A list of 25 words by nkocharh.
- soi-disant appears on 26 other lists
- je ne sais quoi appears on 44 other lists
- guerrilla appears on 9 other lists
- attaché appears on 12 other lists
- serviette appears on 10 other lists
- aubergine appears on 136 other lists
- beef appears on 26 other lists
- pork appears on 19 other lists
- sayonara appears on 7 other lists
- ciao appears on 14 other lists
- mot juste appears on 38 other lists
- bon mot appears on 41 other lists
- bon vivant appears on 42 other lists
- dilettante appears on 163 other lists
- portmanteau appears on 252 other lists
- adios appears on 2 other lists
- venison appears on 17 other lists
- double entendre appears on 18 other lists
- veal appears on 13 other lists
- connoisseur appears on 77 other lists
- status quo appears on 21 other lists
- a cappella appears on 10 other lists
- yurt appears on 32 other lists
- flotilla appears on 30 other lists
- de facto appears on 38 other lists
janusword and sheep - mutton, of course. Jul 5, 2008
nkocharh Aah, I had forgotten about venison. Thanks! Yes, the food dichotomy was one of the things that stuck out for me when I listened to the BBC adaptation of Bryson's Mother Tongue. The reason for the difference between food au naturel and at table made perfect sense once explained, but was still a revelation. Dec 12, 2006
seanahan There is an interesting dichotomy
cow - beef
pig - pork
deer - venison
This doesn't apply to birds though. Dec 12, 2006
nkocharh I realize that more than half our language is imported, but these are some words that either are particularly obvious examples of that, or are surprising, or I just think are fun to say. Dec 11, 2006