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What are your opinions about using the phrase "classy classic" in reference to a wedding dress, for example? Too redundant? Or have the two connotations diverged enough that they are not?
"Bobo's furniture: what could be said about it? It demanded and invited Lower Empire Posture ... the elegant flop: low small tables with small wagons full of blue glass grapes, low chairs, low everything."
"Misfits like him are given a choice: either exile in one of the surrounding island countries, or to undertake the "dangergeld," a rite of passage rather like the traditional vision quest or wanderjahr, where a young person journeys for many years to find his purpose. Afterwards he may or may not be able to return to Recluce." -from a review of _The Magic of Recluse_ by L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Since your examples were mere quotes of the phrase from text, no matter what the source, instead of quotes regarding the actual rules you were citing, I thought you were just interested in seeing the phrase in documented use. It's a common usage of the preposition, that's all I was trying to show. I feel I've been a pretty good sport, considering your rude comment about the language used in my country.
Hm, I'm not finding the rules you cite. I can't search by page (I don't have the book) - are the rules phrased as a direct quote? If not, can you quote them? The rules as you write them seem overly simplified, like something I might teach a student initially, to give them a basic grasp of what the words mean. In reality, they are much more complicated. For instance, a common phrase is "on Saturday, I will go to the market." Saturday is certainly not a surface, do you see what I mean?
Would you consider it rude of me to ask if you are a second language English speaker?
Wordnik is a place for people who love words, phrases, and language in general. Often the discussions are playful, but all here are interested in learning and sharing knowledge.
Oh, I didn't know you had a criteria for the examples. It would have saved time and space if you had said so. I cut off the page numbers, but I can edit them back in if you'd like.
I matched Erin with calepinerienne because I did a desperate google search for the word and her name came up! Now, of course, the search results are flooded with other wordnik comments etc.
I see no instigation, nor cries of rape, although I've never heard of 2nd degree rape. But yes, I am glad to provide examples.
"She models how to add the -ing chunk on the end of the word to make the word dreaming." -Linda J. Dorn, Cathy French, Tammy Jones, _Apprenticeship in literacy: transitions across reading and writing_
"If a word begins with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u), then you just put AY on the end of the word, without taking the first letter away." -Ursula Dubosarsky, _The Word Snoop_
" ... final vowel will frequently occur on the end of the word, depending on the overall word form" -Robert M. W. Dixon, Aleksandra Iļø Uļø”rŹ¹evna AÄkhenvalŹ¹d, _Word: a cross-linguistic typology_
"... rhythmic balance in long words, the predominant Biblical stress on the end of the word was possible when ..." -Benjamin Harshav, _Language in time of revolution_
"(In the case of simplex words stress is on the end of the word, on the penultimate vowel or on the antepenultimate vowel of the word)" -William Z. Shetter, Inge Van der Cruysse-Van Antwerpen, _Contemporary explorations in the culture of the Low Countries: Volume 9_
"So called, because the force is on the end of the word" -Walter K. Fobes, _Elocution simplified: with an appendix on lisping, stammering_
I like the fact that your examples are from books about English grammar, but I'm curious - are you drawing this opinion from some reference - i.e. have you seen a rule that indicates one over the other?
Deyan, I could list as many examples the other way, but maybe we can just agree to disagree. I would prefer to say "let's agree that it can be either way," but clearly you are immovable.
This is a really interesting page, because somehow I have attributed gender to everyone based on ... I don't know what. Listening to a pronunciation from someone I pegged wrong is really jarring (and fun).
Oh dear. Perhaps I should mention that it doesn't have to be something you personally have done. I mean, really, who pokes a badger with a spoon? I'm sure marky didn't really step on a frog. Right, marky?
Um, wow. Nope. I'm sure a google search for the phrase "on the end of the word" will bring up plenty of examples, and surely some of them will be "undefiled beyond believe," hahaha. Perhaps if you go to on your questions about this somewhat tricky English preposition will be answered.
Well, I am aware that the redundant 's is technically incorrect - I was wondering if people see it as commonly accepted. I seem to hear it a lot and I assume that the reason is that in English we generally use the 's form for possessives instead of the prepositional phrase, so it sounds strange to people's ears - they are over-correcting, I guess.
Generally if the preposition 'of' would refer to the content like in the example you use here, "... in an address of the President's competence," the ambiguity leads most (in my experience) to re-phrase it to make it clear: "... in an address regarding the President's competency." Do others agree?
Prepositions in English are so fickle and high-maintenance. Their meanings seem so vague but their usage is so specific.
As for "on the end," it is correct if I am referring to the word, as in "Obama had an 's on the end." If I were referring to the end of the sentence, the appropriate preposition would be at - "the sentence had an 's at the end."
I think I know why the iPh**e (which I think deserves brackets) version is messing up - looks like they are trying to get a mobile version up and running. My eyes thank you. Hopefully the comments will be viewable on a word, too - right now I can't find them.
This, I think, has been taken incorrectly from context. In the examples listed, the "address" is a speech. For instance, "in an address of President Obama" - the address/speech belongs to Obama. It's not an idiomatic phrase, just a use of "address" meaning "speech."
Since the inversion of the possessive seems strange to our ears, many people add a redundant 's on the end - "in an address of President Obama's" - does anyone know if this is generally accepted?
Wow, this list has a festival-like atmosphere this morning.
If fuflun were a verb, I think there would be either arm-flinging or unicycles involved. I say unicycle because I am picturing a bear fuflunning all around, just because, chained_.
I don't think that can prevent marky in his thanking crusade. I'm pretty sure the reason for the thank you bilby was that he couldn't find bilby's profile to thank him there.
Besides, then how would reesetee help me fix the wounded trees?
If my family can be considered a microcosm of the world in general (which it shouldn't), the war was almost certainly over who was responsible for burning the pie crust.
ur: a combining form meaning āearliest, original,ā used in words denoting the primal stage of a historical or cultural entity or phenomenon: ur-civilization; urtext.
zuzu: the slang term for goodies, candy, and/or snack foods when someone is at a rainbow gathering. (urban dictionary)
Therefore, urzuzu = earliest known camping snack? :)
Glad it's come in handy, yarb! Personally, when I finished filling in what connections I could divine, I found the number of blanks was if anything more daunting than before.
Here is a link to a spreadsheet with the words at the top, logic problem-style. Gdocs messes up the vertical alignment of the words, but you can fix that quick when you download.
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blafferty commented on the word palaeotolith
See prepalaeolith
May 12, 2011
blafferty commented on the word phacolith
Lens-shaped intrusive mass of igneous rock between two strata
May 12, 2011
blafferty commented on the word phonolith
Igneous rock that makes a ringing noise when struck
May 12, 2011
blafferty commented on the word photolith
Image produced by transferring photograph to a lithographic plate
May 12, 2011
blafferty commented on the word prepalaeolith
Stone tool supposedly of pre-paleolithic date
May 12, 2011
blafferty commented on the word psammolithic
Consisting of sandstone
May 12, 2011
blafferty commented on the word spongolith
Fossilized sponge
May 12, 2011
blafferty commented on the word stromatolith
Rock structure consisting of alternating igneous and sedimentary layers
May 12, 2011
blafferty commented on the list lost-for-word
Blameshifting? Weaselry? Haunt writing?
May 12, 2011
blafferty commented on the word cat
Why is this always a "trending word"?
May 12, 2011
blafferty commented on the word eat what you want day
Ha! Still eating whiskey-soaked fufluns en flambe here!
May 12, 2011
blafferty commented on the word scrotum
"Scrotum sounded to Lucky like something green that comes up when you have the flu and cough too much." - from _The Higher Power of Lucky_
May 11, 2011
blafferty commented on the word box clever
You're the first person to look up this word on Wordnik! Box clever has been favorited 0 times, listed 0 times, commented on 0 times, and is not a valid Scrabble word.
May 11, 2011
blafferty commented on the list sweet-tooth-fairy-dominoes
Thanks for the box clever explanation! I've never heard it before.
May 11, 2011
blafferty commented on the word suddenly
Most. Overused. Word. Ever.
May 11, 2011
blafferty commented on the list sweet-tooth-fairy-dominoes
What's a box clever?
May 11, 2011
blafferty commented on the word euonym
Never knew there was a word for this!
May 11, 2011
blafferty commented on the word Chuck Norris
failed search
May 11, 2011
blafferty commented on the list sweet-tooth-fairy-dominoes
'fire' for after house, or 'warrant' for after arrest
May 10, 2011
blafferty commented on the word Kvetching, flummoxed by job, W. zaps Iraq
Pangram: 32 letters
May 10, 2011
blafferty commented on the word Wolf zombies quickly spot the jinxed grave
Pangram: 36 letters
May 10, 2011
blafferty commented on the word Jackdaws love my big sphinx of quartz
Pangram: 31 letters
May 10, 2011
blafferty commented on the list pangrams
Whoops, not top any more. No gulls so far, but how about a jackdaw, 'zuzu?
May 10, 2011
blafferty commented on the list sweet-tooth-fairy-dominoes
boat?
May 10, 2011
blafferty commented on the list pangrams
The one at the top is almost about pants ...
May 10, 2011
blafferty commented on the word pullulate
This word (along with its various forms) gives me the creeps. Reminds me of
May 10, 2011
blafferty commented on the list dont-drink-this
Hear hear!
May 10, 2011
blafferty commented on the list pangrams
Oh dear, I'd better get to work!
May 10, 2011
blafferty commented on the word amphigory
I love that there is a word for this.
May 10, 2011
blafferty commented on the word invitation to mingle with accountants
Sounds like a threat to me.
May 10, 2011
blafferty commented on the word trivet
We always called the ceramic tiles (with cork on the bottom, usually) trivets, too.
May 10, 2011
blafferty commented on the word Many-wived Jack laughs at probes of sex quiz
Pangram: 36 letters
May 10, 2011
blafferty commented on the list pangrams
... except Punderscore. Thanks, Punderscore!
May 10, 2011
blafferty commented on the list pangrams
Sorry, my pangrams ate everything while you were sleeping.
May 10, 2011
blafferty commented on the word The five boxing wizards jump quickly
Pangram: 31 letters
May 10, 2011
blafferty commented on the word The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog
Pangram: 33 letters
May 10, 2011
blafferty commented on the word Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs
Pangram: 32 letters
May 10, 2011
blafferty commented on the word How quickly daft jumping zebras vex
Pangram: 30 letters
May 10, 2011
blafferty commented on the word How razorback jumping frogs can level six piqued gymnasts
Pangram: 49 letters
May 10, 2011
blafferty commented on the word We promptly judged antique ivory buckles for the next prize
Pangram: 50 letters
May 10, 2011
blafferty commented on the word Sixty zippers were quickly picked from the woven jute bag
Pangram: 48 letters
May 10, 2011
blafferty commented on the word Crazy Fredrick bought many very exquisite opal jewels
Pangram: 46 letters
May 10, 2011
blafferty commented on the word Sphinx of black quartz: judge my vow
Pangram: 29 letters
May 10, 2011
blafferty commented on the word Quick zephyrs blow, vexing daft Jim
Pangram: 29 letters
May 10, 2011
blafferty commented on the word Waltz, nymph, for quick jigs vex Bud
Pangram: 28 letters
May 10, 2011
blafferty commented on the word Mr. Jock, TV quiz PhD, bags few lynx
Perfect pangram
May 10, 2011
blafferty commented on the word Brick quiz whangs jumpy veldt fox
Pangram: 28 letters
May 10, 2011
blafferty commented on the word Quick wafting zephyrs vex bold Jim
Pangram: 29 letters
May 10, 2011
blafferty commented on the word classic
What are your opinions about using the phrase "classy classic" in reference to a wedding dress, for example? Too redundant? Or have the two connotations diverged enough that they are not?
May 9, 2011
blafferty commented on the word ascian
Whoops, nope! Sorry, tricked you!
May 9, 2011
blafferty commented on the list collection-o-collocations
Not sure I would consider "tease teas" or "coffee toffee" collocations, fbharjo!
May 9, 2011
blafferty commented on the user feedback
Haven't tried it anywhere else, I'll give it a shot.
Edit: I commented on another list and deleted it just fine.
I wonder if the reason is that I originally tried to delete it from my iphone?
May 9, 2011
blafferty commented on the user feedback
I am suddenly unable to delete or edit comments I have made. I don't know if it's all of them - the problem I'm having is with a comment made on the words and phrases that I would love to have on a wordie t-shirt list.
May 8, 2011
blafferty commented on the list ā¢-words-and-phrases-that-i-would-love-to-have-on-a-wordie-t-shirt
Oops, I commented instead of adding, and suddenly it won't delete. I'll delete the comment as soon as it lets me.
May 8, 2011
blafferty commented on the list ā¢-words-and-phrases-that-i-would-love-to-have-on-a-wordie-t-shirt
I <3 mountweazels
May 8, 2011
blafferty commented on the word braggadouche
Braggart + douchebag. (Insult)
May 8, 2011
blafferty commented on the list lost-for-word
Ha, I've heard that before!
May 8, 2011
blafferty commented on the word i poked a badger with a spoon
Well, it is on the list of recent pronunciations.
May 7, 2011
blafferty commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
I'll have a ruzuzutbeer barrel.
May 7, 2011
blafferty commented on the word blafferty's irish stout
Yay!
May 7, 2011
blafferty commented on the list lost-for-word
Following drosselmeier's links on his Mountweazels list makes me think maybe nonce word would fit the bill ... ?
May 7, 2011
blafferty commented on the list mountweazels
Oh, I am so happy this list exists. Can you hug a list?
*squeeze*
May 7, 2011
blafferty commented on the list mnemonics-days-in-the-month
I could never memorize this as a child because so many months (and numbers) could fit into those rhyme/syllable spaces ... you could say:
Thirty days hath October, January, and December. All the rest have thirty-one.
Or, for that matter, you could say:
Seven days hath October, January, and December. All the rest have seventeen.
May 6, 2011
blafferty commented on the list mnemonics-days-in-the-month
Who decided all this, and why couldn't they have used a logical system?
May 6, 2011
blafferty commented on the word Lower Empire Posture
"Bobo's furniture: what could be said about it? It demanded and invited Lower Empire Posture ... the elegant flop: low small tables with small wagons full of blue glass grapes, low chairs, low everything."
-- Carlos Fuentes, _Where the Air is Clear_
May 6, 2011
blafferty commented on the word ZŅAŅLŅGŅOĢĢĢ
I think this is a virus. I googled the word zalgo and the results indicated that clicking on zalgo (somewhere) crashed their browser.
May 6, 2011
blafferty commented on the word tef
See also teff.
May 6, 2011
blafferty commented on the word tef
An Ethiopian grain, used for making injera.
May 6, 2011
blafferty commented on the word thank you 'slap happy blaffy'
*begins watching cartoons*
Yay!
May 6, 2011
blafferty commented on the list the-several-stages-of-wordie-addiction
How about when you see an old word and think of hernesheir?
May 6, 2011
blafferty commented on the word thank you 'slap happy blaffy'
Hm, all I can find are "Slap Happy Pappy" and "Scrap Happy Daffy."
For some reason I feel that I must watch this.
May 6, 2011
blafferty commented on the word thank you 'slap happy blaffy'
Not the first time I've heard this. Strange ...
May 6, 2011
blafferty commented on the list words-classifiable-in-4-different-ways-as-a-noun--verb--adj-and-adv
*favorited*
May 6, 2011
blafferty commented on the word stepped on a little frog
Reality is a club that smacks even the one who is holding it. Which provides me with an entertaining mental image.
May 6, 2011
blafferty commented on the word address
Please see the preposition section at on for other usages.
May 5, 2011
blafferty commented on the word the bag of cupcakes is the target - keep an eye out for them.
That's what I get for wordnicking before bed.
May 5, 2011
blafferty commented on the word ļ£æ
Is this an inkblot test? If so, I see murder most foul.
May 5, 2011
blafferty commented on the word dangergeld
"Misfits like him are given a choice: either exile in one of the surrounding island countries, or to undertake the "dangergeld," a rite of passage rather like the traditional vision quest or wanderjahr, where a young person journeys for many years to find his purpose. Afterwards he may or may not be able to return to Recluce." -from a review of _The Magic of Recluse_ by L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
May 5, 2011
blafferty commented on the word padded face hole
Thanks. Anybody have any stain stick?
May 5, 2011
blafferty commented on the word padded face hole
*plop*
And there it goes again.
May 5, 2011
blafferty commented on the word padded face hole
Um ...
*dredges mind out of gutter*
*rinses mind in sink*
*pats mind down with towel*
Yes, I see, thanks, reesetee!
May 5, 2011
blafferty commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
I get that impression.
May 5, 2011
blafferty commented on the word pollrumptious
This word sounds like tossing and turning in bed.
May 5, 2011
blafferty commented on the list my-porches
I have tagged a couple things dontcry's porch - didn't know this was here!
May 5, 2011
blafferty commented on the word fuckwaddery
Love the example given on the definitions page:
"As in āThe well of his fuckwaddery springs eternal.ā"
May 5, 2011
blafferty commented on the word address
Since your examples were mere quotes of the phrase from text, no matter what the source, instead of quotes regarding the actual rules you were citing, I thought you were just interested in seeing the phrase in documented use. It's a common usage of the preposition, that's all I was trying to show. I feel I've been a pretty good sport, considering your rude comment about the language used in my country.
Hm, I'm not finding the rules you cite. I can't search by page (I don't have the book) - are the rules phrased as a direct quote? If not, can you quote them? The rules as you write them seem overly simplified, like something I might teach a student initially, to give them a basic grasp of what the words mean. In reality, they are much more complicated. For instance, a common phrase is "on Saturday, I will go to the market." Saturday is certainly not a surface, do you see what I mean?
Would you consider it rude of me to ask if you are a second language English speaker?
Wordnik is a place for people who love words, phrases, and language in general. Often the discussions are playful, but all here are interested in learning and sharing knowledge.
May 5, 2011
blafferty commented on the list plans-for-the-weekend
... and I'm curious about your suggestion to use a plinth, ruzuzu ...
May 5, 2011
blafferty commented on the list plans-for-the-weekend
Are the grape riffles in question the kind that you use as ammunition or icing for fufluns?
May 5, 2011
blafferty commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
I put bilby as protean because he sometimes seems like a person and sometimes like a marsupial.
May 5, 2011
blafferty commented on the word sips Kopi Luwak coffee from crappucino mug
This is definitely not in my plans for the weekend.
May 5, 2011
blafferty commented on the word anal thermometer, RuntsĀ®, green tea all-day moisture body lotion (infused with peony petals)
Oops, someone just walked by while I had this up on the screen. I wonder what they were thinking.
May 5, 2011
blafferty commented on the word padded face hole
I must say I really appreciate the fact that no one made any references to glory hole here.
May 5, 2011
blafferty commented on the word anal thermometer, RuntsĀ®, green tea all-day moisture body lotion (infused with peony petals)
For a moment, I wondered whether these were in the May Day basket ruzuzu received.
May 5, 2011
blafferty commented on the word croodle
I am definitely going to do this this weekend.
May 5, 2011
blafferty commented on the list plans-for-the-weekend
Very exciting! Thanks for the shopping list! You too, hernesheir!
May 5, 2011
blafferty commented on the word address
Oh, I didn't know you had a criteria for the examples. It would have saved time and space if you had said so. I cut off the page numbers, but I can edit them back in if you'd like.
Please cite where your "cardinal rules" are from.
May 5, 2011
blafferty commented on the user blafferty
Hmm ... if so, it's not a very lovely shade of green. Actually, it's only a couple shades darker than the walls in my living room.
May 5, 2011
blafferty commented on the user sionnach
Do you know/have this amazing book?
May 5, 2011
blafferty commented on the word cuirbouilli
Related to cuirass?
May 5, 2011
blafferty commented on the word you're something of a hotdog, aren't you
Perhaps you dropped it in the hydrangeas?
May 5, 2011
blafferty commented on the word palimpsest
Nice connection, fbharjo! Now I like this word even more, and I have a way to remember what it means.
May 5, 2011
blafferty commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
Thanks, mollusque! Me too!
May 5, 2011
blafferty commented on the word palimpsest
This word sounds like the feeling of holding a still-beating heart in your hand. Not that I would know.
May 5, 2011
blafferty commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
I matched Erin with calepinerienne because I did a desperate google search for the word and her name came up! Now, of course, the search results are flooded with other wordnik comments etc.
May 5, 2011
blafferty commented on the word attend pubs that keep the shorter oxford dictionary
When is word-happy hour?
May 5, 2011
blafferty commented on the list the-several-stages-of-wordie-addiction
*starts using asterisks to narrate her life outside of wordie*
May 5, 2011
blafferty commented on the word coriaceous
This word reminds me of the sound of dragging a grater across a lemon. (The lemon is for you, reesetee)
May 4, 2011
blafferty commented on the word attend pubs that keep the shorter oxford dictionary
"What verbs do you have on tap today?"
May 4, 2011
blafferty commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
*counts own correct answers*
*smiles happily*
*eats fuflun*
May 4, 2011
blafferty commented on the word attend pubs that keep the shorter oxford dictionary
I wish I could find one to attend ... most of the bars here don't even have phone books.
May 4, 2011
blafferty commented on the word address
I see no instigation, nor cries of rape, although I've never heard of 2nd degree rape. But yes, I am glad to provide examples.
"She models how to add the -ing chunk on the end of the word to make the word dreaming." -Linda J. Dorn, Cathy French, Tammy Jones, _Apprenticeship in literacy: transitions across reading and writing_
"If a word begins with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u), then you just put AY on the end of the word, without taking the first letter away." -Ursula Dubosarsky, _The Word Snoop_
" ... final vowel will frequently occur on the end of the word, depending on the overall word form" -Robert M. W. Dixon, Aleksandra Iļø Uļø”rŹ¹evna AÄkhenvalŹ¹d, _Word: a cross-linguistic typology_
"... rhythmic balance in long words, the predominant Biblical stress on the end of the word was possible when ..." -Benjamin Harshav, _Language in time of revolution_
"(In the case of simplex words stress is on the end of the word, on the penultimate vowel or on the antepenultimate vowel of the word)" -William Z. Shetter, Inge Van der Cruysse-Van Antwerpen, _Contemporary explorations in the culture of the Low Countries: Volume 9_
"So called, because the force is on the end of the word" -Walter K. Fobes, _Elocution simplified: with an appendix on lisping, stammering_
I like the fact that your examples are from books about English grammar, but I'm curious - are you drawing this opinion from some reference - i.e. have you seen a rule that indicates one over the other?
May 4, 2011
blafferty commented on the list the-several-stages-of-wordie-addiction
Wow, I feel so welcome. *sniff*
My name is blafferty, and I'm a wordict.
I recently started calling my daughter fuflun instead of cupcake.
May 4, 2011
blafferty commented on the list the-several-stages-of-wordie-addiction
Wow, I had no idea there was a place where I was normal. Whew.
May 4, 2011
blafferty commented on the word you're something of a hotdog, aren't you
Funny, I was just thinking of starting a "dontcry's porch" list.
May 4, 2011
blafferty commented on the word you're something of a hotdog, aren't you
*adds hydrangeas to map*
Not that we need to find you, now that you're up ... in retrospect, maybe we should have had a map of the porch area a while ago.
May 4, 2011
blafferty commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
*pumps fist twice*
May 4, 2011
blafferty commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
I chose mine for exactly the reason mollusque surmised. Clever creature.
May 4, 2011
blafferty commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
*speechless*
May 4, 2011
blafferty commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
Oh my gosh, I got more than 3!
*swoons, wishing for hydrangeas*
May 4, 2011
blafferty commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
I got more than 2 right!
*dances jig*
My expectations were clearly set at just the right level. This gives me so much satisfaction.
May 4, 2011
blafferty commented on the list things-that-smell-better-than-they-taste
Perhaps this list and this list should be cross-referenced.
May 4, 2011
blafferty commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
Crap, I don't think my luck extends to chances that are less than 70% probability.
May 4, 2011
blafferty commented on the word you're something of a horkdog, aren't you
Yes, I discovered that when I clicked on my own link!
*lagging a bit behind still*
May 4, 2011
blafferty commented on the word horndog
Aspiring to the title of Houghmagander.
May 4, 2011
blafferty commented on the word you're something of a horkdog, aren't you
This is dangerously close to horndog.
May 4, 2011
blafferty commented on the word stepped on a little frog
I believe it might be a dodecahedron. Or perhaps a mace. Maybe just a club.
May 4, 2011
blafferty commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
*bites nails*
May 4, 2011
blafferty commented on the word stepped on a little frog
Obviously you feel bad, since you still remember. We all forgive you.
My brother and I used to put grasshoppers in jars and make them fight. *wince*
May 4, 2011
blafferty commented on the word address
I'm with you there, Pro.
Deyan, I could list as many examples the other way, but maybe we can just agree to disagree. I would prefer to say "let's agree that it can be either way," but clearly you are immovable.
May 4, 2011
blafferty commented on the word you're something of a hotdog, aren't you
This is a really interesting page, because somehow I have attributed gender to everyone based on ... I don't know what. Listening to a pronunciation from someone I pegged wrong is really jarring (and fun).
May 4, 2011
blafferty commented on the word address
"Sionnach, I promise you, you will make a fool of yourself and find your master as soon as you are specific; apropos of which I pray thee be so."
Does this sound like a threat to anyone else?
May 4, 2011
blafferty commented on the word pants
Laughing so hard I can't see the screen ...
Sad to say the Star Wars list is no longer where the link takes you, and I can't find it anywhere. But here's a truncated list
May 4, 2011
blafferty commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
The pleasure of one big wodge is hard to beat.
May 4, 2011
blafferty commented on the word stepped on a little frog
Oh dear. Perhaps I should mention that it doesn't have to be something you personally have done. I mean, really, who pokes a badger with a spoon? I'm sure marky didn't really step on a frog. Right, marky?
May 4, 2011
blafferty commented on the list snose-words
Thanks, Wordplayer!
May 4, 2011
blafferty commented on the word you're something of a hotdog, aren't you
How are the hydrangeas situated in relation to the peonies? In case we need to find you, I am drawing a map.
May 4, 2011
blafferty commented on the word immappancy
Meaning the lack of geographical knowledge? Am I reading that right?
May 4, 2011
blafferty commented on the word address
Perhaps Deyan was being facetious with that phrase, sionnach.
May 4, 2011
blafferty commented on the word blipper
thank you pro
May 3, 2011
blafferty commented on the word address
Um, wow. Nope. I'm sure a google search for the phrase "on the end of the word" will bring up plenty of examples, and surely some of them will be "undefiled beyond believe," hahaha. Perhaps if you go to on your questions about this somewhat tricky English preposition will be answered.
May 3, 2011
blafferty commented on the user sionnach
That is a little unnerving.
May 3, 2011
blafferty commented on the word Abbottabad
Wow. I know people who write poems like that. And brag about them. Gah.
May 3, 2011
blafferty commented on the word the number 227 is prime
You never know when you might need that kind of information.
May 3, 2011
blafferty commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
I went through each word and noted who had listed it, listed it most, or commented on it most. Then the rest was guesswork.
May 3, 2011
blafferty commented on the word anent
I tried to start at the Ws, sorry if I missed any.
I used this list
May 3, 2011
blafferty commented on the word anent
Me too!
May 3, 2011
blafferty commented on the word anent
What tag are you going to use? English preposition?
May 3, 2011
blafferty commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
Gaaaaaaah!
May 3, 2011
blafferty commented on the word address
Well, I am aware that the redundant 's is technically incorrect - I was wondering if people see it as commonly accepted. I seem to hear it a lot and I assume that the reason is that in English we generally use the 's form for possessives instead of the prepositional phrase, so it sounds strange to people's ears - they are over-correcting, I guess.
Generally if the preposition 'of' would refer to the content like in the example you use here, "... in an address of the President's competence," the ambiguity leads most (in my experience) to re-phrase it to make it clear: "... in an address regarding the President's competency." Do others agree?
Prepositions in English are so fickle and high-maintenance. Their meanings seem so vague but their usage is so specific.
As for "on the end," it is correct if I am referring to the word, as in "Obama had an 's on the end." If I were referring to the end of the sentence, the appropriate preposition would be at - "the sentence had an 's at the end."
May 3, 2011
blafferty commented on the list just-because-i-feel-like-saying-it
*favorited*
So ... so ... wordie. Er, wordnik.
May 3, 2011
blafferty commented on the list complex-emotion--single-word
It's also a good movie, frogapplause - seen it?
May 3, 2011
blafferty commented on the word basterly-gullion
Good point.
I wonder what the ratio of (CD 1) bastards that are (CD 3) bastards is to those that are (CD 1) bastards but not (CD 3) bastards. Or vice versa.
May 2, 2011
blafferty commented on the word weltschmerz
Does anyone know whether this form or weltschmertz is more common? Assuming they mean the same thing.
May 2, 2011
blafferty commented on the word tharn
My guts are prepared to receive puddings. Yum.
May 2, 2011
blafferty commented on the word lugubrious
Oh, I love you all, and your dogs' lugubrious faces.
May 2, 2011
blafferty commented on the word hummer
I would like a verb for "to begin to speak."
May 2, 2011
blafferty commented on the user feedback
I agree.
I think I know why the iPh**e (which I think deserves brackets) version is messing up - looks like they are trying to get a mobile version up and running. My eyes thank you. Hopefully the comments will be viewable on a word, too - right now I can't find them.
May 2, 2011
blafferty commented on the word basterly-gullion
Do you mean the kind of person even a bastard (CD 3) would think is a (CD 3) bastard, or a (CD 1) bastard begotten by a (CD 1) bastard?
May 2, 2011
blafferty commented on the word address
This, I think, has been taken incorrectly from context. In the examples listed, the "address" is a speech. For instance, "in an address of President Obama" - the address/speech belongs to Obama. It's not an idiomatic phrase, just a use of "address" meaning "speech."
Since the inversion of the possessive seems strange to our ears, many people add a redundant 's on the end - "in an address of President Obama's" - does anyone know if this is generally accepted?
May 2, 2011
blafferty commented on the word urzuzu
I would say the dodgy curry is the worst of these troubles.
May 2, 2011
blafferty commented on the user feedback
Actually, I was able to log in but when I tried to go to my profile page it said the page was not found.
May 2, 2011
blafferty commented on the user feedback
I had the same problem, Prolagus.
May 2, 2011
blafferty commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
Wow, this list has a festival-like atmosphere this morning.
If fuflun were a verb, I think there would be either arm-flinging or unicycles involved. I say unicycle because I am picturing a bear fuflunning all around, just because, chained_.
May 2, 2011
blafferty commented on the word compound
In this case, the best definition is CD 15:
A building or buildings, especially a residence or group of residences, set off and enclosed by a barrier.
May 2, 2011
blafferty commented on the word the number 227 is prime
Yes.
May 2, 2011
blafferty commented on the word unfreedom
see why do you hate freedom
May 2, 2011
blafferty commented on the user reesetee
Ah! Thanks! I knew it looked familiar, but couldn't make it say anything, even after waterboarding.
May 2, 2011
blafferty commented on the user reesetee
Okay, I give up. Who is devils mi snort/livid monsters?
May 2, 2011
blafferty commented on the list thank-you-blafferty--1
I happen to have a lofty ruby kaftan, eh.
May 2, 2011
blafferty commented on the word brainer
Related link
May 2, 2011
blafferty commented on the list contents-of-the-may-day-basket-i-received-earlier-today
So cute. I am having a good time picturing this landlady.
May 2, 2011
blafferty commented on the list thank-you-blafferty--1
I feel that you should have added your "thanks, blahahahaha" to this as well, as it was clever.
May 2, 2011
blafferty commented on the list contents-of-the-may-day-basket-i-received-earlier-today
<3 <3 <3
May 2, 2011
blafferty commented on the word community zeitgeist
I think it's interesting and kind of nostalgic that you can't click on the community link from this word.
May 2, 2011
blafferty commented on the user blafferty
Whenever I see the phrase "Thank you ________" I hear it in a mocking, sing-song voice now.
Thank you marky.
May 2, 2011
blafferty commented on the user blafferty
Okay, you asked for it: PEEEAAA SOOOUUUP!
May 2, 2011
blafferty commented on the user blafferty
At least there was no pea soup this time.
May 2, 2011
blafferty commented on the user blafferty
I have no idea! All this thanking is making my head spin.
May 1, 2011
blafferty commented on the word funky bunch
Four Brothers was my favorite.
May 1, 2011
blafferty commented on the word funky bunch
see here
May 1, 2011
blafferty commented on the word funky bunch
see marky
May 1, 2011
blafferty commented on the word marky
see funky bunch
May 1, 2011
blafferty commented on the user blafferty
Ooh! Too late. Darn.
May 1, 2011
blafferty commented on the user blafferty
That means I get to make a wish, right?
May 1, 2011
blafferty commented on the user blafferty
Oh dear. He got to you, too.
May 1, 2011
blafferty commented on the word pygalgia
Pain in the ass
May 1, 2011
blafferty commented on the word you're something of a hotdog, aren't you
Were you looking for you're something of a hotdog, be you?
May 1, 2011
blafferty commented on the user blafferty
I don't think that can prevent marky in his thanking crusade. I'm pretty sure the reason for the thank you bilby was that he couldn't find bilby's profile to thank him there.
Besides, then how would reesetee help me fix the wounded trees?
May 1, 2011
blafferty commented on the user blafferty
*freezes*
Don't move ... they can't see you if you don't move.
May 1, 2011
blafferty commented on the user ruzuzu
Oh, then you can give PossibleUnderscore *your* autograph!
May 1, 2011
blafferty commented on the word thank you marky
Thy yak run amok
May 1, 2011
blafferty commented on the word kallisti
If my family can be considered a microcosm of the world in general (which it shouldn't), the war was almost certainly over who was responsible for burning the pie crust.
May 1, 2011
blafferty commented on the list thank-you-bilby
(In movie preview guy voice:)
In a world overrun by thankless hordes, one man stood alone...
May 1, 2011
blafferty commented on the word assiduous
This word sounds like tiny waves taking over a beach.
April 30, 2011
blafferty commented on the word impasse
Not to be confused with imp ass.
April 30, 2011
blafferty commented on the word braunschweiger-athazagoraphobia
Fear of being thought of as an under-appreciated meat product.
April 30, 2011
blafferty commented on the word chopped liver
See braunschweiger-athazagoraphobia
April 30, 2011
blafferty commented on the word jejune
This word is ill-suited.
April 30, 2011
blafferty commented on the user blafferty
*whishwhishwhish*
I think that was the trees saying thank you.
April 30, 2011
blafferty commented on the word thank you bilby
Built by a honky
April 30, 2011
blafferty commented on the word limpetuous
Characterized by a sudden and forceful compulsion to pick up stones; impulsive and passionate regarding rock-hounding.
April 30, 2011
blafferty commented on the user blafferty
Thanks, ruzuzu! Me too! I was missing out on all the fun. I agree on allochthonous. That was fbharjo's brilliant contribution to my rock-lover query.
I think the trees could use the bandages more than me, reesetee, but I appreciate the offer.
April 29, 2011
blafferty commented on the user blafferty
omnomnomnom *(crashing in background)*
Sooo worth it ...
April 29, 2011
blafferty commented on the word lapillophile
Lover of lapilli, or any lovely pebble/stone.
April 29, 2011
blafferty commented on the user blafferty
*waves flag*
*rollrollroll ... crashcrashcrashCRASH*
Oh, man ... not again. Thanks for the pep talk/squad anyway, reesetee.
April 29, 2011
blafferty commented on the list lost-for-word
Hm, limpetuous may be mistaken for a reference to the mollusk/que, good point. ... Or Don Knotts ...
Loved that movie when I was a kid, btw.
April 29, 2011
blafferty commented on the list lost-for-word
fbharjo, do you want to claim limpetuous? I would like to add it to my profile. :)
April 29, 2011
blafferty commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
Wow, you're so confident. *second guesses*
April 29, 2011
blafferty commented on the list lost-for-word
Rock hound is admittedly a good one. Maybe by the very nature of it there should not be a fancy word?
April 29, 2011
blafferty commented on the list lost-for-word
True that.
April 29, 2011
blafferty commented on the user blafferty
I CAN DO EET!
April 29, 2011
blafferty commented on the word Cockaigne
That was lovely.
April 29, 2011
blafferty commented on the list lost-for-word
It is just for fun, but it's surprising if there actually isn't one - seems like there's a word for everything else that can be loved!
April 29, 2011
blafferty commented on the list lost-for-word
Limpetuous, haha.
Stoner might, alas, be taken the wrong way.
April 29, 2011
blafferty commented on the list wordienik-anagrams
Nice!
April 29, 2011
blafferty commented on the list lost-for-word
Although it does sound alarmingly like pedophile ...
April 29, 2011
blafferty commented on the list lost-for-word
*shares love* Here's some for you, and you.
Wouldn't be the first time I was compared with a plant.
April 29, 2011
blafferty commented on the word anagram
*bites nails* I need that $200 if I'm going to buy Oriental.
April 29, 2011
blafferty commented on the user blafferty
You are more than likely correct. *double sigh*
April 29, 2011
blafferty commented on the word kaleidopause
<3 <3 <3
April 28, 2011
blafferty commented on the list lost-for-word
Looking for a word for the love of stone or a lover of stone. You'd think lithophilia/lithophile, but apparently not.
April 28, 2011
blafferty commented on the word anagram
Oops, I had no idea that this was already going on. Looks like I unknowingly replicated some of these, sorry! Didn't mean to steal!
April 28, 2011
blafferty commented on the list wordienik-anagrams
Ah, PossibleUnderscore ... so many possibil_ities.
April 28, 2011
blafferty commented on the user blafferty
Well, ideally a pebble would be nice. I could put it in my pocket, jog to the top, and be done in time for breakfast. *sigh*
April 28, 2011
blafferty commented on the word decibel snorer's opus
(apostrophe added for the sake of clarity)
April 28, 2011
blafferty commented on the word algae fur pops
*omnomnom*
April 28, 2011
blafferty commented on the list wordienik-anagrams
I do love me some algae fur pops.
April 28, 2011
blafferty commented on the word afterbirther
Heh.
April 28, 2011
blafferty commented on the user blafferty
Funny how that always seems to happen.
April 28, 2011
blafferty commented on the user blafferty
Oh no, I always have time for my fans. Now, I swear I had a pen here somewhere ... *pats pockets*
*roll...crashcrashcrashcrashcrash*
Oh man, I was almost to the top. Maybe when I get done here, Underscore. I'm sure I'll get it tomorrow.
April 28, 2011
blafferty commented on the word urzuzu
Ee, I got a Bilbystar! *does jig*
April 28, 2011
blafferty commented on the word haj forb
Nice!
April 28, 2011
blafferty commented on the word Tooti
Where does the crane come into this story?
April 28, 2011
blafferty commented on the word osbervation
Something you notice when drunk.
The funny thing is, examples were found.
April 28, 2011
blafferty commented on the list wordienik-anagrams
Thanks, mollusque!
April 28, 2011
blafferty commented on the word urzuzu
ur: a combining form meaning āearliest, original,ā used in words denoting the primal stage of a historical or cultural entity or phenomenon: ur-civilization; urtext.
zuzu: the slang term for goodies, candy, and/or snack foods when someone is at a rainbow gathering. (urban dictionary)
Therefore, urzuzu = earliest known camping snack? :)
April 28, 2011
blafferty commented on the word debase
Nice reference, bilby!
April 28, 2011
blafferty commented on the list wordienik-anagrams
I take that back. I must come clean. I have given up on ruzuzu. *averts eyes*
April 28, 2011
blafferty commented on the list wordienik-anagrams
I was unable to find one so far, fbharjo and ruzuzu. But I will persevere in the search!
April 28, 2011
blafferty commented on the list wordienik-anagrams
Glad you like it! Feel free to add.
April 27, 2011
blafferty commented on the word ample bosom buddies
Well played.
April 27, 2011
blafferty commented on the word ample bosom buddies
I dare you to define this.
April 27, 2011
blafferty commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
Yay!!
April 27, 2011
blafferty commented on the word Cockaigne
I emphatically declare its phoniness.
April 27, 2011
blafferty commented on the word literally
People using this word when they don't actually mean it makes me literally throw up. Bahaha.
April 27, 2011
blafferty commented on the word gorm
I think there are several people who should have used it as their word.
April 27, 2011
blafferty commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
I feel that sweettoothfairyey should come with brackets.
April 27, 2011
blafferty commented on the word gorm
That which you have if you are not gormless.
April 27, 2011
blafferty commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
Darn. And now I know I got at least 2 wrong ... not counting my own, of course.
April 27, 2011
blafferty commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
Do we get points for correctly identifying our own word?
April 27, 2011
blafferty commented on the word perp walk
Wow, I can't even say that once, let alone 5 times fast.
April 27, 2011
blafferty commented on the word perp walk
I would like to go on a peep walk. I think it would make me squee like an anime girl.
April 27, 2011
blafferty commented on the word Cockaigne
I believe Wordnik protocol dictates that I take umbrage at this aspersion.
April 27, 2011
blafferty commented on the word bathybius
I would rather believe this is real.
April 27, 2011
blafferty commented on the word Cockaigne
... or has any reason to.
April 27, 2011
blafferty commented on the word Cockaigne
... not that he goes around pronouncing it all the time ...
April 27, 2011
blafferty commented on the word Cockaigne
This is how my husband pronounces cocaine.
April 27, 2011
blafferty commented on the word perp walk
I wish.
April 27, 2011
blafferty commented on the word ointment
Clearly you people are deliberately creating the need for ointment with all your mess.
April 27, 2011
blafferty commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
*Throws tomatoes*
Whoops ... good thing there's no one around.
April 27, 2011
blafferty commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
Well, I would never suspect a fellow Wordie/nik of cheating, but you did mention subterfuge ... I don't like being subterfuged. ;)
April 27, 2011
blafferty commented on the word take no hesitate
Would it be forward of me to venture a guess that this was written by a second-language English learner?
April 26, 2011
blafferty commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
Wait a minute, wait a minute. Gangerh, do you mean people might go back and _cheat_ by changing stuff?! Gaaaaah!
April 26, 2011
blafferty commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
Glad it's come in handy, yarb! Personally, when I finished filling in what connections I could divine, I found the number of blanks was if anything more daunting than before.
April 26, 2011
blafferty commented on the word will you marry m..omeone else
Wow, talk about waffling.
April 26, 2011
blafferty commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
How many sleeps do we have left until the answers are revealed? I am drowning in lack of instant gratification.
*bites nails*
April 25, 2011
blafferty commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
Ok, I don't know you guys very well, so I think this is the best I can do:
bilby - protean
chained_bear - wodge
dontcry - tear-resistant
erinmckean - calepinerienne
fbharjo - present
frindley - mediƦval
frogapplause - heartstringplucker
gangerh - emordnilap
herneheir - systematic
mollusque - harlequin
oroboros - mortsafe
PossibleUnderscore - prodigal
Prolagus - chrestomathic
pterodactyl - distingue
reesetee - lunette
ruzuzu - playful
seanahan - boggy
sionnach - balsamaceous
Wordnicolina - greenhorn
Wordplayer - queasy
yarb - sinistral
April 24, 2011
blafferty commented on the word inveigle
This word sounds like someone trying to wiggle their way into your pocket.
April 23, 2011
blafferty commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
So far my logic problem-style spreadsheet is looking like a robot. Wheee!
April 23, 2011
blafferty commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
Whoops, thanks. Guess I didn't look far enough before.
April 23, 2011
blafferty commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
Here is a link to a spreadsheet with the words at the top, logic problem-style. Gdocs messes up the vertical alignment of the words, but you can fix that quick when you download.
April 23, 2011
blafferty commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
Do the comments in which we (hopefully) link wordie to word go on the word itself or on the list?
April 23, 2011
blafferty commented on the word the sizzle
I believe this is what you become after eating McDonald's breakfast.
April 21, 2011
blafferty commented on the word baconalia
Hm, you're right - Baconlette was maybe the wrong choice.
April 21, 2011
blafferty commented on the word wordnikstack
I'm pretty sure if you're on the bottom you no longer have the choice.
April 21, 2011
blafferty commented on the word wordnikstack
Does the number dictate whether it will be a stack or a conical pile, or can we go either way?
April 21, 2011
blafferty commented on the word ludicrosity
Perhaps it is fitting that the pronunciation for the word be a bit ludicrous. :)
April 21, 2011
blafferty commented on the word baconalia
I am so glad I didn't have to give birth in a Denny's.
April 21, 2011
blafferty commented on the word baconalia
Ha! That's about right.
April 20, 2011
blafferty commented on the word sedentary
The word itself has trouble getting up off the couch.
April 20, 2011
blafferty commented on the word with intensity
As in "I'm teaching this boy to read." "But are you following the curriculum with intensity?"
April 20, 2011
blafferty commented on the word fetch
I'm pretty sure my fetch is a towel.
April 20, 2011
blafferty commented on the word culpable
The word sounds like it's okay to pile things on top of him/her/it, and it also has sort of a hangdog, Eeyore sort of feel to it.
June 9, 2009
blafferty commented on the word limosos
Limosis?
A ravenous appetite caused by disease; excessive and morbid hunger.
May 30, 2009
blafferty commented on the word dramasticly
Hmm, not sure I like that -icly on the end though.
May 29, 2009
blafferty commented on the list the-list-who-cried-wolof
This is the best list ever. I haven't laughed so hard in years. Thanks!
May 26, 2009
blafferty commented on the word bate
It drives me crazy when I see this: "She waited with baited breath ..." What, are worms involved?
May 26, 2009
blafferty commented on the word obloquy
Apparently it can be either, logos:
1. verbal abuse of a person or thing; censure or vituperation, esp. when widespread or general
2. ill repute, disgrace, or infamy resulting from this
Well, not her body, or the event.
May 26, 2009
blafferty commented on the word elefino
Whoops. I forgot - that's the joke, isn't it? Sorry - not feeling funny today. Blarg.
May 25, 2009
blafferty commented on the word vacillate
This word feels weak-chinned and sounds like the motion of your hand when you're saying "kinda, maybe, I don't know."
May 25, 2009
blafferty commented on the word cognoscible
This word sounds like you're chewing, or at least your mouth moves like you're chewing. That seems very appropriate to me.
May 25, 2009
blafferty commented on the word elefino
I thought this was slur-speech for 'hell if I know'.
May 25, 2009
blafferty commented on the word nonchalance
When you say this word you automatically have to say it in a nonchalant way because of the way it's pronounced. Even your mouth barely moves.
May 24, 2009
blafferty commented on the word pejorative
The word itself sounds like you're spitting. If you say it in the right tone of voice it sounds like a Klingon insult.
May 24, 2009
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