tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post5336286805143548291..comments2024-03-15T01:11:32.832-07:00Comments on Bardiac: Favorite WordBardiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-63452825257862034672007-01-16T14:09:00.000-08:002007-01-16T14:09:00.000-08:00Great words, all.
And teri, wow, I've never heard...Great words, all.<br /><br />And teri, wow, I've never heard of that, but it DOES make some sense.Bardiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-86252854740328459482007-01-15T19:09:00.000-08:002007-01-15T19:09:00.000-08:00My favorite word? resistentialism - The theory th...My favorite word? resistentialism - The theory that inanimate objects demonstrate hostile behavior against us. <br /><br />(It explains so much, doesn't it?)Coffee-Drinking Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11029304444311098520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-5669828837217543682007-01-15T06:49:00.000-08:002007-01-15T06:49:00.000-08:00I've liked "onomatopoeia" for as long as I've know...I've liked "onomatopoeia" for as long as I've known what it was...I guess it just 'splashed' into my brain and periodically 'buzzes' back into my consciousness to let me know it's there...<br />AArtemishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15321501062140234923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-61742579640494614452007-01-15T06:35:00.000-08:002007-01-15T06:35:00.000-08:00I have long been partial to 'ver de terre' (earthw...I have long been partial to 'ver de terre' (earthworm). I know, it's not one word - but it sure feels/sounds like it.Hilairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09033740943173352249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-22583843358209785132007-01-15T04:23:00.000-08:002007-01-15T04:23:00.000-08:00I love the Old English "wordhoard," which sounds s...I love the Old English "wordhoard," which sounds so much more exciting than "vocabulary." "Vocabulary" sounds like something that happens to you, while "wordhoard" sounds like something you do, perhaps even something you're compelled to do, obsessively scavenging for words and hoarding them for future use.Bevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05412883073330413390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-71407446328707781792007-01-15T00:11:00.000-08:002007-01-15T00:11:00.000-08:00My one of my favorite words is 'Lagniappe'.
It is...My one of my favorite words is 'Lagniappe'.<br /><br />It is a Louisiana French Cajun word, but has origin in the Quechua language. It means, roughly 'a little bit extra'. For instance, 'if blogger X says anything sane this week, it will be lagniappe'. Links about this term are available <a href="http://www.bartleby.com/61/80/L0018000.html">here</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagniappe">here</a>.<br /><br />My own favorite though is 'Hi-hi', which in the <a href="http://www.native-languages.org/cree.htm">Cree language</a> means 'Thank you'. When I worked on a Cree reservation, they were terribly funny about the fact that they lacked a word for 'Please' in their language.<br /><br />The CPThe Combat Philosopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06533397644493139591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-40234937430346208932007-01-14T23:56:00.000-08:002007-01-14T23:56:00.000-08:00English: I've liked 'verisimilitude' for some stra...English: I've liked 'verisimilitude' for some strange region since I first chanced across it. But it seems sententious to use it. Almost as sententious as using sententious instead of w**keresque.<br /><br />Other: jamais vu (converse of deja vu)Dr Dorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00038767903911860667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-27411092948226344772007-01-14T18:08:00.000-08:002007-01-14T18:08:00.000-08:00I used to live in Quito but I never picked up much...I used to live in Quito but I never picked up much Quechua. <br /><br />I know some English words that derive from Quechua though (coca, condor, jerky, llama).Uke Xensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14925310033193507314noreply@blogger.com