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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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 Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 6:59 pm Post subject: Word of the Day |
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A student on my board was writing about a figure skating show on the weekend.
See if you can figure out what they mean.
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This ice show's name is 'super stars on ice.'
But this ice show is disperse.
Grounds is a conflagration.
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I took a couple moments to open up onelook.com and check the definitions of two words. I know what "disperse" means, but wasn't sure what it could mean in this sentence. Were there not enough people there? Next word was "conflagration." Do you know the definition of that word? Turns out there is a much simpler word that can be used in its place. "Fire."
Here is my correction.
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This ice show was interrupted.
There was a huge fire.
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What other words have you heard Koreans use that you never knew?
I'd like to add "languid" to the beginning of this list. |
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Scotticus
Joined: 18 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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Honestly I've given up keeping track of all the random obscure words they pull out of their dictionaries. They always wonder why I laugh when they come up with words I haven't seen since Crit and Theory.
Conflagrate makes no sense, though. Does this kid somehow not know the word fire? |
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SuperFly
Joined: 09 Jul 2003
Location: In the doghouse
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| Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 10:25 pm Post subject: |
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"A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man"  |
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Alyallen
Joined: 29 Mar 2004
Location: The 4th Greatest Place on Earth = Jeonju!!!
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| Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 10:56 pm Post subject: |
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I went to visit the enation side of my family.
It means the "line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family." A 5th grader wrote that.  |
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jaganath69
Joined: 17 Jul 2003
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| Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 5:44 am Post subject: Re: Word of the Day |
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| RACETRAITOR wrote: |
A student on my board was writing about a figure skating show on the weekend.
See if you can figure out what they mean.
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This ice show's name is 'super stars on ice.'
But this ice show is disperse.
Grounds is a conflagration.
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I took a couple moments to open up onelook.com and check the definitions of two words. I know what "disperse" means, but wasn't sure what it could mean in this sentence. Were there not enough people there? Next word was "conflagration." Do you know the definition of that word? Turns out there is a much simpler word that can be used in its place. "Fire."
Here is my correction.
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This ice show was interrupted.
There was a huge fire.
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What other words have you heard Koreans use that you never knew?
I'd like to add "languid" to the beginning of this list. |
Machine translation. Having taught university here, I can spot it a mile away. |
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jajdude
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 7:18 am Post subject: |
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| SuperFly wrote: |
| "A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man" |
A perfectly cromulent word. |
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
Location: the crib
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| Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 8:17 am Post subject: Re: Word of the Day |
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| RACETRAITOR wrote: |
| Next word was "conflagration." Do you know the definition of that word? |
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| Yeah, I got my job through worknplay. I'm hoping to avoid creating a conflagaration with the situation, though. If it's something I really felt I deserve, I could just insist upon it and probably get it. |
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Nah, it's not a big deal. They just think of me as a perv now, I guess. But considering the VP said that if I ever do bring porn, bring it up so he can look at it, I don't think this is the spark of a conflagaration. That same VP lasciviously flirts with every woman that passes his view and is constantly trying to set me up. I think the women here expect men in general to be pervs, given the boss and now ... me.  |
I win at the Internet. |
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Alyallen
Joined: 29 Mar 2004
Location: The 4th Greatest Place on Earth = Jeonju!!!
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| Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 8:40 am Post subject: Re: Word of the Day |
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| Qinella wrote: |
| RACETRAITOR wrote: |
| Next word was "conflagration." Do you know the definition of that word? |
| Qinella wrote: |
| Yeah, I got my job through worknplay. I'm hoping to avoid creating a conflagaration with the situation, though. If it's something I really felt I deserve, I could just insist upon it and probably get it. |
| Qinella wrote: |
| Nah, it's not a big deal. They just think of me as a perv now, I guess. But considering the VP said that if I ever do bring porn, bring it up so he can look at it, I don't think this is the spark of a conflagaration. That same VP lasciviously flirts with every woman that passes his view and is constantly trying to set me up. I think the women here expect men in general to be pervs, given the boss and now ... me. |
I win at the Internet. |
And that makes you cool....RRRRRiiiigghhhhhhhtttt......  |
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 9:08 am Post subject: |
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| Cooler than Joe, at least. |
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PeteJB
Joined: 06 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 9:08 am Post subject: |
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| That reminds me. We need a "word of the day" thread for Korean words. Would be a great resource. |
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SuperFly
Joined: 09 Jul 2003
Location: In the doghouse
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| Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 3:10 pm Post subject: |
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| jajdude wrote: |
| SuperFly wrote: |
| "A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man" |
A perfectly cromulent word. |
"He's embiggened that role with his cromulent performance." |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 5:37 pm Post subject: Re: Word of the Day |
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| Alyallen wrote: |
| Qinella wrote: |
| RACETRAITOR wrote: |
| Next word was "conflagration." Do you know the definition of that word? |
| Qinella wrote: |
| Yeah, I got my job through worknplay. I'm hoping to avoid creating a conflagaration with the situation, though. If it's something I really felt I deserve, I could just insist upon it and probably get it. |
| Qinella wrote: |
| Nah, it's not a big deal. They just think of me as a perv now, I guess. But considering the VP said that if I ever do bring porn, bring it up so he can look at it, I don't think this is the spark of a conflagaration. That same VP lasciviously flirts with every woman that passes his view and is constantly trying to set me up. I think the women here expect men in general to be pervs, given the boss and now ... me. |
I win at the Internet. |
And that makes you cool....RRRRRiiiigghhhhhhhtttt...... |
Actually I will consider him cool for catching me in a spelling mistake. What an awkward word to type. |
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faster
Joined: 03 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 5:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Interestingly, "conflagration" is the vocab word that has made the most appearances on past SATs. Don't ask me why; I have no idea. |
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Scotticus
Joined: 18 Mar 2007
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
Location: the crib
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| Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 7:09 pm Post subject: Re: Word of the Day |
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| RACETRAITOR wrote: |
| Actually I will consider him cool for catching me in a spelling mistake. What an awkward word to type. |
Pretty sure conflagration is correct. I just prefer to spell it and pronounce it as conflagaration. Conflagration sounds like something a redneck hick would say. |
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