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dienekes (972 words)
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favorites, by Topherclay
Words I Like, by bradleyb
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Well, actually, it was probably your list that prompted me to think "hey, isn't this Victorian?" in the first place. So whose fault is it now, huh?! ;)
mmhm, I couldn't resist confirming your suspicion, and that then led to a wondering on my part. Not quite so direct!
It wasn't actually a suggestion, sarra, but feel free if you choose!
1859. I'm not sure it fits the main criterion for my list though: it's not a particularly strange or idle word, after all. I'll mull it over…
In a word?
Yes.
Is it worrying that I read that as an existential question?
Nobody is listing whiff of scullerymaid. Why don't you?
It does have the whiff of scullerymaid about it, don't it?
This has to be a Victorian-era invention.