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by cosmictanya Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:06 pm
Have you learned any new words recently?
I’ve just learned we are operating an ‘evacuteria’ at a Sudanese airport.
I’ve just learned we are operating an ‘evacuteria’ at a Sudanese airport.
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Re: New words
by Nightjar Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:52 pm
Well, it's not new to me, but I'd urge everyone to to look up the word "granfalloon".
Very apt for this day and age.
Very apt for this day and age.
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Re: New words
by cosmictanya Tue Apr 25, 2023 11:18 pm
I’ve looked it up. I’ll apply it liberally from now on.
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Re: New words
by Fangirl Three Wed Apr 26, 2023 7:53 am
The newest word I've learnt is 'declinature'. That's the act of declining someone something (like a bank account or a card transaction).
I've been using 'declination' in that context, but apparently 'declinature' is the correct legal term.
I've been using 'declination' in that context, but apparently 'declinature' is the correct legal term.
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Re: New words
by Butterfield Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:54 pm
malapropism
/ˈmaləprəpɪz(ə)m/
noun
the mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with an amusing effect (e.g. ‘dance a flamingo ’ instead of flamenco ).
/ˈmaləprəpɪz(ə)m/
noun
the mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with an amusing effect (e.g. ‘dance a flamingo ’ instead of flamenco ).
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Re: New words
by Fangirl Three Sat Feb 03, 2024 3:17 pm
I learnt that at school. It's named after Mrs Malaprop, a character in some play, who keeps using malapropisms.
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Re: New words
by cosmictanya Mon Feb 05, 2024 12:30 am
Butterfield wrote:malapropism
/ˈmaləprəpɪz(ə)m/
noun
the mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with an amusing effect (e.g. ‘dance a flamingo ’ instead of flamenco ).
Every soap has a Mrs Malaprop. Mrs Mangel, Hilda Ogden and her ‘muriel’, Dot Cotton - or maybe Ethel was more so. But they pretty much all rely on it as a comedic device.
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Re: New words
by cosmictanya Wed Apr 10, 2024 6:41 pm
Couldn’t find a thread, can’t make one.
I have never been able to pronounce tribunal properly.
In my head it’s tribuneral, and that’s what I think it should be.
I find it so tricky I never use the word at all. I always notice its use by others.
I have never been able to pronounce tribunal properly.
In my head it’s tribuneral, and that’s what I think it should be.
I find it so tricky I never use the word at all. I always notice its use by others.
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