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Post by Phalon on Jul 25, 2005 0:27:56 GMT -6
In my vast Internet travels, (rolls eyes), I've seen this subject at other sites - some sites even being devoted to the subject: A word of the day.
So many words out there in the English language, and, in comparison, so few of them used.
I was reminded of this talking with someone the other day. One of my favorite customers; once married to a well-known multi-billionare personality, but wealthy in her own right; she is somewhat eccentric. A character, and always fun to talk with - always has a story to tell; always has some piece of junk to show in a van packed full of it: all shapes and sizes of stuff she picks up here and there, from rusty metal to expensive antique odds and ends which she makes glass castings of. She also owns a funky little book store up the road from where I work, which I always vow I'll go visit, but when I have the time in winter, it is closed. A totally cool person.
Me spotting her browsing the nursery: Find anything you have to have today?
Her: Just spending the afternoon reconnoitering.
Me: Recreloitering? Is that like "recreational loitering"?
Her: Recreloitering? Yes, I'm recreloitering. But also reconnoitering. Hhmm...did I say that right?
Me: Reconnoitering? I don't know. A reconnaissance mission then?
Her: Yes, exactly. I'm recreloitering while recconoitering. And now I don't know if either is actually a word. Doesn't matter; I like them both.
I do too. Recconoitering is in the dictionary. Recreloitering is not. Doesn't matter - I'll find a way to use them both.
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Post by Lesa on Jul 25, 2005 0:44:40 GMT -6
define:reconnoiteringdefine:reconnoiterMaybe next time I stop into Best Buy and get bombarded with salespeople asking if I need help, I should just tell them, "No thank you, I am merely reconnoitering." So, is that pronounced like "recon" "loitering" but without the "l"? Recon as in short for reconnaissance, I mean. Just gotta make sure I get it right if I'm gonna say it, right? ;D
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Post by marysgurl1 on Jul 25, 2005 6:30:24 GMT -6
i love learning new words....never far from my trusty pocket websters...
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Post by Phalon on Jul 25, 2005 8:42:21 GMT -6
Gigs - the woman pronounced it "wreck-ah-noitering", (rhymes with loitering). My Webster's has two different pronounciations listed; the first "e" being long in one, and short in the other. Upside-down "e"s in both for the "o" and the "e" in the "er" syllable in both prounciations. Huh? I hate those symbol things.
I guess maybe the prounciation would be like, "Whoosh" - go with whatever flips your hair back.
Marysgurl - me neither. Except mine are not pocket editions, but big clunky things - a stack of them falling over on my desk that I really should put back on the shelf; although then I'd actually have to cross the room to reconnoiter through the pages.
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Post by Lesa on Jul 25, 2005 12:10:54 GMT -6
I think I like wreck-ah-noitering. Thanks for the new word.
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Post by marysgurl1 on Jul 30, 2005 17:33:56 GMT -6
RESPLENDENT--shining brilliantly...a wonderful word i have never used in my life & had to look up---now i know! "The morning sun rose resplendently over the peaceful quiet as their hearts seem to burn with the passion of a thousand suns."phalon? do i get extra points for using it as an adverb??
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Post by Phalon on Jul 30, 2005 17:45:42 GMT -6
Most definately....and double the points for the pretty picture!
And now, I should get out of here and outside before the resplendence of the day fades into dusk.
Thanks for the word, MG, and damn - your adverb usage; resplendent.
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Post by marysgurl1 on Jul 30, 2005 17:47:38 GMT -6
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Post by marysgurl1 on Jul 31, 2005 2:56:53 GMT -6
i got a new dictionary tonight!!! it is so cool...THE MERRIAM-WEBSTER NEW EDITION....2,000 new words, over 75,000 definitions, biographical & geographical names....the whole enchilada!!
was thumbing thru & came across a new word (for me)....
CIRCUMLOCUTION.....now if i could just relate this one to something or someone familiar so i could compose a suitable sentence....??....hmmm??
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Post by Phalon on Jul 31, 2005 10:11:57 GMT -6
How about this one, Marysgurl....
"Phalon is so circumlocutory in her writing that the original thought is buried somewhere amongst the excessive use of adverbs and adjectives, making it difficult to determine what is it that she is actually saying; the circumlocution of the post making it impossible to get through to the end without causing extreme headaches and eyestrain."
And cool beans on the new dictionary. I love them, you know; Merriam-Webster's Collegiate, (10th edition), being the one that never leaves my desk, although there is usually a stack of others also....never giving up my favorite 1960's Missing P one, which for some reason never had most of the "p" section.
And I've always wondered what is the difference between a "New World" dictionary and a "Collegiate" dictionary?
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Post by Gabbin on Jul 31, 2005 21:23:30 GMT -6
I have a friend who likes to recconoiter and I reckon its annoyin' but, okay. She uses it in conjunction with her scouting out a rafting place.
I like implosion....as in my cake imploded.
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Aug 1, 2005 15:11:51 GMT -6
Perspicacity This one is soooo totally fitting for Phalon.....have fun with it. lol
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Post by marysgurl1 on Aug 1, 2005 15:59:27 GMT -6
PERSPICACITY--a keen knowledge or discernment....applicable to many several of our tribe members here i would say.... altho i am having a little trouble getting it to roll off my tongue properly...lol
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Post by Joxcenia on Aug 1, 2005 18:24:58 GMT -6
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Post by marysgurl1 on Aug 1, 2005 21:01:06 GMT -6
this has gabbin written all over methinks.....
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Post by Phalon on Aug 1, 2005 23:07:18 GMT -6
Perspicacity - that is a tough one to pronounce without getting tongue-twisted, isn't it?
And yes, Inselberg does fit Gabbin perfectly. Though, judging from her picture here, she, atop her inselberg, may be a bit tongue-twisted also. The wine glass in her hand, of course, has nothing to with the difficulties she is having in pronunciation.
Having a hard time figuring out how to fit the word implode into my every-day life. Not being in demolition, the word doesn't quite fit in to conversation. And since I don't bake, I've never imploded a cake...although, at times, I've demolished the kitchen. Which reminds me, Gabbin....I need your recipe for zucchini bread. I remember one year you had a big enough crop of zucchini to end world hunger, and were baking your fingers to the bone. Hubs, it seems, promised our 97 year old neighbor I'd make him some zucchini bread with the never ending supply of the zucs coming out of our garden. What the hell he was thinking, I don't know. I'd like to see the man reach into his hundreds.
But wait...is it possible that your recipe would work here? Isn't there something you do differently on your inselberg; add extra ingredients or something because of the high altitude? Send the recipe. Maybe there is a chance for me to use the word implosion after-all.
One word I like just because I like the sound of it is "sedulous", or "sedulity".
Sedulous: adjective. Diligent in application or pursuit. Involving or accomplished with careful perseverance.
Sedulity: sedulous activity.
It just sounds so seductive rolling off the tongue. Sedulously seductive. Seductive in my sedulity. Just fun to say.
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Post by marysgurl1 on Aug 2, 2005 7:22:43 GMT -6
not a pretty word for today...i like yours better, p... Products Premium Services Company Info Contact Us Advertising Info Privacy Policy © 2005 Merriam-Webster
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Post by Phalon on Aug 2, 2005 22:20:05 GMT -6
I do too. But always fun to learn new words. I like the "did you know" explanations. Oh, I wish I still had that library book here, "Stories of English". Gobs of stuff like this.
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Post by marysgurl1 on Aug 2, 2005 22:36:10 GMT -6
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Aug 4, 2005 19:50:11 GMT -6
Learned a new word today.....could still use some help with usage. Anyone want to give me a sentance?
pedagogical
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Post by marysgurl1 on Aug 5, 2005 21:31:41 GMT -6
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Post by Phalon on Aug 5, 2005 21:38:00 GMT -6
Hey, Marysgurl. That is neat. Loving this stuff.
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Post by marysgurl1 on Aug 5, 2005 21:42:38 GMT -6
no sentence, scrap'....glad for the pedagogy of the new word....but it's not a "pretty" enough word for me to use everyday around the house.....being in the medical field, associating "ped" to things "feet-related" ......
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Aug 5, 2005 21:46:32 GMT -6
ewww...ok. Sorry...but still kinda trying to figure out 1) How to say it and 2) Exactly what it means.....any help would be appreciated.
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Post by marysgurl1 on Aug 5, 2005 21:47:18 GMT -6
hey p....how's it goin, bud? i almost didn't bring today's word over, then remembered what you said about lovin it so....
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Post by marysgurl1 on Aug 5, 2005 21:53:22 GMT -6
pedagogy-n. accent on the first syllable--the art or profession of teaching; education...
how's that, scrap'?
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Aug 5, 2005 21:58:31 GMT -6
Hmm..ok..that makes sense considering the sentance I heard it in....Thanks!
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Post by marysgurl1 on Aug 6, 2005 19:21:41 GMT -6
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Aug 6, 2005 19:22:52 GMT -6
Hey!...I resemble that definition!
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Aug 6, 2005 19:23:15 GMT -6
Maybe I should have said "resent"?
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