Save the Words

Madam Broshkina · 03-20-2009, 07:31 PM

Save the Words is an online Ouija board that brings dead nouns, verbs, and adjectives to life. Each of the words you’ll find here was once a living, breathing part of our language. Roll your cursor over it, and it’ll cry out: “Over here!” or “Yo! Pick me!” Click, and you’ll see a succinct definition, an example sentence, and an invitation to use the word you’ve picked in your everyday conversation and correspondence. Some words are especially challenging: Good luck to anyone who chooses urette (it means “dried animal urine absorbed into chalky soil”). Others, like boreism (“behavior of a boring person”) are so utible (“useful”) you’ll wonder why they went away in the first place.

zelda_pinwheel · 03-20-2009, 07:47 PM

brilliant site, madam ! Vocabulary Girl approves.

zelda_pinwheel · 03-20-2009, 07:57 PM

it occurs to me that this might be the time to mention the Compendium of Lost Words as well.

Wetdogeared · 03-20-2009, 08:37 PM

Me, me, no me, pick me, over here, pick me, yes me.

Hilariously fun.

WDE.

pshrynk · 03-20-2009, 09:40 PM

Vitamin G!

GeoffC · 03-21-2009, 06:50 AM

brilliant links (all I need now is for my Firefox to remember the b******y bookmarks)

GeoffC · 03-21-2009, 06:52 AM

oooo "molrowing" .....

"foppotee" ..... (must be me!)

pshrynk · 03-21-2009, 09:02 AM

I adopted keleusmatically and very much must insist that everyone use it in conversation.

Like right now!

03-20-2009, 07:31 PM	#1
Madam Broshkina Manic Do Fuse Posts: 2,312 Karma: 3325462 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: Sony 500, 505, 350, Kindle 3, DXG, nook, Irex DR800SG, iPad	Save the Words Save the Words is an online Ouija board that brings dead nouns, verbs, and adjectives to life. Each of the words you’ll find here was once a living, breathing part of our language. Roll your cursor over it, and it’ll cry out: “Over here!” or “Yo! Pick me!” Click, and you’ll see a succinct definition, an example sentence, and an invitation to use the word you’ve picked in your everyday conversation and correspondence. Some words are especially challenging: Good luck to anyone who chooses urette (it means “dried animal urine absorbed into chalky soil”). Others, like boreism (“behavior of a boring person”) are so utible (“useful”) you’ll wonder why they went away in the first place.

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03-20-2009, 07:47 PM	#2
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	brilliant site, madam ! Vocabulary Girl approves.

03-20-2009, 07:57 PM	#3
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	it occurs to me that this might be the time to mention the Compendium of Lost Words as well.

03-20-2009, 08:37 PM	#4
Wetdogeared Storm Surge'n Posts: 5,776 Karma: 8213195 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lobster Capital Device: S0ny PRS-300/350/505/700/T1	Me, me, no me, pick me, over here, pick me, yes me. Hilariously fun. WDE.

03-20-2009, 09:40 PM	#5
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	Vitamin G!

03-21-2009, 06:50 AM	#6
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,600 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	brilliant links (all I need now is for my Firefox to remember the b******y bookmarks)

03-21-2009, 06:52 AM	#7
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,600 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	oooo "molrowing" ..... "foppotee" ..... (must be me!)

03-21-2009, 09:02 AM	#8
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	I adopted keleusmatically and very much must insist that everyone use it in conversation. Like right now!

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