nkocharh said:
“Everything to do with clothes, and the making thereof.” more...
on the list sans prefix, nkocharh said:
“Suggestions welcome!” more...
on the list Peregrination, nkocharh said:
“Oooh, gadabout! I knew the word, but had forgotten the definition. Thanks!” more...
on the list The Mariner's Record, nkocharh said:
“Just so.” more...
on the list Colbert Intro, nkocharh said:
“You know when you watch The Colbert Report and all those words scroll by in the intro? These are they.” more...
on the list misused by Busilish, nkocharh said:
“God, this list makes my skin crawl.” more...
on the list that sound or look like outer-space names and are Hungarian, nkocharh said:
“Zoltan! What does this mean in English? The only place I have heard this is in the movie Dude, Where's My Car? where it was the name of an...” more...
on the list for which I postfer the American spellings, nkocharh said:
“Also: pædophile, centre, cheque, draught, programme, tyre, manœuvre” more...
on sic transit gloria, nkocharh said:
“Max Fischer: What was your major?
Rosemary Cross: I didn't have a major, but my thesis was on Latin American economic policy.
MF: Oh, that's...” more...
on the list Foreignyms, nkocharh said:
“Aah, I had forgotten about venison. Thanks! Yes, the food dichotomy was one of the things that stuck out for me when I listened to the BBC adaptation...” more...
on the list I don't give a damn, nkocharh said:
“Excellent, thanks!” more...
on crepuscule, nkocharh said:
This word has the dubious distinction of being used in Scientology matériel like so:

"Here is an example: 'It was found that when the...” more...
on the list I don't give a damn, nkocharh said:
“Words which are also used as names. Suggestions welcome.” more...
on the list Vanished Lands, nkocharh said:
“Why they changed it, I can't say” more...
on nkocharh's profile, nkocharh said:
“Wow, I didn't know slatch. Interestingly enough, my copy of Smyth's The Sailor's Word-Book doesn't even list the word. But it's an excellent...” more...
on the list Foreignyms, nkocharh said:
“I realize that more than half our language is imported, but these are some words that either are particularly obvious examples of that, or are...” more...
on the list Vanished Lands, nkocharh said:
“We call these places by different names, now.” more...
on soporific, nkocharh said:
"It is said that the effect of eating too much lettuce is 'soporific.'

"I have never felt sleepy after eating lettuces; but then I am not a...” more...
on quaint, nkocharh said:
"In my judgment, this new paradigm renders obsolete Geneva's strict limitations on questioning of enemy prisoners and renders quaint some of...” more...
on the list The Bow of Idealism, nkocharh said:
"Ideas are great arrows, but there has to be a bow. And politics is the bow of idealism." -Bill Moyers” more...
on the list Her Majesty, nkocharh said:
“It appears I am not the only one in love with The Decemberists.” more...
on the list trees have the best names, nkocharh said:
“Wi' my best girlie by my side, we'd sing… sing… sing!” more...
on the list There is No 'X' in 'Espresso': Words Butchered by Americans, nkocharh said:
“I would like to propose the addition of asterisk, which I often hear pronounced "asterik".” more...
on the list Words that are also excellent band names, if the rules below are correctly applied, nkocharh said:
“By "Sauselito" do you in fact mean "Sausalito," the town in California? And I should mention that I'm fully on board with the punctuational...” more...
on dhadak, nkocharh said:
“Is this word misspelled, or just supremely rare? None of the references above seem to have heard of it.” more...
on ampersand, nkocharh said:
and, per se, and
“This word has a splendid derivation.” more...
on ennui, nkocharh said:
N is for Neville who died of ennui.
“Thank you, Edward Gorey.” more...
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