Etymology (Word Origins)

[HSanders]

3 of them are r rated


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[LordSensei1958]

Don't use a big word when a singularly unloquacious and diminutive linguistic expression will satisfactorily accomplish the contemporary
necessity.

 

[Lord Chevy]

Don't use a big word when a singularly reticent or diminutive linguistic expression will satisfactorily accomplish the precipitate
sine qua non.

 

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[LordSensei1958]

Askhole (n.)
A person who constantly asks for your advice, yet always does the opposite of what you told them.

 

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[LordSensei1958]

I'm becoming more conversant with unusual words.

 

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[Lord Chevy]

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Looks like about twenty pages of debate here - such as

"Small Crowd" - the crowd referenced is small in relationship to the array of possible crowds

 

[HSanders]

Why Do We Call an Unmarried Man a “Bachelor”?

Discover how a term once reserved for a knight in shining armor evolved into a modern label for an unmarried man.

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Why Do We Call an Unmarried Man a “Bachelor”?
Discover how a term once reserved for a knight in shining armor evolved into a modern label for an unmarried man.

 

[Lord Chevy]

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[LordSensei1958]

What's the difference between a kleptomaniac and a literalist?
The literalist takes things literally. The kleptomaniac takes things, literally.

 

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