Wordnik.com: Seanahan's Words: Comments

Comment by spicolli, over 2 years ago

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 17:58:00 +0000

I appreciate this list. A lot of the words that have meaning to you have meaning to me. Then again. I'm pretty promiscuous with teh words. Thanks for Reaganite and freedom fries

Comment by reesetee, over 2 years ago

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 07:05:45 +0000

I agree on all counts. For me, there really *are* many thousands of words that have significance to me or that somehow fill out a list. Many of them, for example, are words that I associate with people I've known--when you take that into account, how many thousands more are possible? :-)

It's also interesting to find out why people add words here. Some pick out the "jewels," some like to make comprehensive lists....To each his own--that's the beauty of Wordie!

Comment by chained_bear, over 2 years ago

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 21:41:21 +0000

Funny, seanahan, that's my thing too. I don't give a damn about numbers, I like words. Glad there's a site for all of us who do!

Comment by palooka, over 2 years ago

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 21:11:25 +0000

When you consider there's millions of words in the English language, what's 3000 well-chosen ones? You have a love of the language also. A year from now people will have 30,000. Hope John has the bandwidth.

Comment by seanahan, over 2 years ago

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 20:26:14 +0000

My thing is that I like for all of my words to have some significance to me, or to be necessary for some list. I understand that people seem to have this thing with quantity, or will grab up any word that has any meaning whatsoever, but I'm not like that.

Comment by reesetee, over 2 years ago

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 19:52:33 +0000

Which, admittedly, are legion. But I never thought I was such a profligate in the word department. Heavens.

Comment by chained_bear, over 2 years ago

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 19:47:53 +0000

No need. No need, really. I'm doing this... for *your sins*.
;)

Comment by reesetee, over 2 years ago

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 19:44:42 +0000

Gosh, chained_bear, and we haven't even offered you a tip!

Comment by chained_bear, over 2 years ago

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 19:28:59 +0000

I thought the same thing when I took my first hit of Wordie. But now I'm hooked, and 3000 isn't enough.

Actually, in all seriousness, I try to be careful about adding words and prefer to "favorite" people's lists rather than add more than, say, 5% of their words to one of my lists. On the other hand, I'm not just adding words, I'm categorizing the entire English language. I've taken this project on myself for the good of the world and the salvation of other Wordies. You're welcome.

Comment by reesetee, over 2 years ago

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 18:12:54 +0000

Hey, some of us just like a LOT of words, seanahan. What can I say? :-)

Comment by vmarinelli, over 2 years ago

Tue, 06 Feb 2007 23:12:45 +0000

Great list. And thanks for the correction WRT fruitarian. I'd just spelled it wrong. Horrors!

Comment by seanahan, over 2 years ago

Tue, 23 Jan 2007 18:30:05 +0000

Seriously, what does it mean when you have 3000 words? Is there a word for it, polylogy?

Comment by abraxaszugzwang, over 2 years ago

Mon, 22 Jan 2007 23:45:29 +0000

You're right to be protective/picky.

Comment by seanahan, over 2 years ago

Wed, 06 Dec 2006 08:14:53 +0000

These are my words. I may not have the most, as I am fairly picky as what to add to "my" words.