Wise Words #1

Macawmoses · March 22, 2009, 05:57:06 PM

Poor use of diction is no excuse. However, the bulk of NSFCD does not use a diverse mix of words, making this place dull, at best.

My idea? Enhance my own vocabulary and spread it to the rest of you through a series of daily terms, idioms, and quotes. This way our posts can be magical ^___________^

Your responses will be things like "I no this word but not this" and as such. To make things more fun, I'm going to make a contest out of this, so pay close attention.

Daily Terms:

Cajole: To coerce, coax
ie. He tried cajoling his girlfriend into sex.

Automaton: A robot-like thing that can maintain itself....is the best description.
ie. R2-D2 is an automaton.

Laconic: Saying much in few words.
ie. His speech was laconic and powerful.

Idiom of the Day:

The Sword of Damocles: Any imminent danger.
The story can be found here.

Quote of the Day:

Quote from: Henry Ford
Any colour - so long as it's black.

In reference to the Model T, all painted flat black due to faster drying times and a chance to cut costs.

So, here you are. Try using them, or just call me a nut. Regardless, these should offer some alternatives to words like robot. Try em out, please.

Doodle · March 22, 2009, 05:59:53 PM

I see you're using this thread to cajole us into expanding our vocabulary, hoping to make our posts more, shall we say, laconic.

Silverhawk79 · March 22, 2009, 07:21:11 PM

Defenestrate - To throw out of a window.

GreatGonzales106 · March 22, 2009, 07:27:51 PM

By speaking laconically, I cajoled all the humans of the earth to defenestrate an automaton so they would break and couldn't usurp the planet.

usurp- to take over

Macawmoses · March 22, 2009, 07:31:25 PM

I didn't say add more. :| I'm adding some every day.

Magnum · March 22, 2009, 07:35:56 PM

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. English, my one WEAKNESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! :robottongue:

I really don't think that people are going to be using many of this though. No offense at all but we talk pretty casually here. It'll be nice to see some of these words though just so I can say, "Wha? How did you come up with that ???? "

jnfs2014 · March 22, 2009, 07:39:35 PM

Crossing the Rubicon- Going too far.

Java · March 22, 2009, 07:40:52 PM

I laconically said to the automaton, "I like to eat arroz con cajoles".

britneymahboy · March 23, 2009, 11:46:22 AM

Old news. And I don't think references to the Bible and obscure words are gonna make users any more interesting.

britneymahboy · March 23, 2009, 11:47:42 AM

Quote from: Lord Layton on March 22, 2009, 07:31:25 PM
I didn't say add more. :| I'm adding some every day.

lol

Captain Justice · March 23, 2009, 12:20:42 PM

Quote from: Silverhawk79 on March 22, 2009, 07:21:11 PM
Defenestrate - To throw out of a window.

intercourse I thought I was the only person to know that definition.

Link3588 · March 23, 2009, 02:25:11 PM

Quote from: Echo on March 23, 2009, 12:20:42 PM
Quote from: Silverhawk79 on March 22, 2009, 07:21:11 PM
Defenestrate - To throw out of a window.
intercourse I thought I was the only person to know that definition.

A lot of people know what that means.

Macawmoses · March 23, 2009, 08:25:02 PM

Quote from: britneymahboy on March 23, 2009, 11:46:22 AM
Old news. And I don't think references to the Bible and obscure words are gonna make users any more interesting.

I didn't know automatons, the Greeks, and automobiles and assembly lines were part of the Bible. Perhaps I should pick it up.

Vaatix · March 23, 2009, 08:39:06 PM

"Piss Vaatix off" - A simile to getting your ass kicked, getting banned, getting deleted, becoming sterile, loss of genitalia, and horrible pain and suffering.

Silverhawk79 · March 23, 2009, 08:49:56 PM

Quote from: VaatixGanon on March 23, 2009, 08:39:06 PM
"Piss Vaatix off" - A simile to getting your ass kicked, getting banned, getting deleted, becoming sterile, loss of genitalia, nad horrible pain and suffering.

Don't quite think you used "simile" in the right context.