Funny words

I guess I've not noticed that others don't use stupendous in a sentence. I do.

I am now going to make an effort to use 'stuepndous' whenever I can ,lol.

I love the word 'stupendous'....but no-one uses that word anyore do they? That's a really descriptive word too :o)

I think it is vital that we keep the precious words of our language alive. The gentleness has gone out of our lives; the lack of these more gentle words is surely evidence of that. When you speak of "human progression and evolvement", that speaks to me of the exact antithetical forces that have robbed us of the beauty and MEANING we so desperately need in our lives today. Progress and evolvement denote positiveness and growth; surely this is not what we have today re, not just our language, but throughout much of society, especially re relationship. The power of words is evidenced by the fact that our God SPOKE the universe into existence. That "blows my mind" or, more properly, is "beyond my ken". We must preserve the beauty and meaning of the words that we have been so blessed by and with. How could technospeak, aborted and misspelled words possibly be "evolved" in any sense of the word? They sound like an automaton is regurgitating something devoid of sentiment or meaning, much less beauty and lyricism. I've started to make a study of the spiritual root of words and it is most illuminating.

Very eloquently put epicure...and I totally agree with you on every point there. It's as if our languages are becoming smaller and less meaningful nowadays, the amount of words we use are dwindling and are much less descriptive which is a real shame. Some words just sum a situation up perfectly...cross being one of them. You used the word 'genteel' - that's not a word we hear very often either but it is so descriptive and correct in it's meaning...even the word feels 'genteel' 'Plethora' is a grand word too...again so underused yet so descriptive...it even feels 'big', lol My nieces often laugh at some of the words I use, but I think that's basically because they have not heard the word before ...it's up to us 'oldies' to keep these words in circulation I think, but then is this just all part of human progression and evolvement...there are many words from centuries ago which have disappeared and become lost in the mists of time and maybe this is just how things go?

That sounds interesting epicure, I know there was a tv series on British tv some time ago about the English Language and how it had evolved, where many words came from, how words have been misread and hence mispoken and used that way now and how many words we have actually lost over time. I quite agree with you that it does actually seem to be the most gentle words that are being lost from language now..so in turn does that mean that the gentleness is being lost out of lives altogether I wonder?

I do, actually..Not that I'd use every new word I haven't heard before, but I at least read them and find some interesting enough to use..:)

I think the trick is to be able to use them in the reight context, lol...and I am not sure I always do!

Hehehehe...so there's another campaign ...'The learn a new word a day ' campaign :o)

Yes, they do. My husband had to stop saying "Jesus Christ" when he was upset. My daughter picked up on that one right away....

uh oh...not a good one. Strange how they don't pick up the good words so easily isn't it, lol

LOL dawnald...that has reminded me about a word my brother used for, er...let's saying going to the toilet , with my niece...it was the name of an animal and she was convinced that was it's real meaning. Infact I took her to the zoo and showed her what this word really was..and she didn't believe me. Children do pick up adult words very easily don't they :o)

Oh ceekay, give us some examples of your own made up words and what they mean? Lol

Wow Julsie...I have never heard any of those words at all, that's really interesting. I can see why you wouldn't understand people when you first moved there if they have there own words like that!

the town where i live has its own language!! when i first moved here i had trouble understanding the locals, for example gadgie=man radgie=crazy lowie=money

Oh MrDollar , try and think of some of your made up words :o) I love to use unusual words and words that aren't used so often nowadays

haha Ok well I do remember one thing I said once but it was actually used in a movie way after I made it up. One day I was sitting in class at school and kept writing something wrong and I got angry and said something like, "OH! Mulucka". Now apparently that word was used in Madagascar or something. That children's movie. I still said it first though haha. $-MrDollars-$

Oh yes..I like that one 'mulucka' sounds like a real curse, lol. I will try and rememeber that one and watch peoples faces when I say it! :o)

Thanks for the friend request, catalady. :D

I think it's nice to resurrect old words :o)

I say 'cross' when I am a little bit annoyed but not furious, lol. I am sure I will will think of other unusual words I use in time too :o)

Yes Eileen, Miffed would be a little bit less than cross, lol :o)

Hehehehe....smart answer jenny :o)

Yes mauie, sometimes if you use seldom used word other people haven't got a clue what you are talking about :o)

I am probably being very blonde here Debs....but what is T.P ?

I have never heard that expression albert...I will try and remember that one - then I get to say the word 'cross' lots of times :o)

I was going to say Top Words and Terms but had to re think

Thank goodness you did NOT suggest that one Autumn...this is my campaign so we are NOT using that one :o)

Excellent..so we now have an acronym for the group.....FWAS :o)

Oh yes dee....words just used to be more descriptive and expressive, we are so quick to abbreviate words nowadays and they seem to lose some of thier meaning and expressiveness when we do that I think.

Oh so true whiteheather..even the word 'bastardized' would not be understood by many of the younger generation now. My nieces often come out with 'OMG'..as in just saying the initials...maybe one day we will all speak using initials of words or use abbreviations rather than using the whole word?

Heheheeh Margery, I have been known to twist swear words so that sound more acceptable , lol. I like 'earywighole'..that's a huge preogression from the original word you were saying :o) It's nice to invent your own words at times I think...just shame no-one else has a clue what you are talking about :o)

I love to use unusual and funny words..at one time I used to look in the dictionary every day to find a new word and make it my mission to try and use it in one conversation that day :o)

'smite'...now there's a really good old fashioned word...I don't think I have ever heard anybody use that word -ever :o)