I think this word is about literary critics' (and college English teachers') unfortunate habit of overusing the word and notion of "phallic." Freud might have something to say about some literary critics' obsession with sexualizing literature. then again, he might need to diagnose his own obsession.
I miss this as the site's title. I just think wordie is so much more appropriate than wordnik ... when it comes to words, I think of myself much more as a "word foodie" than a "word beatnik." This site is really all about word savouring.
I just wasn't paying attention at the time -- I get it now. :) Actually, I really wasn't paying attention - my list is only about collecting -ling words, because I think they are adorable.
Something as simple as two mirrors can create something so mysterious. I used to wonder if this were the secret to going through the looking-glass and coming out the other side. :)
Comments by roseandivy
roseandivy commented on the word palindrome
How come palindrome isn't spelled this same backwards and forwards?
April 24, 2010
roseandivy commented on the word spectravision
One of those words that might make you think the future would be a lot more exciting than it turned out to be.
April 24, 2010
roseandivy commented on the word percolate
For me, this is all about the process ideas take to mature. Complete with sound effects.
April 24, 2010
roseandivy commented on the word logomnesia
Couldn't this be tip-of-the-tongue syndrome?
April 24, 2010
roseandivy commented on the word logorrhea
So what would word *constipation* be called?
April 24, 2010
roseandivy commented on the word phallacy
I think this word is about literary critics' (and college English teachers') unfortunate habit of overusing the word and notion of "phallic." Freud might have something to say about some literary critics' obsession with sexualizing literature. then again, he might need to diagnose his own obsession.
April 24, 2010
roseandivy commented on the list i-know-that-word-but--somehow--it-doesnt-look-familiar
I used to have this experience with the word school all the time. If I look at any word too long it can happen.
April 24, 2010
roseandivy commented on the word smitten
Also, why does Roget's Thesaurus II list "sex" as an antonym?
April 24, 2010
roseandivy commented on the word smitten
So, if you are smitten with someone, he has smote you? That's a strange way to conduct romance.
April 24, 2010
roseandivy commented on the word cozen
I don't know why, but this word always makes me think of jam and bread.
April 24, 2010
roseandivy commented on the word wordie
I miss this as the site's title. I just think wordie is so much more appropriate than wordnik ... when it comes to words, I think of myself much more as a "word foodie" than a "word beatnik." This site is really all about word savouring.
April 24, 2010
roseandivy commented on the list colors-fantastic
what a yummy word, thanks!
October 28, 2009
roseandivy commented on the list cherchez-la-femme-2
I know a fair amount of French, but what do you mean by cherchez la femme? Intriguing list, anyhow.
February 8, 2009
roseandivy commented on the list the-trial-of-the-wasps
Are these words that appear in the Sufjan Stevens' album?
February 8, 2009
roseandivy commented on the list how-do-you-like-kipling
Sionnach,
I just wasn't paying attention at the time -- I get it now. :) Actually, I really wasn't paying attention - my list is only about collecting -ling words, because I think they are adorable.
February 8, 2009
roseandivy commented on the list how-do-you-like-kipling
Oh, drat it all! And here I thought I was first to this idea with my list.
P.S. What's your rules for this list, then, sionnach?
April 9, 2008
roseandivy commented on the word kipling
Um, this is a common noun as well as a person? Anyone ever seen it used that way?
April 9, 2008
roseandivy commented on the word phrenology
I kept thinking this study was called phenology. Better mark it to avoid future embarrassment. ^^;;
April 9, 2008
roseandivy commented on the word encomium
I guess musicians like it, because it is also the title of a bittersweet song by Jamie Leonhart.
April 9, 2008
roseandivy commented on the word cairn
Aren't cairns also connected to Hermes in Greek mythology?
April 9, 2008
roseandivy commented on the word lucidity
Saloman hung down her head, laid bare her heart
For the world to see, she craved for intimacy
Through darkened doors her aspect veiled with indecision
Gazed out to sea, she craved lucidity
~"Enigma of the Absolute," Dead Can Dance
March 25, 2008
roseandivy commented on the list mes-mots-favoris
Dragonfly! Ooh. I did not know - but, unfortunately, it's not nearly as fun to say, imo.
March 25, 2008
roseandivy commented on the word for the nonce
Sometimes you just have to do things for the nonce of it?
March 19, 2008
roseandivy commented on the list the-impossible-people
I love your phrase, 'the impossible people' for folkloric folk! Did you come up with it, or is it from somewhere else?
March 19, 2008
roseandivy commented on the word meseems
Said while steepling the fingers and arching an eyebrow.
March 19, 2008
roseandivy commented on the word simulacrum
The simulacrum in Robin McKinley's Rose Daughter is a woman made of rose petals, that weeps rose petals.
March 19, 2008
roseandivy commented on the word quisling
What an awful meaning for such a charming word.
March 19, 2008
roseandivy commented on the list bird-songs
Great idea for a list! But it craves expansion. :(
March 19, 2008
roseandivy commented on the word asunderstorm
I love this! But -- what's your definition?
March 19, 2008
roseandivy commented on the word quietus
"With daggers, bodkins, bullets, man can make
a bruise or break for exit for his life;
but is that a quietus, O tell me, is it quietus?
Surely not so! for how could murder, even self-murder
ever a quietus make?
O let us talk of quiet that we know,
that we can know, the deep and lovely quiet
of a strong heart at peace!
How can we this, our own quietus make?"
D.H. Lawrence, "The Ship of Death"
March 19, 2008
roseandivy commented on the word witchery
Words have a certain witchery. <3
March 19, 2008
roseandivy commented on the user brandelion
Are you an intoxicating flower?
March 19, 2008
roseandivy commented on the word candent
A very candent candle!
March 19, 2008
roseandivy commented on the word fandango
"We skipped the light fandango
turned cartwheels 'cross the floor
I was feeling kinda seasick
but the crowd called out for more"
March 19, 2008
roseandivy commented on the word mew
Also to confine, as in a cage or pen.
March 19, 2008
roseandivy commented on the word mise en abîme
Something as simple as two mirrors can create something so mysterious. I used to wonder if this were the secret to going through the looking-glass and coming out the other side. :)
March 19, 2008
roseandivy commented on the word longeur
Do you mean longueur?
March 19, 2008
roseandivy commented on the word fatuous
Everytime I think of this word, I see a pompous little man, wider than he is tall, in a stovepipe hat and coattails, and a dour, dour frown.
March 19, 2008
roseandivy commented on the word bosky
There's a road near where I live called Boskydell. I didn't know that bosky was a word! Bosky dell - what a pretty image and yummy mouthful.
March 19, 2008
roseandivy commented on the list dark-or-bright-words-of-shine-and-define
I never realized before that 'lunatic' invokes 'moon-mad'.
March 19, 2008
roseandivy commented on the word dusky
"her dusky cheek" or "her dusky skin" -- I don't know what it's from, but I love the phrase.
March 19, 2008
roseandivy commented on the word jenny
This name always reminds me of Matilda's haiku, from Roald Dahl's book, and sweet, slim, smart Miss Honey.
March 16, 2008
roseandivy commented on the word jenny
How romantic, slumry! *grin* That sounds more than a bit like the literary couple Anne Shirley and Gilbert Blythe.
March 16, 2008
roseandivy commented on the word jonquil
This would make a lovely girl's name.
March 16, 2008
roseandivy commented on the user confabulate
Welcome, and sink your teeth into some juicy lexicon!
March 16, 2008
roseandivy commented on the list antique-names-female
How about Ingrid? It's lovely.
March 3, 2008
roseandivy commented on the word compass rose
For a good book that uses compass roses as a major thematic element, read East by Edith Pattou.
March 3, 2008
roseandivy commented on the word limn
"Sweetly are the secrets told-
Wrapt in crystal, limned in gold."
~Sharon Shinn
March 3, 2008
roseandivy commented on the word papillon
Also French for 'butterfly.'
March 3, 2008
roseandivy commented on the word phatic
It is so unappealing, but it has such a great meaning. Pity.
March 3, 2008
roseandivy commented on the list and-you-and-i
Wonderful idea for a list!
March 3, 2008
roseandivy commented on the list the-sweetest-thing
Yum!
March 3, 2008
roseandivy commented on the list unusual-color-related-words
I'm surprised you don't have opalescent.
March 3, 2008
roseandivy commented on the user popupstorybook
I love your username!
March 3, 2008
roseandivy commented on the word susurration
I usually see this word referring to the sound of the wind in tree leaves. I didn't realize it implied whispered language. How poetic. <3
February 28, 2008
roseandivy commented on the word pomegranate
Pomegranates are very sensual. The word and the fruit.
February 28, 2008
roseandivy commented on the word smite
I can't believe no one has commented on this word. It invites all sorts of wit.
February 28, 2008
roseandivy commented on the word unguent
This word disappointed me terribly. I was so sure it was pronounced un'JEHNT. Which is tasty. ung'gwehnt is icky.
February 28, 2008