Words

PostWords by JK » Tue Aug 26, 2008 3:31 pm

Today's Word of the Day, courtesy of the Dictionary.com Facebook application, is:

peregrination \pehr-uh-gruh-NAY-shun\, noun:
A traveling from place to place; a wandering.

"In 1890, Lafcadio Hearn settled in Japan after a lifetime of restless, melancholy peregrination."
-- Francine Prose, "Modern Geisha", New York Times, April 23, 2000

Peregrination comes from Latin peregrinatio, from peregrinari, "to stay or travel in foreign countries," from peregre, "in a foreign country, abroad," from per, "through" + ager, "land."

Fascinating stuff, I'm sure you'll agree. Perhaps not something I could use in everyday conversation, but quite interesting nonetheless.

I guess the point of this topic would be about your favourite words, or your least favourite words, or words you wish you could use more often in conversation.

Off the top of my head, I'm particularly fond of facultative just because its fun to say, although I've only ever used it in a scientific context.

PostRe: Words by **Drumstick** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 3:39 pm

Not exactly a favourite word, but after receiving an email my manager asked us what ostensibly meant. I was the only one who knew.

I used ostentatious in a conversation at the weekend too, totally unplanned.

PostRe: Words by **aayl1** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 3:41 pm

I've started using the word "wootbiscuits" in conversation.

I think I made it up.

PostRe: Words by **Spindash** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 3:41 pm

"ecumenical"

PostRe: Words by **Turok** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 3:42 pm

Doppelganger. I'm your doppelganger babe. I bang gangs two at the time.

PostRe: Words by **Cuttooth** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 3:47 pm

I really don't like some of the British colloquialisms like 'shag' and 'snog'.

PostRe: Words by **Vermin** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 3:48 pm

My favouritetest word is Leaf.

PostRe: Words by **Steve** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 4:00 pm

"Moist"

PostRe: Words by **Mini E** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 4:01 pm

Gobbledeegoop

Hubbub

Love both those words

PostRe: Words by **Pan** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 4:10 pm

Pathetic, but only in the original Greek sense of the word.

PostRe: Words by JK » Tue Aug 26, 2008 4:51 pm

Pan wrote:Pathetic, but only in the original Greek sense of the word.

I called my girlfriend pathetic once, meaning it in that sense... when I explained myself she thought I was talking rubbish and refused to talk to me. :fp:

Website · PostRe: Words by **Tragic Magic** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 5:29 pm

I like the word 'elixir'.

PostRe: Words by **Igor** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 5:36 pm

Gusset, as in the elastic in panties, is a nice word.

Do you every say a word so much it stops sounding like a word?

Word, for example... What a weird word. The more I say word, the less it makes sense.

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