Serious or irreverent welcome
I was wrong.
Too much to ask, pure fantasy
“Bosom”. Religious nuts shouldn’t have a monopoly on the word. Also, it makes me chuckle every time.
It’s like the wholesome counterpart to “boob.” Both kinda sound like what they describe, but “bosom” feels classy.
- “Thank you”
- “My bad”
- “I am not familiar with the subject so I have no opinion on it”
On point number 3, I once got dunked on for saying. “Well, that’s just a cop out. Just make something up!”
“proselytize”
Only came across the word recently.
I petition to bring back regular use of Kerfuffle.
I’ll sign that petition no doubt
“Wow isn’t life great since we went to the 3 day working week!”
Prestige TV
I’ve always been partial to there- and where-compounds (thereupon, therefrom, wherein, etc.).
“lambasts” or “pillories” instead of “slams” in news headlines
lambasts
Lambastes?
Verisimilitude. It’s just nice.
It’s a good word! How would you use it in a sentence?
I’m less high now!
I normally use it when talking about miniatures and toy train setups.
“The miniature painted conifers with bits of snow really have the scene verisimilitude”
I could still be very wrong.
The general meaning is the appearance of truth or validity.
But I usually use it to describe something that is “believable” even if the underlying premise is not. So a fantasy story that pays close attention to detail and is highly consistent might be described as having versimilitude. On the other hand, a story where the characters make out-of-character choices might be lacking versimilitude, even if there are no overtly “fictional” elements to the story.
That’s usually how I’ve heard it used, not sure if it’s the “main” usage though.
Poorly! As I’m currently high and do not feel confident using it correctly!
Looks cool though!
The novelist’s meticulous attention to historical detail—from the cadence of 19th-century dialogue to the texture of hand-stitched corsets—lent her story an uncanny verisimilitude, making even the most outlandish plot twists feel hauntingly plausible.
No kings. United we stand. ✊
- cerulean is a word that just has so much more class and gravitas than “sky blue”
- gravitas is a word that simply has no other word providing such … well, gravitas (dignity, solemnity, etc.)
- charlatan is a word we need to apply every time a politician or a CEO or such speaks
- the Holy Triad: whence, whither, wherefore
- nubivagant is a word that doesn’t mean anything like what it looks and sounds like
- niggardly is another word that doesn’t mean anything like what it looks and sounds like (and can get you fired if you have uneducated colleagues)
- frippery is just fun to say
I would also like to see some further German words imported into English like we imported “Schadenfreude”:
- Backpfeifengesicht as an alternative for ‘a punchable face’
- Fremdschämen to express being embarrassed for someone who’s done something cringe
- Weltschmerz is a word I’ll let you look up so you can see how it might be super-appropriate for this day and age
There’s also a Chinese word I’d like to bring into English and make common:
- 三观 (sānguān) which is pronounced kinda/sorta “san gwun”, means literally “three views”, and means idiomatically the alignment (or lack thereof) of worldviews, values, and ethics between individuals
“cerulean is a blue dream.” – x-files
Call it cheesy, but people need to tell each other “I love you” more often.
Not a particular phrase, but I’d like if people asked more questions, even if they sound like stupid questions, than to assume the answer.
Good forenoon to you!
Also, I’m totally down with referring to the days of the Week by their etymological roots. Happy Day of Thor to you!
Surely you mean Star Period 4?
Ooooh I’m 100% behind using the etymological roots. Good call!
May tomorrow you have an excellent Day of Venus.
Why thank you 😊
