jeffreydavidscott has adopted no words, looked up 0 words, created 4 lists, listed 404 words, written 5 comments, added 0 tags, and loved 6 words.
jeffreydavidscott has adopted no words, looked up 0 words, created 4 lists, listed 404 words, written 5 comments, added 0 tags, and loved 6 words.
Comments by jeffreydavidscott
jeffreydavidscott commented on the word intermontane
Hey, CIA... aren't ALL valleys "intermontane?"
July 15, 2011
jeffreydavidscott commented on the word flye
I like the unnecessary "e." Perhaps it is just a fancy spelling, or perhaps it is back-formed from "flyes," a spelling that distinguishes it from "flies."
January 17, 2011
jeffreydavidscott commented on the word pulchritude
This seems like an unattractive word, in contrast to what it means. I first heard this word in the lyrics to "Popsicle Toes" from Michael Franks' 1975 album, The Art of Tea. He rhymed it thusly:
January 12, 2011
jeffreydavidscott commented on the list words-i-like--29
I have selected words for this list not because I like what they mean (necessarily) but I like the sound, spelling, the way it looks, or some other random quality.
January 12, 2011
jeffreydavidscott commented on the word pain perdu
Now I know what the French call French toast, and it isn't just "toast."
January 11, 2011