A list of 26 words by jennarenn.
- abase appears on 90 other lists
- abate appears on 117 other lists
- abbreviate appears on 24 other lists
- abdicate appears on 85 other lists
- abduct appears on 33 other lists
- abet appears on 63 other lists
- abhor appears on 118 other lists
- abide appears on 50 other lists
- abjure appears on 181 other lists
- abnegate appears on 58 other lists
- abolish appears on 32 other lists
- abort appears on 12 other lists
- abound appears on 30 other lists
- abrade appears on 33 other lists
- abridge appears on 43 other lists
- abscond appears on 209 other lists
- absent appears on 15 other lists
- absolve appears on 55 other lists
- absorb appears on 31 other lists
- abstain appears on 38 other lists
- allocate appears on 29 other lists
- attack appears on 38 other lists
- abut appears on 44 other lists
- accuse appears on 17 other lists
- allow appears on 20 other lists
- lollygag appears on 74 other lists
jennarenn Actually, Esperanto was my inspiration. Silly young thing that I was, I wanted to see if I could do it too. Feb 19, 2007
reesetee I've seen absent used in a slightly different way: "Absent credible evidence, we'll have to acquit him." Not used very often in common speech--I've only read it this way. We don't run around the office speaking that way, for example, even if we absent ourselves from meetings. ;-) Feb 18, 2007
uselessness Y'all know about Esperanto? One of the few made-up languages that actually caught on and is used around the world. Feb 18, 2007
palooka I did the same thing - try to devise a new language. It gave me an appreciation for the structure & incredible variety of English. Feb 18, 2007
uselessness So does this use mean "to leave a meeting while it's in progress," or "to never go to the meeting?" I would assume that absent refers to never having arrived in the first place. Feb 18, 2007
chained_bear I've heard it quite a few times and used it myself once or twice, e.g. "I'll absent myself from this meeting since I have another meeting in ten minutes." I hear it used along the lines of "recuse oneself." Feb 18, 2007
jennarenn Well, absent is in most of the online dictionaries as a transitive verb. Dictionary.com even uses the example of absenting oneself from a meeting. It’s pretty formal. I’ve heard it only a few times in real life, usually coming from an English teacher. :) Feb 9, 2007
seanahan I've never heard anyone use "absent yourself". I think they would say "be absent from a meeting". Feb 8, 2007
jennarenn You can absent yourself from a meeting, etc. The fact that it's not usually used in that sense is what makes that one so neat. :) Feb 8, 2007
seanahan Can absent be a verb? Feb 8, 2007
jennarenn I got as far as making a list of verbs that I needed to work on. :) I realized that no matter what system I used, it would still be based on either English or French. After that, the whole thing seem phony. I just love A verbs for the memories. Feb 8, 2007
reesetee jennarenn, how far did you get in your new language? Would love to see some of *those* words! :-) Feb 2, 2007