I like the unnecessary "e." Perhaps it is just a fancy spelling, or perhaps it is back-formed from "flyes," a spelling that distinguishes it from "flies."
This seems like an unattractive word, in contrast to what it means. I first heard this word in the lyrics to "Popsicle Toes" from Michael Franks' 1975 album, The Art of Tea. He rhymed it thusly:
You must have been Miss Pennsylvania With all this pulchritude. How come you always load your Pentax When I'm in the nude?
I have selected words for this list not because I like what they mean (necessarily) but I like the sound, spelling, the way it looks, or some other random quality.
Comments by jeffreydavidscott
jeffreydavidscott commented on the word intermontane
Hey, CIA... aren't ALL valleys "intermontane?"
July 15, 2011
jeffreydavidscott commented on the word flye
I like the unnecessary "e." Perhaps it is just a fancy spelling, or perhaps it is back-formed from "flyes," a spelling that distinguishes it from "flies."
January 17, 2011
jeffreydavidscott commented on the word pulchritude
This seems like an unattractive word, in contrast to what it means. I first heard this word in the lyrics to "Popsicle Toes" from Michael Franks' 1975 album, The Art of Tea. He rhymed it thusly:
January 12, 2011
jeffreydavidscott commented on the list words-i-like--29
I have selected words for this list not because I like what they mean (necessarily) but I like the sound, spelling, the way it looks, or some other random quality.
January 12, 2011
jeffreydavidscott commented on the word pain perdu
Now I know what the French call French toast, and it isn't just "toast."
January 11, 2011