Description : Can you combine the words luscious and discipline in the same sentence (a good sentence)
Last Answer : That’s easy. The luscious frosting on the cake challenged my attempts at self discipline.
Description : Is 'tang' a negative word?
Last Answer : Yes. To quote the great Buzz Aldrin: “Tang sucks”.
Description : Erudite fluther vocabularians, what is the “sister” equivalent of the word “brethren”?
Last Answer : Sistren.
Description : What is another way of saying will not be appeased?
Last Answer : Mollify Deter
Description : What does it mean when a teenager looks bored and says, "Random"?
Last Answer : I have a 9 year old grandaughter who will say “Wow, that was random” but 99% of the time she is using it correctly because grandpa has ADD and said…..SQUIRREL!..... sorry, anyway that is what she has to deal with.
Description : Erudite ask-public vocabularians, what is the word for the 4th level of separateness? (See details)
Last Answer : Edited because, well, wrong.
Description : Is there a rule for the pronunciation of the "H" at the beginning of a word?
Last Answer : Nope. Probably why English is the most if not one of the most difficult languages to learn.
Description : Is there a term for this?
Last Answer : answer:Keeping Up with the Jonses’ ennui angst
Description : Anybody out there have any grammar/vocabulary pet peeves?
Last Answer : answer:The enormous amount of improper usage examples on my list would likely nauseate you, so I'll simply mention the two that are topping my list at present: There's too many . . . .I ... day was myriads of different kinds. The house should be raided by the grammar and the redundancy squads.
Description : Can you define the word "limn" without looking it up?
Last Answer : answer:I’m a writer, so it’s important for me to vary my word use and to use the correct word to get my meaning across. But if I use obscure words that most people don’t know, that rather defeats the purpose of the whole process. And no, I don’t know the definition of “limn.” Shoot me :-/
Description : In honor of the eighth of April, want to play a silly word game?
Last Answer : answer:What an eccentric thing to do. I may echo others when I ask why e? I know the mind of @Jeruba effervesces with vocabulary of all sorts, for example, eggplant. It might just perhaps be an ... an elementary question. I could go on for a seeming eternity, so I'll play along on other questions.
Description : Difference between 'dander' and 'mould'?
Last Answer : Basically dander is dead and mold is alive. Dander is dead skin cells and the like from a living creature such as a cat. Mold is an organism all by itself and may be alive. If actively growing, it is.
Description : What does fictitious mean ?
Last Answer : Not real.
Description : Maxim VS proverb?
Last Answer : answer:A proverb is any kind of simple saying which expresses a commonsense or practical ‘truth’. A maxim is a proverb pertaining specifically to a principle of action – the way you should act or be, the way you should live your life. A maxim is a specific type of proverb telling you how to act.
Description : Stipulation VS condition?
Last Answer : answer:It depends on usage. One can use stipulation as a form of condition, but in technical uses one essentially stipulates a condition. To stipulate is to lay down a set of requirements, demands or limitations, ... he may live in the house, on the condition that he is married by the age of 16.
Description : Help with sentence?
Last Answer : Technically, the first, but it’s really awkward. Is there another option?
Description : What is the difference between 'divert' and 'avert'?
Last Answer : answer:divert - to take an action that causes something to change direction avert - not as active a word as divert it's the act of turning away from, or prevent a calamity The major ... something like an accident], whereas divert is more neutral [diverting the canal water into two pathways].
Description : Westernized is a word. So why are Southernized, Northernized, and Easternized flagged on spell check?
Last Answer : It is a method of sourcing philosophy and culture. The widest acknowledged cultural gaps are between the Eastern and Western philosophies.
Description : A word for when one neither confirms nor deny something?
Last Answer : No contest?
Description : Do you think the word "refudiate" just might find a niche in our language?
Last Answer : Oh, God, I hope not. It is clearly an ignorant mix of refute and repudiate.
Description : Do you think you can tell a lot about a person by the vocabulary they use?
Last Answer : Totally, it is a great way to tell how they care about impressions and knowledge. Like for instance, “I’m good” Or “I’m well”
Description : Funniest mispeak?
Last Answer : Ha ha! I remember a client bringing his dog in for it’s shots, and when the doctor said ‘this one is for distemper,” the guy actually said… don’t give him that one. he’s a guard dog, and I want him to be mean!! Another guy looked at his dog’s ear mites under the microscope and yelled Monsters!!
Description : What annoys you more?When people say aks instead of ask,or when people say pasific instead of specific?
Last Answer : It happens in conversation all the time!!!Do you know of any other glaring examples of mispronunciation.
Description : Adjectives for Pastries?
Last Answer : answer:I would use words to describe the beauty of the combination of flavors. Beautiful, wonderful, superb, and so on. I don’t think that pastry connoisseurs have a special language, but watching cooking competitions, the good things quite often have to do with the beauty of it all.
Description : Anyone in the medical field know what an "AR day" is?
Last Answer : account receivable
Description : How to Improve Your Vocabulary
Last Answer : How to Improve Your Vocabulary There's a right word for everything. Not everyone may appreciate being called a walking encyclopedia or a walking dictionary, but to have the right word for just ... language far more creatively and effectively than with having a limited set of words to work with.
Description : Why can't you get replies to questions for words found in dictionaries?
Last Answer : Online Laws of Q & A - Formula states: Answers to questions are immediately affected by number of questions + number of hours in a day x number of people able or available to answer - how many people troll ... again in a few minutes". It's like getting a busy signal on a telephone.... try again.
Description : Have you ever looked back on your questions and answers and thought, I can’t believe I wrote that?
Last Answer : Sometimes!