Text 34782, 35 rader
Skriven 2010-02-14 23:04:52 av Nancy Backus (1:261/1381.0)
  Kommentar till text 34682 av Dave Drum (1:261/1381.0)
Ärende: Re: Vocabulary???  Bv)=
===============================
-=> Quoting Dave Drum to Nancy Backus on 13 Feb 10  08:06:21 <=-

 NB>> The hazards of having a good vocabulary...  ;)  Learning to read at an
 NB>> early age seems to increase the risk... as does vociferous reading...

 DD> Not to be TOO much of a smartass - this is from my Merriam-Webster's
 DD> -- 
 DD> Main Entry: vo7cif7er7ous : Pronunciation: \vo-'si-f(?-)r?s\
 DD> Function: adjective : Date: circa 1611 : marked by or given to
 DD> vehement insistent outcry
 DD>  vo7cif7er7ous7ly adverb
 DD>  vo7cif7er7ous7ness noun  
 DD> Are you sure you didn't mean "voracious" - an adjective that describes
 DD> my reading habits rather well. I just ordered up three more Ridley
 DD> Pearson potboilers ... and bid on a fourth.   Bv)= 

Picky, picky...  (G)   As I said, playing Scrabble when brain isn't
working totally properly is MUCH safer (conveying meaning being trickier
than simple validity)!  (BG)  

Yup, meant to use voracious, and didn't come up with it... However,
growing up, and even to some extent to this day, vociferous can also be
appropriate... especially if the story is particularly funny, or
outrageous...  ;)  (We do tend to share, when reading in the same room
at the same time, especially when a great guffaw escapes... [g])

Now, if I were using a spell checker other than the wet matter between
my ears, I could blame it on that... except I bet it wouldn't have
recognized either word... ;>

ttyl      neb

... Food is an important part of a balanced diet.
--- Blue Wave/DOS v2.20
 * Origin: :::The Holodeck BBS::: telnet://holo.homeip.net (1:261/1381)