tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33288643.post4243609692340709712..comments2023-12-18T03:54:34.700-05:00Comments on RockyCat: Wordsrockygracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457010488015617811noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33288643.post-80230890258823144192009-05-19T08:20:00.000-04:002009-05-19T08:20:00.000-04:00And of course I spelled that wrongly, I meant "pus...And of course I spelled that wrongly, I meant "pustule" not "pistule". <br /><br />Even more revolting than my incorrectly spelled one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33288643.post-53249387405042218182009-05-19T08:19:00.000-04:002009-05-19T08:19:00.000-04:00I would go so far as to say that "ampule" is not a...I would go so far as to say that "ampule" is not as revolting as "pistule".<br /><br />I love "mellifluous"; it sounds like its meaning (what's that? Onomatopoeia? Which, in itself, I think is a lovely word).<br /><br />And Lord Peter Wimsey?? I thought I was the only person who'd heard of him! You got all the books?? He's my absolute hero. Absolute.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33288643.post-71048616049721992432009-05-18T12:04:00.000-04:002009-05-18T12:04:00.000-04:00Okay, I admit it - I had to look up "obdurate".
...Okay, I admit it - I had to look up "obdurate". <br /><br />And "ampule"? Blarrggghhhhh.rockygracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14457010488015617811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33288643.post-66747195518490247602009-05-18T09:31:00.000-04:002009-05-18T09:31:00.000-04:00I love the words
Ersatz (never seems to be a good...I love the words<br /><br />Ersatz (never seems to be a good time to use it)<br />Samba<br />Undulate<br />Tinker<br />Obdurate<br />Coy, Arch, Dry -- pretty much every adjective that could describe Harriet Vane in a Lord Peter Wimsey novel <br /><br />Hate the words<br /><br />Ampule<br />Chicanery<br />Seer (who can pronounce it without sounding dumb?)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00745260466541309506noreply@blogger.com