tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15015304.post5081179707738184325..comments2023-10-08T02:29:54.161-05:00Comments on Word Trix: Thursday Thirteen 223: S and S VocabHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17700809709293636333noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15015304.post-82804461142527541112011-10-21T22:34:49.588-05:002011-10-21T22:34:49.588-05:00No? How so?No? How so?Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17700809709293636333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15015304.post-86493297915883832282011-10-21T11:39:03.576-05:002011-10-21T11:39:03.576-05:00I assumed at first it was merely the times, but in...I assumed at first it was merely the times, but in further reading I've concluded that isn't so.Alice Audreyhttp://www.aliceaudrey.com/?page_id=4029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15015304.post-36474441710331521302011-10-21T09:22:08.570-05:002011-10-21T09:22:08.570-05:00Harriet: Thanks, I like it when people learn stuff...<b>Harriet:</b> Thanks, I like it when people learn stuff from me. *g*<br /><br /><b>Colleen:</b> I can't say I remember all of the words I encounter, but I do like learning new ones to add to the vocab from time to time.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17700809709293636333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15015304.post-25061337416087217602011-10-20T14:32:10.849-05:002011-10-20T14:32:10.849-05:00I really learned a lot here. Don't know if I&#...I really learned a lot here. Don't know if I'll retain it as most don't come up in my life. They really did speak well back then.colleenhttp://looseleafnotes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15015304.post-79134988741641310502011-10-20T13:33:16.784-05:002011-10-20T13:33:16.784-05:00Learned a few new ones. thanks!
Have a great Thur...Learned a few new ones. thanks!<br /><br />Have a great Thursday!<br />http://harrietandfriends.com/2011/10/what-happened-to-the-escapees/I am Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14018601282810481033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15015304.post-90585684183610614862011-10-20T13:09:51.147-05:002011-10-20T13:09:51.147-05:00Jana: Wimp! And you did so well with the Dracula v...<b>Jana:</b> Wimp! And you did so well with the <i>Dracula</i> vocab... <br /><br /><b>Anita:</b> Those are both good words. I particularly like <i>insipid</i>. <br /><br /><b>Alice:</b> Yes, there were some words in the book that, though I knew them, were used in a sense not common today. For example, <i>unaffected</i> to describe someone who was not spoiled.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17700809709293636333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15015304.post-24057011823418066402011-10-20T12:58:18.439-05:002011-10-20T12:58:18.439-05:00Sense and Sensibility uses those words in ways I n...Sense and Sensibility uses those words in ways I never saw them used anywhere else.Alice Audreyhttp://www.aliceaudrey.com/?page_id=4029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15015304.post-76442246294122714572011-10-20T11:55:32.343-05:002011-10-20T11:55:32.343-05:00I like diffident and insipid, for some reason.I like diffident and insipid, for some reason.CountryDewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03243893531509380824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15015304.post-13941233385660854002011-10-20T11:51:24.811-05:002011-10-20T11:51:24.811-05:00I'm not even gonna touch this one. ;-)I'm not even gonna touch this one. ;-)Janahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17497608180842403825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15015304.post-87237528816273854742011-10-20T11:14:46.059-05:002011-10-20T11:14:46.059-05:00Adelle: I loved Jane Eyre and have read it twice, ...<b>Adelle:</b> I loved <i>Jane Eyre</i> and have read it twice, once in HS (on my own) and once in college (Vic Lit). <br /><br /><b>Xakara:</b> I've just finished book 90 for the year (out of a goal of 100) and still wish I had more time to read. Stupid day job always gets in the way. ;)Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17700809709293636333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15015304.post-56204902313817102182011-10-20T11:11:36.437-05:002011-10-20T11:11:36.437-05:00Shelley: Yes, homework--which I see you neglected ...<b>Shelley:</b> Yes, homework--which I see you neglected to turn in. Incomplete! ;)<br /><br /><b>Heather:</b> *Cringe* You have got to be kidding me! An English teacher did not know the word <i>equine</i>?! I think you shold gift her with a copy of <i>Equis</i>Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17700809709293636333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15015304.post-57997122557559741572011-10-20T10:20:30.622-05:002011-10-20T10:20:30.622-05:00I'm familiar with 7 of them, I need to read mo...I'm familiar with 7 of them, I need to read more. :)<br /><br />Happy T13, <br /><br />~Xakara<br /><a href="http://xakara.livejournal.com/115635.html" rel="nofollow">13 Horror Movie Lessons</a>Xakarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12643255392076283232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15015304.post-37557735533285195702011-10-20T07:52:06.694-05:002011-10-20T07:52:06.694-05:00I am trudging through 'Jane Eyre' for over...I am trudging through 'Jane Eyre' for over a month now. I feel it is my duty as a published romance author to read it lol <br />I'm sure a whole book could be written just on the vocabulary used.<br /> <br />Sorry, I'm brain dead this early in the morning.Those two deleted comments are mine. Not sure how I managed that lol<br /> <br />Happy T13!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765458764192796911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15015304.post-82814184557541538572011-10-20T05:45:48.578-05:002011-10-20T05:45:48.578-05:00Great list, thanks, I'll give it to my girls t...Great list, thanks, I'll give it to my girls to read - they both like to use 'big' words. My youngest, aged eleven, suggested to her English teacher in a class crossword game that the missing word might be 'equine'.<br /><br />The teacher said... 'No such word exists!!!!' <br /><br />Seriously, I could cry.Heatherhttp://www.love-writing.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15015304.post-42740428219602894742011-10-20T02:21:52.790-05:002011-10-20T02:21:52.790-05:00Oh, no! Not homework. I obviously need to read mor...Oh, no! Not homework. I obviously need to read more classics, although I did know quite a few of these.Shelley Munrohttp://www.shelleymunro.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15015304.post-49107460959756976882011-10-19T23:12:25.636-05:002011-10-19T23:12:25.636-05:00Rekaya: Ohhh...I'm ejakashunal -- who knew? *G...<b>Rekaya:</b> Ohhh...I'm ejakashunal -- who knew? *G* <br /><br />(Thanks for visiting!)Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17700809709293636333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15015304.post-29393439571866746412011-10-19T22:40:29.575-05:002011-10-19T22:40:29.575-05:00Interesting. I always learn something when I visit...Interesting. I always learn something when I visit. Thanks for sharing.<br /><br />The Food TemptressRekaya Gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11416228979406293463noreply@blogger.com