If you want to feel really put down, check out the words used in the late rounds of recent national spelling bees.
On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 11:26 AM, G Mann via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com > wrote: > If I may say so, the current election cycle leaves me...... > > "Nugatory lubricious" > > On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 8:20 AM, Donald Snook via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > I did not know there was a meaning other than relating to lubrication (in > > a machine type sense not in a sexual sense). So, I didn't learn a new > > word, but I learned a new definition for that word! > > > > I like interesting words. Especially words that can actually be used in > > normal conversation. Obviously there are lots of weird technical words > for > > things that I would never use and that is an enormous list, but that's a > > lot more difficult than finding words that can be used conversationally. > > For example: > > > > Simultaneity -- Learned that one in law school in a Wills and Estate > class > > where the fact pattern involved a married couple each with a Will and we > > had to analyze the simultaneity of their deaths Legerdemain -- opposing > > counsel used this in a brief to describe the sleight of hand of my legal > > argument -- I was a little insulted, but I won! > > Jocular > > Assiduous > > Abjure > > Corpulent > > Brobdingnagian - I heard this on Big Bang Theory and read of review of > the > > new Ford Super Duty truck and they used it too! > > Antediluvian > > Superannuated > > Enmity > > Vitriol (or vitriolic) > > Axiomatic (I use this often!) > > Piscatorial -- don't tell an Oklahoma fisherman that you admire his > > piscatorial aptitude unless you know him. He might think those are > > fighting words! > > Truculent > > Nadir > > Predilection > > Commensalism > > > > One of my favorite sounding words is exsanguinate. Of course, it sounds > > interesting, but its meaning is pretty awful. > > > > I did learn a lesson in making sure I know what a word means before I use > > it. I heard the word pederast before and I knew it was some sort of an > > insult. But, I once called someone that without knowing what it really > > meant. Be careful, that's a real insult. > > > > Don Snook > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: arche...@embarqmail.com [mailto:arche...@embarqmail.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2016 11:57 AM > > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Q for Larry > > > > > > Donald Snook wrote: > > > I am just impressed that you used the word "lubricious" ! > > > > It's no wonder you're impressed. Here's the primary definition: > > > > lu·bri·cious > > [lo͞oˈbriSHəs] > > ADJECTIVE > > "Offensively displaying or intended to arouse sexual desire." > > > > https://www.bing.com/search?q=lubricious+definition&pc=MOZI&form=MOZSPG > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > From: Dan Penoff > > > It also implies my motivation is coming from the idea that I know > better > > - I don’t, nor do I profess to. It’s more a matter of overcompensation > and > > fiscal analysis on my part - Yes, the oil probably isn’t > > bad/worn/exhausted/sooted up at this point, but I want the peace of mind > > that the oil in my car is as clean and lubricious as possible, and I’m > > willing to spend a little extra for that assurance. > > > > > > So it’s not a matter of, “I’m smarter than the guys who designed this > to > > begin with.” > > > > > > But thanks for suggesting it, Marshall. > > > > > > <grin> > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sep 19, 2016, at 5:24 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > By changing the oil more often you're saying "I know better than MB > > engineers". Please submit proof that you know better than MB engineers. > > > > > > > Boy that sounds like a Marshall post don't it? > > > > > > > > > > > > -Curt > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > > -- > > arche...@embarqmail.com <arche...@embarqmail.com> > > > > --- > > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
