"The water shone pacifically; the sky, without a speck, was a benign immensity of unstained light; the very mist on the Essex marshes was like a gauzy and radiant fabric, hung from the wooded rises inland, and draping the low shores in diaphanous folds."
Comments by benw
benw commented on the list lost-for-word
Looking for a word (preferably technical) to describe a peculiar feeling: nostalgia for an era or time you couldn't possibly have experienced.
April 18, 2011
benw commented on the word diaphanous
"The water shone pacifically; the sky, without a speck, was a benign immensity of unstained light; the very mist on the Essex marshes was like a gauzy and radiant fabric, hung from the wooded rises inland, and draping the low shores in diaphanous folds."
—Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad
January 6, 2011
benw commented on the list ♥--2
testing
January 6, 2011
benw commented on the list ♥--2
i testting /i
January 6, 2011
benw commented on the word hole-in-one
@milosrdenstvi: I should think holes-in-one is preferable to hole-in-ones, as attorneys-general is considered more correct than attorney-generals.
December 30, 2010
benw commented on the word eleemosynary
What's wrong with charitable?
December 26, 2010
benw commented on the list words-i-rarely-use-and-sometimes-forget-i-know
Wow! I feel the same way about these words as you do (per the title of this list).
October 14, 2010