words

Hmmm from kevinwilson ^Pro 11 days old

I find myself saying hmmmm quite a lot.it's quite useful.Preferable to saying something like 'what a @@££$$%%^^ ing stupid idea', but it's a bit of a ...

one million and one! from kevinwilson ^Pro 162 days old

just a quickie - apparently there are now officially one million words in the english language.and i just used 15 of them, then. that's 23 now oops ...

nice words 3 from kevinwilson ^Pro 220 days old

you remember that earlier post about pies? well i just tried doris's new recipe - which she has lovingly labelled 'cheesy socks and armpits' which ...

nice words from kevinwilson ^Pro 223 days old

susurrus - a whispering or rustling sound. it sort of sounds like what it is, doesn't it? and there's a word for that - onomatopoeia

lost and gone forever? from kevinwilson ^Pro 375 days old

[ ... ] of words like 'gadzooks', and i wonder if the bbc might want to bring them back and offer them to their presenters as alternatives. i suppose ...

getting it wrong 2 from kevinwilson ^Pro 480 days old

an acquaintance made me laugh the other day when she was describing how her mum gets her words mixed up.much to the family's complete shame and embarrassment, ...

websters dictionary from kevinwilson ^Pro 512 days old

webster taught america to spell, so he's got a lot to answer for! more importantly, he was an evangelical christian who didn't like rude words. like ...

strange words 3 from kevinwilson ^Pro 639 days old

 what is a LYCHNOBITE?   is it a) a toothless crone? b) a mollusc that lives in the mouth? c) a resident of the town of Lychno? sorry - you are ...

strange words 2 from kevinwilson ^Pro 644 days old

i feel distinctly SOPOROSE today. that means i feel sleepy. the reason is that i had coffee, several beers and red wine last night, mixed in with a ...

expressions from kevinwilson ^Pro 648 days old

old expressions are priceless and should be preserved for the nation at all costs. i was always being told to keep my hair on - another way of saying, ...