Unusual or unfamilar word or phrase?

[zelda_pinwheel]

:madgiggling:

:generalshronkyness:

[mjh215]

Originally Posted by Taylor514ce

"Taylor!"

"Yeah, Lefty? How are you?"

"Fine, fine, very shronky. Do it again!!"

"Shronky? Never mind. Do what again? And how is Hugo?"

"Hugo isn't very shronky today. Make Zelda laugh again!"

"Well, making Zelda laugh is one of my two driving motivations in life, but may I ask your interest?"

"What's the other? Motivation?"

"Making Zelda... well. Never mind that too. Making her shronky, I suppose?"

"What? She can't be shronky! That's funny, she's not a sock! Make her laugh!!"

"Of course. Silly me. I'll try. Why?"

"Because when she laughs she wiggles her toes and when she wiggles her toes I feel shronky all over."

"Ah, Lefty. You and I have a mutual interest, I see. But where is Hugo?"

"Taking guitar lessons."

I don't know about Queen Z but it made me laugh...

-MJ

[GeoffC]

Hugo ?

You Go ?

huh ?!

[linguist]

Originally Posted by HarryT

You need to learn Latin better .

"Pulchritudinous" does not come from the adjective "pulcher/pulchra"but from the related noun "pulchritudino -onis" ("beauty", "excellence"). That's the reason for the "whole bunch of letters at the end" .

The noun you cite would more properly be "pulchritudo , -inis" (no such noun ending as "-tudino"; it's ((vowel)-tudo) but of course this in turn derives from the adjective pulcher, its basis. (As, for example, "certitude" does from "cert-ain").

There is another factor : pulcher + -tudo + *osus* (before the necessary transformations. Same suffix as in "comatose" or "lachrymose."

[mjh215]

agitprop

A new favorite...

-MJ

[GeoffC]

"Fat-finger mistake"

[badgoodDeb]

Originally Posted by GeoffC

"Fat-finger mistake"

This is also used as a verb: I fat-fingered that report, and showed us having zillions more in profit than we really do.

[montsnmags]

Originally Posted by GeoffC

"Fat-finger mistake"

http://www.ilovewavs.com/comedy/AnsM...0too%20fat.wav

Cheers,
Marc

[nohmi2]

Originally Posted by linguist

The noun you cite would more properly be "pulchritudo , -inis" (no such noun ending as "-tudino"; it's ((vowel)-tudo) but of course this in turn derives from the adjective pulcher, its basis. (As, for example, "certitude" does from "cert-ain").

There is another factor : pulcher + -tudo + *osus* (before the necessary transformations. Same suffix as in "comatose" or "lachrymose."

Oh gawd!!!!

I feel a headache coming on.

[zelda_pinwheel]

squiriferous.


(it doesn't mean what you think it means. )

adj 1796 -1796 having the character or qualities of a squire or gentleman.

[vivaldirules]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

squiriferous.

The example given is (slightly edited for clarity):

"After 30 years in the jungle living with monkeys, Adrian had lost his squiriferous manners, but he whizzed while collecting coconuts."

Or something like that. Right?

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by vivaldirules

The example given is (slightly edited for clarity):

"After 30 years in the jungle living with monkeys, Adrian had lost his squiriferous manners, but he whizzed while collecting coconuts."

Or something like that. Right?

right.

[mjh215]

I am having a bit of difficulty with a word that is used occasionally but I either cannot find a proper spelling or it isn't a real word. There is a variety of hits on Google, but none on any dictionary site I've been to or spell checker. The word is;

prosthelize : I take it to mean something in the same vein as preaching.

Is this just a butchered spelling? Or simply a modern invented term or abandoned word? Thanks.

-MJ

[HarryT]

The word you're looking for is "proselytise" (or -ize), which means to convert someone from one faith or opinion to another. The noun, a "proselyte", is someone who has been so converted, and is often used more specifically to refer to a Christian who has converted to Judeism.

[mjh215]

Thank you, I was certain I've heard the word commonly used my whole life. Not being able to figure it out was driving me batty.

-MJ