selcouth is unique, uncommon, rare
callipygian is having a shapely bottom
Mal: Which one you figure tracked us? Zoe: The ugly one, sir. Mal: Could you be more specific?
'Out Of Gas'
Natter 45: Smooth as Billy Dee Williams.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
msbelle - Jun 13, 2006 4:03:41 am PDT #1806 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Nilly - Jun 13, 2006 4:07:19 am PDT #1807 of 10002
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selcouth is unique, uncommon, rare
callipygian is having a shapely bottom
Oh, they're great! And you're definitely both. Does the dictionary also say how you pronounce them? I need to know, for when I look for opportunities to combine them in conversations (um, not that I get to converse a lot in English, but I can always plan ahead).
msbelle - Jun 13, 2006 4:20:20 am PDT #1808 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
no pronuncian on the calendar. M-w.com says :
Pronunciation: 'sel-"küth
Pronunciation: "ka-l&-'pi-j(E-)&n
Nilly - Jun 13, 2006 4:28:17 am PDT #1809 of 10002
Swouncing
Thanks! New words! Yay!
(I need to Google and find the meaning behind the pronunciation symbols. I need to do it for a little forever, because I keep needing that, but I never do. Oh, well.)
Topic!Cindy - Jun 13, 2006 4:51:41 am PDT #1810 of 10002
What is even happening?
Nilly, if you go to Dictionary.com and look up a word, after they write out the pronounciation of a word, you'll see a link with the text "Pronounciation Key". If you click that, a little window will pop up that explains the symbols.
Here, go to callipygian: [link]
The site does have a sound file, but it's only available to for-pay users (which I'm not, so I can't help, there).
Nilly - Jun 13, 2006 4:54:34 am PDT #1811 of 10002
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Thanks, Cindy! I'm usually using either m-w or answers.com (um, when I'm not looking straight for an Hebrew translation, or when the English-Hebrew dictionaries fail, which happens more often than not, sadly enough). Now, I have another link.
Burrell - Jun 13, 2006 5:13:23 am PDT #1812 of 10002
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Nilly! ::waves::
I had just assumed callipygian was derived from Calypso, Odysseus' lover, and pronounced it accordingly.
I want bagels for breakfast, but that would mean running out to buy some. Hmmm.
Nilly - Jun 13, 2006 5:15:51 am PDT #1813 of 10002
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Burrell! How wonderful to post with you!
How are you and yours doing? When is the semester over for you?
Burrell - Jun 13, 2006 5:18:22 am PDT #1814 of 10002
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Oh the semester ended in May, but now I am teaching summer school because we could use the extra cash.
We are all fine. The kids are very big, and Franny is quite a talker. How are you doing these days?
Amy - Jun 13, 2006 5:18:30 am PDT #1815 of 10002
Because books.
Hi, Nilly! ::waves::