Ever think that some words don’t sound right for what they actually mean? For example, if you didn’t know the meaning of the word “Abbatoir” you might think it meant some kind of gazebo or summer house; “We sat in the Abbatoir with a drink, watching the sun go down.” And how about “Redundant”? If you didn’t know what it meant you might think it was some kind of character trait, like steadfastness; “Oh yes, once he’s made his mind up about something, he can get pretty stubborn and redundant about it”
By: Sky High - 27th June 2011 at 13:26
That’s the one, Laviticus! I had copies of both of the little books but they have disappeared in a move, I think.
By: pagen01 - 27th June 2011 at 10:03
Fantastic:D:D:D Particulary like Bodmin & Yonkers!
Douglas Adams was a genius:cool:
By: laviticus - 27th June 2011 at 09:49
By: Sky High - 27th June 2011 at 09:19
Do you remember “The Book of Liff”? Compiled by the John Lloyd and the sorely missed Douglas Adams, it was entirely plausible definitions of place-names from all over the world.
By: Mr Creosote - 27th June 2011 at 09:10
Ditto Glockenspiel: “I have a Glockenspiel growth on my right leg.”
By: pagen01 - 26th June 2011 at 23:26
Isthmus, sounds like a medical complaint. Brilliant bit in Porridge, “what’s an isthmus?”
Atrium sounds medical to me aswel, but more part of the body, ‘aw my poor atrium, must be my isthmus flaring up again’
By: paul178 - 26th June 2011 at 23:22
Yeah, especially one that we both knew, an oxymoron perhaps?!:D
PS, there was a ‘don’t’ in my previous post that shouldn’t have been there!:o
What? I have had a look and I don’t see it!:confused:
By: paul178 - 26th June 2011 at 23:18
Hypotenuse really sounds like a large water loving African creature to me.
By: pagen01 - 26th June 2011 at 23:16
Yeah, especially one that we both knew, an oxymoron perhaps?!:D
PS, there was a ‘don’t’ in my previous post that shouldn’t have been there!:o
By: Dr Strangelove - 26th June 2011 at 23:09
Some words don’t sound odd together
Some sound downright implausible, such as –
Intelligence Officer 😀
By: pagen01 - 26th June 2011 at 22:56
Some words sound odd together, moist crevice is an example that springs to mind!
By: AutoStick - 26th June 2011 at 21:53
Another Ail er Ron ? –no thanks I havnt finished this one yet!!
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