THE RECLAMATION OF LOST WORDS
2010-03-17 10:56:49.302592+00 by
Chris
4 comments
interesting, see what you think
I particularly like "blatherskite -- one who loudly displays his ignorance. Universally applicable in the American public discourse; think radio talk show bloviators and the combatants on the Sunday morning television mud wrestling (aka political commentary) shows.
and: tootle -- to move along in a very leisurely manner.
http://www.lost-vocabulary.com/index.html
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#Comment Re: made: 2010-03-17 12:08:42.485838+00 by:
m
For a humbling vocabulary experience:
http://freerice.com/index.php
At level 50 the words become a bit obscure
#Comment Re: made: 2010-03-17 15:10:08.341121+00 by:
Nancy
In Dominica, to "tootle" is to gently tap your horn (usually several times) at someone in another vehicle. It's considered a polite (and leisurely) way to ask them to move along in a very leisurely manner, so I think the definition fits!
#Comment Re: made: 2010-03-19 17:18:33.373534+00 by:
Shawn
Boy, you weren't kidding, m. Although this seems to apply to the upper 40s as well - maybe anything after 40?
#Comment Re: made: 2010-03-20 16:06:34.90823+00 by:
John Anderson
I got to level 51 but couldn't progress past that...