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JinxM
20-Nov-2003, 01:44
Totally off topic and I'm drunk so feel free to ignore/flame :)

I like words. I can't spell without F7 but I do like words. Anyone got any interesting words to share? Here's some for you :

Tautology: unnecessary description. For example "Stupid old people" is a tautology because its not necessary to describe old people as stupid - its implicit. "Drunken Jinx M" - again, the "drunken" is implied by the "Jinx M"

Oxymoron: two concurrent words which are diametrically opposite. The favourite example is "military intelligence". Arguably "Safety Matches" works as an oxymoron as does "quietly loud". "Jinx M is sober" doesn't count as the "Jinx M" and "sober" aren't next to each other. Its possibly a contradiction though :)

Axiom: The fundamental point of something. Or, rather, the general point of something. Or maybe, the main point of something. Being a great Quake 3 player takes a lot of effort, the right kit, the best config but the axiom of it all it the ability to aim accurately.

Procrastinate: We procrastinate about leagues, cups, tournaments... We talk about them but never actually DO them. We put it off, make excuses to talk about it some more. Procrastination is a management skill.

50sQuiff
20-Nov-2003, 03:04
Good words :)

I'm used to using them slightly differently (and some would say more accurately :P) though. An axiom is a universally recognised truth or principle, or possibly a core belief.

tautology usually refers to the unnecessary repitition of the same statements in different words.

My favourite word is 'genuflect' :)

gen·u·flect ( P ) Pronunciation Key (jny-flkt)
intr.v. gen·u·flect·ed, gen·u·flect·ing, gen·u·flects
To bend the knee or touch one knee to the floor or ground, as in worship.
To be servilely respectful or deferential; grovel.

not sure why, but me and cons started using it in Quake and it is a pretty mint word :)

one I like and still struggle to use properly is 'synecdoche'

syn·ec·do·che ( P ) Pronunciation Key (s-nkd-k)
n.
A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole (as hand for sailor), the whole for a part (as the law for police officer), the specific for the general (as cutthroat for assassin), the general for the specific (as thief for pickpocket), or the material for the thing made from it (as steel for sword).

DizMatt
20-Nov-2003, 03:12
circumlocution

Slam
20-Nov-2003, 09:31
objurgate: To express strong disapproval

captious: eager to object; difficult to please

vituperate: to overwhelm with wordy abuse

egregious: outrageously bad

and a fantastic one to remember for forums is, rather like circumlocution -
verbiage: The use of many words without necessity

Infact, some of the 'word of the day' words at dictionary.com are fantastic - of course you look at them and think 'I know just how to use that' and then promptly forget all about it and revert to stuff like "f*ck off you tit, that's utter bollocks" instead :D

fab
20-Nov-2003, 20:17
I'am bad witha wordas

aXe
20-Nov-2003, 21:21
GIB is an interesting word ! :lol:

gib2 ( P ) Pronunciation Key (gb)
n.
A male cat, especially a castrated one.


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Gibraltar.

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gib1 ( P ) Pronunciation Key (gb)
n.
A plain or notched, often wedge-shaped piece of wood or metal designed to hold parts of a machine or structure in place or provide a bearing surface, usually adjusted by a screw or key.

tr.v. gibbed, gib·bing, gibs
To fasten with a gib.


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gib

Shoe \Shoe\, n.; pl. Shoes, formerly Shoon, now provincial. [OE. sho, scho, AS. sc?h, sce['o]h; akin to OFries. sk?, OS. sk?h, D. schoe, schoen, G. schuh, OHG. scuoh, Icel. sk?r, Dan. & Sw. sko, Goth. sk?hs; of unknown origin.] 1. A covering for the human foot, usually made of leather, having a thick and somewhat stiff sole and a lighter top. It differs from a boot on not extending so far up the leg.

Your hose should be ungartered, . . . yourshoe untied. --Shak.

Spare none but such as go in clouted shoon. --Shak.

2. Anything resembling a shoe in form, position, or use. Specifically: (a) A plate or rim of iron nailed to the hoof of an animal to defend it from injury. (b) A band of iron or steel, or a ship of wood, fastened to the bottom of the runner of a sleigh, or any vehicle which slides on the snow. (c) A drag, or sliding piece of wood or iron, placed under the wheel of a loaded vehicle, to retard its motion in going down a hill. (d) The part of a railroad car brake which presses upon the wheel to retard its motion. (e) (Arch.) A trough-shaped or spout-shaped member, put at the bottom of the water leader coming from the eaves gutter, so as to throw the water off from the building. (f) (Milling.) The trough or spout for conveying the grain from the hopper to the eye of the millstone. (g) An inclined trough in an ore-crushing mill. (h) An iron socket or plate to take the thrust of a strut or rafter. (i) An iron socket to protect the point of a wooden pile. (j) (Mach.) A plate, or notched piece, interposed between a moving part and the stationary part on which it bears, to take the wear and afford means of adjustment; -- called also slipper, and gib.

Note: Shoe is often used adjectively, or in composition; as, shoe buckle, or shoe-buckle; shoe latchet, or shoe-latchet; shoe leathet, or shoe-leather; shoe string, shoe-string, or shoestring.

Shoe of an anchor. (Naut.) (a) A small block of wood, convex on the back, with a hole to receive the point of the anchor fluke, -- used to prevent the anchor from tearing the planks of the vessel when raised or lowered. (b) A broad, triangular piece of plank placed upon the fluke to give it a better hold in soft ground.

Shoe block (Naut.), a block with two sheaves, one above the other, and at right angles to each other.

Shoe bolt, a bolt with a flaring head, for fastening shoes on sleigh runners.

Shoe pac, a kind of moccasin. See Pac.

Shoe stone, a sharpening stone used by shoemakers and other workers in leather.


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gib

Slipper \Slip"per\, n. 1. One who, or that which, slips.

2. A kind of light shoe, which may be slipped on with ease, and worn in undress; a slipshoe.

3. A kind of apron or pinafore for children.

4. A kind of brake or shoe for a wagon wheel.

5. (Mach.) A piece, usually a plate, applied to a sliding piece, to receive wear and afford a means of adjustment; -- also called shoe, and gib.

Slipper animalcule (Zo["o]l.), a ciliated infusorian of the genus Paramecium.

Slipper flower.(Bot.) Slipperwort.

Slipper limpet, or Slipper shell (Zo["o]l.), a boat shell.


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gib

\Gib\, n. [Abbreviated fr. Gilbert, the name of the cat in the old story of ``Reynard the Fox''. in the ``Romaunt of the Rose'', etc.] A male cat; a tomcat. [Obs.]


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gib

\Gib\, v. i. To act like a cat. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.


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gib

\Gib\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] A piece or slip of metal or wood, notched or otherwise, in a machine or structure, to hold other parts in place or bind them together, or to afford a bearing surface; -- usually held or adjusted by means of a wedge, key, or screw.

Gib and key, or Gib and cotter (Steam Engine), the fixed wedge or gib, and the driving wedge,key, or cotter, used for tightening the strap which holds the brasses at the end of a connecting rod.


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gib

\Gib\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gibbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Gibbing.] To secure or fasten with a gib, or gibs; to provide with a gib, or gibs.

Gibbed lathe, an engine lathe in which the tool carriage is held down to the bed by a gib instead of by a weight.


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gib

\Gib\, v. i. To balk. See Jib, v. i. --Youatt.


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GIB: in Acronym Finder


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gib: in CancerWEB's On-line Medical Dictionary

JinxM
20-Nov-2003, 22:06
I'm a fan of 'genuflect' too :) Saw in a book years ago and had to look it up. :o

circumvent is good and, keeping with the latin origins, so is circadian as in "circadian rhythms". Both pronounced with a soft c (like an s) but the general concecus is that the latin would have been pronouced with a hard c (like a k).

aXe
20-Nov-2003, 22:57
ROFL :lol:

M' is da man :)

JinxM
20-Nov-2003, 23:08
I particularly enjoyed the typo "concecus"

:o

Morba
21-Nov-2003, 04:25
i quite like

Sex

im sure no explanation is needed :>

Whippy
21-Nov-2003, 11:27
What is this "sex" you speak of? :lol:

Whippy
21-Nov-2003, 11:31
Ambidextrous
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Able to use both hands with equal facility.
Unusually skillful; adroit.
Deceptive or hypocritical

:) Cool word. :)

yakumo
22-Nov-2003, 03:09
I like that last two put together... :D

BBW
23-Nov-2003, 22:57
I quite like Arse, has a nice ring to it, don't you think...

:lol:

JinxM
26-Nov-2003, 02:25
Someone (canna remember who) said "elbow" was the most beautiful word in the English language. Not for its meaning, obviously, but for the sound.

My choice would perhaps be "effluence" for pure sound. Obviously the meaning is a bit mank! :) But the sound is slippery like a water fall or maybe downing the last mouthful of wine...

The ugliest word in the English language in my opinion is "belligerent". Such a harsh sounding word coupled with a harsh meaning.

So, beautiful and ugly words please :)

/me drinks more and contemplates the English Language

JinxM
26-Nov-2003, 02:26
/me notices lack of pipe and promptly lights one

50sQuiff
26-Nov-2003, 20:48
oh dear Rob, oh dear oh dear :/

'halcyon' is the most beautiful word imo, in terms of both meaning and sound :)

cons
02-Dec-2003, 01:10
spasm tbh

or spasmodic

yakumo
02-Dec-2003, 02:00
flange

qui
02-Dec-2003, 13:57
MINGE! (said in the b3ta.com's Buffy swearing keyboard stylee)