Fortnight and other old words

[Anonymous]

Pixelated
Spiffed
Over-served
In his cups

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Farrier

That poof is even farrier than the last. I swear that lisp is a put-on.

[Anonymous]

Peckish.

[Anonymous]

betwixt

[Anonymous]

Coquette

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There's a deficit of interesting vocabulary in the USA due to the terrible education system. Words like "fortnight" are used throughout the English speaking world.

I was watching an idiotic British show with my mom (I think it was Absolutely Fabulous) and she pointed out how even in these lowbrow shows the vocabulary is richer than American vocabulary. For example, the two women went on a stroll, not a walk.

You are kicked off this thread for thinking AbFab is idiotic and lowbrow, and for thinking stroll is a "rich" term.

Preach!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:alight

Isn't "alright" just the informal version of "all right", not a previous, older version? Like anywayS vs anyway.

Is "alwrong" a word? No and alright is not a word.

[Anonymous]

Bristle

[Anonymous]

I like some of the violent words:
eviscerate
defenestrate
tarred and feathered
drawn and quartered.

Using them like "he eviscerated the person who damaged his car" or "she defenestrated the man who made a rude sexist remark to her" sounds so much more formal than some of the modern ways people describe such engagements.

[Anonymous]

wysiwyg

odsbodikins

bejesus

dungarees

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I like some of the violent words:
eviscerate
defenestrate
tarred and feathered
drawn and quartered.

Using them like "he eviscerated the person who damaged his car" or "she defenestrated the man who made a rude sexist remark to her" sounds so much more formal than some of the modern ways people describe such engagements.

flayed

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There's a deficit of interesting vocabulary in the USA due to the terrible education system. Words like "fortnight" are used throughout the English speaking world.

I was watching an idiotic British show with my mom (I think it was Absolutely Fabulous) and she pointed out how even in these lowbrow shows the vocabulary is richer than American vocabulary. For example, the two women went on a stroll, not a walk.

This is why I think most people incorrectly use the word "further" when they actually mean "farther." (Most of the time you are referring to an actual distance, for which you would use farther). I think they think saying further sounds fancier, ergo they sound smarter. When in reality they're using the wrong word...

[Anonymous]

Fortnight is still commonly used in the UK.

[Anonymous]

Can we bring back “pal around” or just pal to refer to your friend?

Also love all the mongers.

My upper elementary aged kid recently pointed to an array of something and I really wish array was more commonly used!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I like some of the violent words:
eviscerate
defenestrate
tarred and feathered
drawn and quartered.

Using them like "he eviscerated the person who damaged his car" or "she defenestrated the man who made a rude sexist remark to her" sounds so much more formal than some of the modern ways people describe such engagements.

flayed

Yup, another good one!