wordlover42 has looked up 0 words, created 3 lists, listed 86 words, written 69 comments, added 0 tags, and loved 10 words.
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God bless you for being such a good sport- I'm a fan of etymology as well. Welcome!
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No, I am not Dara Torres. What makes you think that?
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Oh Dara, I knew you would google yourself and wind up here eventually.
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Dara! Welcome to Wordie, at last!
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You're not Dara Torres, are you?
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It's sci-fi humour. If you like Vonnegut you'll probably like Adams.
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I actually never read the book, but I just requested it from the library after googling "Douglas Adams 42". Thanks for an inadvertent book suggestion!
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It's also the answer to the meaning of life and everything. Just ask Douglas Adams.
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Thank you.I don't know what drew me to it, but it's been my favorite number for a while.
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42 is a good number
wordlover42 commented on the list the-teen-years
okay.. nicely disrespectful.. that's okay..
Jun 27, 2009
wordlover42 commented on the list the-teen-years
Same here plethora!
Jun 26, 2009
wordlover42 commented on the word spoonerism
I once received a chain email full of spoonerisms.. my favorite was a waiter trying to say " Let me show you to your seats" that instead said " Let me sew you to your sheets".
Jun 24, 2009
wordlover42 commented on the word gifthorse
I first looked at this word thinking the "th" was a syllable, and I was thinking.. gifTHorse.. what on earth.. now I get it.
Jun 23, 2009
wordlover42 commented on the word synaesthesia
An interesting book, that, while fiction, talks about synaesthesia, is The Name Of This Book Is Secret. I liked it al ot and found the extreme synaesthesia interesting.
Jun 23, 2009
wordlover42 commented on the word synaesthesia
I get word-color ,sound-color, and number-color synaesthesia pretty strongly. I find the topic very interesting.
fer_k has it as well, just based on a comment of theirs I read on gloaming
Jun 23, 2009
wordlover42 commented on the word gloaming
Gloaming.. for some bizarre reason I always think of jello when I hear this word.. I have no idea why.
Jun 23, 2009
wordlover42 commented on the list creative-onomatopoeia
what about serene?
Jun 23, 2009
wordlover42 commented on the user fer_k
Noticed your comment on oneiric. Words have colors for me, too. Same with sounds. There's actually a name for it- synesthesia.
Jun 23, 2009
wordlover42 commented on the word flump
I love this sound. FLUMP!
Jun 23, 2009
wordlover42 commented on the word preggo
I get what you mean by the rolling "r".I think.Is it kind of in your throat? The French use it too.( I speak French).
Jun 21, 2009
wordlover42 commented on the word infanticipate
It's like a cross between infanticide and anticipate.. maybe it should mean when you know about an infanticide in advance.
Jun 20, 2009
wordlover42 commented on the word 42
I am not Dara Torres!
Jun 20, 2009
wordlover42 commented on the word 42
I assure you, I knew nothing about this discussion when I created my username, and I am NOT Dara Torres.
Jun 20, 2009
wordlover42 commented on the word vendetta pinata
Vendetta pinata..hmm... any guesses?
Jun 20, 2009
wordlover42 commented on the word xenohomonecropedapyrobestiality
Fun word! Adding this to my favorites.
Jun 20, 2009
wordlover42 commented on the user wordlover42
No, I am not Dara Torres. What makes you think that?
Jun 20, 2009
wordlover42 commented on the word what is this
A phrase you never want to hear in the presence of a doctor or when cleaning your closet
Jun 20, 2009
wordlover42 commented on the list words-you-hope-you-won-t-hear-in-your-doctor-s-office-even-though-they-sound-pleasant-enough
how about influenza? Or what is this?
Jun 20, 2009
wordlover42 commented on the user wordlover42
I actually never read the book, but I just requested it from the library after googling "Douglas Adams 42". Thanks for an inadvertent book suggestion!
Jun 20, 2009
wordlover42 commented on the word squirrel covers
Okay then, I won't.Are you going to tell us what they are or do we not want to know?
Jun 20, 2009
wordlover42 commented on the word sardoodledom
There's a hilarious video of one of the 2007 spellers getting this word on youtube.Just search sardoodledom.
Jun 20, 2009
wordlover42 commented on the word sardoodledom
melodrama
Jun 20, 2009
wordlover42 commented on the word sardoodledon
Whoops.. it's actually Sardoodledom. I listed it wrong the first time
Jun 20, 2009
wordlover42 commented on the user wordlover42
Thank you.I don't know what drew me to it, but it's been my favorite number for a while.
Jun 20, 2009
wordlover42 commented on the word oneiric
Cool word! Now how to fit this one into a conversation.. "I had the weirdest oneiric vision last night as I was speelping"
Jun 20, 2009
wordlover42 commented on the word squirrel covers
Now when will that be?
Is it something used to cover a squirrel nest?
Jun 20, 2009
wordlover42 commented on the word triskaidekaphobic
Love this word.. though I don't have it, not being a superstitious sort of person.
Jun 20, 2009
wordlover42 commented on the word squirrel covers
Blankets used for injured squirrels saved by the humane society?
(Is that any closer?)
Jun 20, 2009
wordlover42 commented on the word schadenfreude
Love this word.. taking pleasure in others' misfortune
Jun 20, 2009
wordlover42 commented on the word youpi!
You should create one, madmouth.
Jun 20, 2009
wordlover42 commented on the word squirrel covers
Umm... Blankets for hiding the squirrel invasion from party guests?
Jun 20, 2009
wordlover42 commented on the word mcjob
Really!? I can't believe they would sue over that.People sue over anything these days.
Jun 20, 2009
wordlover42 commented on the word stochastically
It means "In a random manner"
Jun 20, 2009
wordlover42 commented on the word youpi!
Love this word.I just imagine this little French boy in a beret jumping up and shouting youpi!
Jun 20, 2009
wordlover42 commented on the word cacoethes
Love this word.It was on the Round One Test for the National Spelling Bee last year.
Jun 20, 2009
wordlover42 commented on the list confused-spelling
What about angel and angle?
Jun 20, 2009
wordlover42 commented on the word quite
Quite has always seemed like a very proper, classic "British" word to me.
Jun 20, 2009
wordlover42 commented on the list vive-la-france
Great list!
Jun 20, 2009
wordlover42 commented on the word pushymuchu
Love your definition, bilby!
Jun 20, 2009
wordlover42 commented on the word pissenlit
Umm... the translation for this one is not very pleasant.. "pee in bed"
Jun 20, 2009
wordlover42 commented on the word allopecia
The losing of one's hair
Jun 20, 2009
wordlover42 commented on the word email
The original usage of email, before computers came along, was as the name of a blue-green color.
Jun 20, 2009
wordlover42 commented on the word c'est la fin des haricots
Literal translation: It's the end of the green beans. Oh No! The end of the green beans is coming! Whatever shall we do?
Jun 20, 2009
wordlover42 commented on the list archaic-colours
What about "email"? It's pronounced aymy and it's a blueish green.
Jun 20, 2009
wordlover42 commented on the list wordlover42-s-favorites
Yes, all the words on my list are real.They are listed in the dictionary.
Jun 20, 2009
wordlover42 commented on the word bric-a-brac
I just love this word, for no particular reason.
Jun 20, 2009
wordlover42 commented on the word execute
"Let's get executed" !? Umm, suicidal much?
Jun 20, 2009
wordlover42 commented on the word blurk
The sound yogurt makes when you pour it out of its container.. this word was invented by me!
Jun 20, 2009
wordlover42 commented on the word phenolphthalein
Interestingly spelled word...
Jun 20, 2009