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paddette
Joined: 23 May 2009
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Location: Andalucia, Spain
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 Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 12:49 pm Post subject: words we should use more often... |
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I was talking to my dad last night, and he dropped quite possibly the greatest word of all time perfectly naturally into our conversation: shenanigans! how i laughed! it's right up there with tomfoolery and balderdash in the criminally under-used stakes i reckon 
So, are there any other words would you like to see revived?
Toodlepip,
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Glenlivet
Joined: 21 Mar 2009
Posts: 179
Location: Poland
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Sorry.....  |
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Mexicobound
Joined: 09 Apr 2009
Posts: 120
Location: In Texas but ready to roam again
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I like to keep old words alive, here are a few to "wet your whistle."
caterwauler
dilly daddle
hootenanny
shindig
fiddle-sticks
hooscow
goose-necking
top-drawer
smashing
tally-ho
humdinger
Catch you on the flip side. |
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jdl
Joined: 06 Apr 2005
Posts: 632
Location: cyberspace
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| Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 2:00 pm Post subject: |
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To add to Glenlivet:
please, thank you, you are welcome. |
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father Mackenzie
Joined: 10 Oct 2008
Posts: 105
Location: Jakarta Barat
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Definately not a load of old codswallop and I think whojamaflip is not heard of anymore, certainly not in my neck of the woods.
Thingymebob is always great to use when talking with students 
Mind coming from Somerset I do miss gert and luver.... |
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Justin Trullinger
Joined: 28 Jan 2005
Posts: 3110
Location: Seoul, South Korea and Myanmar for a bit
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In understand the modern world, I think "bull*beep*" isn't used as much as I would like these days. Also "horse*beep*."
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Cool Teacher
Joined: 18 May 2009
Posts: 930
Location: Here, There and Everywhere! :D
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'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!"
He took his vorpal sword in hand:
Long time the manxome foe he sought�
So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
And stood awhile in thought.
And as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!
One, two! One, two! and through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.
"And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!"
He chortled in his joy.
'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
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Great_Leader_of_ESL
Joined: 15 Apr 2009
Posts: 6
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| Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 2:39 pm Post subject: Sitting nicely |
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Is everyone sitting nicely?
Did you raise your hand?
Is your name _______?
Do you want to lose the playtime?
Oh wait, these are words that we use too often. |
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