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Favorite word you never get to use
05-10-2011, 10:40 AM
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Favorite word you never get to use
I saw this thread posted on another message board I go to and thought it was a fun question. What is your favorite word that you rarely get to use?
For me it is 'ta-da'. Unless you are a magician you never get to use that word, but I have always wanted to have my client at a meeting, and have the design boards all covered up, and then with a flourish, rip off the cover and say 'ta-da!'
I also like the word 'egregious', but rarely find a place I can use it.
So what is your favorite word you rarely get to use?
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05-10-2011, 10:43 AM
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05-10-2011, 10:45 AM
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05-10-2011, 10:49 AM
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05-10-2011, 10:55 AM
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There is a word I sometimes use, but rarely get to do.
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05-10-2011, 10:59 AM
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Defenestrate.
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05-10-2011, 11:03 AM
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Plethora - thanks to the Three Amigos it's got a whole different feel now.
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05-10-2011, 11:05 AM
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Abstemiously is one of the two English words with all the vowels in alphabetical order, he said facetiously.
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05-10-2011, 11:21 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by calmloki
Plethora - thanks to the Three Amigos it's got a whole different feel now.
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lol...that movie cracked me up! I think I'll stream it from Netflix tonight & watch it again!
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05-10-2011, 11:38 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by hakuna matata
I also like the word 'egregious', but rarely find a place I can use it.
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Just have more political discussions. Egregious describes about 75% of what goes on in that arena.
Ha
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05-10-2011, 11:43 AM
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I've always liked the phrase "eschew obfuscation".
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05-10-2011, 11:52 AM
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05-10-2011, 11:56 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nords
Defenestrate.
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This is one of those English words I really dislike because it does not mean what it says. How exactly do you castrate someone on a fence by throwing them out a window?
Oh, never mind...I get it.
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05-10-2011, 12:13 PM
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Interstitial.
I like it, I just always forget to use it when I can.
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05-10-2011, 01:52 PM
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All I can think of is a favorite phrase: confirmation bias.
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05-10-2011, 02:00 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sarah in SC
All I can think of is a favorite phrase: confirmation bias.
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A very usefull phrase to keep in mind.
Ha
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05-10-2011, 02:14 PM
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my favorite word is ovulate!
if this mare would ovulate, we could quit ordering semen and driving to the airport to pick it up!
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05-10-2011, 02:35 PM
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05-10-2011, 02:41 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by slingshot
my favorite word is ovulate!
if this mare would ovulate, we could quit ordering semen and driving to the airport to pick it up!
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This is why context is important, or impotent, as the case may be!
I wish you luck with your mare!
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05-10-2011, 03:18 PM
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No, dear.
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