I think you just like words that end in -esce.
That's not true. They don't have to end in -esce, just contain it. Like "quintessence." See, it's a very snooty word. Klassy with K. Also a good song by Squeeze.
Sunnydale's got too many demons and not enough retail outlets.
Glory ,'Potential'
We're Literary 2: To Read Makes Our Speaking English Good
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
DavidS - Jan 13, 2004 11:12:04 am PST #476 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
erikaj - Jan 13, 2004 11:12:54 am PST #477 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
Not all of them. Just guessing, but I doubt "detumesce" is a favorite.
DavidS - Jan 13, 2004 11:13:46 am PST #478 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Just guessing, but I doubt "detumesce" is a favorite.
It's not the kind of word that guys like to even contemplate, much less hear.
erikaj - Jan 13, 2004 11:17:21 am PST #479 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
So I understand. It's not like Voldemort, though.
DavidS - Jan 13, 2004 11:23:39 am PST #480 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
It's not like Voldemort, though.
Heh. I would think "impotence" might get the Voldemort treatment.
"Don't say that word! I just had too much to drink. I've been very stressed at work lately! It's not...you know....That word."
erikaj - Jan 13, 2004 11:58:58 am PST #481 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
Yeah. Well, spending so much time writing as Munch, I've acquired a new respect for The Penis, and the people that have them. Freud was still wrong, though. Y'all can keep 'em.
beth b - Jan 13, 2004 12:11:50 pm PST #482 of 10002
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
don't talk about the Melty Man
Volans - Jan 13, 2004 3:12:51 pm PST #483 of 10002
move out and draw fire
"iridescence" is nice also. "conscience" can be a bit bothersome. "tuppence" is for Jane.
Anybody read Lois Bujold? A friend insisted I read The Warrior's Apprentice and I have done. I enjoyed the writing and all, but it seemed a bit...Mary Sue?
Consuela - Jan 13, 2004 3:19:49 pm PST #484 of 10002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Mary Sue... maybe. In that Miles is a bit too good at things. On the other hand, he's also supremely fucked up. But some of that comes later.
I enjoy the stories so much I don't much care if Miles is a little idealized. And really, Cordelia's far more perfect than her son is.
I recommend finding a copy of Borders of Infinity and reading "In the Mountains of Mourning", though. That'll give you a better sense of Miles and his fucked-upedness. And what he has to deal with at home that makes him in part what he is.
deborah grabien - Jan 13, 2004 3:22:04 pm PST #485 of 10002
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
I like "concupiscience." Yes, there's an extra "i" in there. But pretty word.
Does everyone have a favourite word? I like "preternatural" and you never see it. Also? "Nacreous". Two favourite words.
(/linguistic, yet not really bookish, natter)