acediscovery has adopted no words, looked up 0 words, created 1 list, listed 51 words, written 15 comments, added 0 tags, and loved 0 words.
acediscovery has adopted no words, looked up 0 words, created 1 list, listed 51 words, written 15 comments, added 0 tags, and loved 0 words.
Comments by acediscovery
acediscovery commented on the word involved
"they are not wanting this, they are not willing it - they are just involved, see? They walk IN and they get trapped between the revolving doors of those two v's. Involved."
- from Zadie Smith's White Teeth
January 2, 2009
acediscovery commented on the list acediscoverys-list
All my spellings now good.
November 28, 2008
acediscovery commented on the word gezellig
I love gezellig - lots of European languages (except English) have this concept, but the Dutch version's the most guttural.
November 28, 2008
acediscovery commented on the word guglhupf
An Austrian cake - yum yum
November 28, 2008
acediscovery commented on the word gilliver
a wanton wench
November 28, 2008
acediscovery commented on the word mounteback
a charlatan; boastful pretender to knowledge or skill
November 28, 2008
acediscovery commented on the word rantogenic
Rnat causing - like carcinogenic, but rants
November 28, 2008
acediscovery commented on the word puctilio
a fine point of exactness in conduct and ceremony
November 28, 2008
acediscovery commented on the word ingenting
The Swedish for nothing - a schlager song lyric must-have
November 28, 2008
acediscovery commented on the word bedizen
to dress or adorn in a gaudy manner
November 28, 2008
acediscovery commented on the word bowlderise
to remove or modify the parts that are considered offensive
November 28, 2008
acediscovery commented on the word bombinate
to buzz / hum / drone
November 28, 2008
acediscovery commented on the word bamblusterate
to confuse by making lots of noise and fuss
November 28, 2008
acediscovery commented on the list acediscoverys-list
I like words, I do
November 28, 2008
acediscovery commented on the list acediscoverys-list
and lexi-geography - words on the world
November 28, 2008