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Re: Mr. Mxy's Word Corner
« Reply #105 on: July 18, 2008, 11:50:36 PM »
Quote from: zetlandpeat on July 17, 2008, 10:31:35 PM
I'll have to name a town zetlandpeat.

Is an ilk the same as a moose? Are mice of the same ilk as a kangaroo?
is s"ilk" tha same ilk as cotton.

desparate goes so early in the morning, be back later with more of the ilk



OOOooOOOOH!






That made me ill-k!  :zombie:

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Re: Mr. Mxy's Word Corner
« Reply #106 on: August 16, 2008, 08:53:09 AM »
A Dunce is known for being a stupid person.

The word is taken from John Duns Scotus, so called from his birthplace Duns in Scotland.

His followers were called Dunses, these guys raged in the pulpit when modern theology was pushing their way in to the distance.

The name made reference to the opposition of progress or learning

Hence Dunce
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Re: Mr. Mxy's Word Corner
« Reply #107 on: September 03, 2008, 09:11:20 AM »


Okay, you've all had a long enough "Summer Break!"  BACK TO WORK!


horripilation [haw-rip-uh-ley-shuhn, ho-]

–noun

a bristling of the hair on the skin from cold, fear, etc.; goose flesh.



[Origin: 1615–25; < LL horripilātiōn- (s. of horripilātiō). See horripilate, -ion]



OOooOOOO! The mere MENTION of that word gives me horripilation!  :o

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Re: Mr. Mxy's Word Corner
« Reply #108 on: September 03, 2008, 04:33:25 PM »
You can imagine my own horripilation when I saw your sig! What could the word be if it's <hidden!> I came here as fast as I could.

Good word! I've never heard of it or even knew there was a name for it, aside from goosebumps. I was confident that was a scientific word... :P
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Re: Mr. Mxy's Word Corner
« Reply #109 on: September 03, 2008, 10:17:51 PM »
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I've spoken to the beggar Bolwing. He tells me that the Fork of Horripilation is being fought over by groups of Heretics and Zealots, I'll have to get it from them.
After taking the fork:

I have found the Fork of Horripilation. I should return it to Big Head.
After receiving reward:

I have returned the Fork of Horripilation to Big Head. He has told me a secret as a reward.

http://oblivion.wikia.com/wiki/The_Fork_of_Horripilation_(quest)

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Re: Mr. Mxy's Word Corner
« Reply #110 on: September 04, 2008, 12:58:13 AM »
ROFL @ Peat'!

Oh, and you need to include that closing parenthesis or your link won't work....

http://oblivion.wikia.com/wiki/The_Fork_of_Horripilation_(quest)

FYI: I don't have the Shivering Isles expansion, so I guess I missed out on that quest!  :'(

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Re: Mr. Mxy's Word Corner
« Reply #111 on: September 15, 2008, 08:40:21 AM »
lol

my parent(s) told me i had to work on my (t)hesis when closing the study door

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'But I don't want to go among mad people,' Alice remarked.
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Re: Mr. Mxy's Word Corner
« Reply #112 on: September 23, 2008, 03:42:06 PM »
Aww, that's awesome.  Very cool word, I'm going to use that from now on instead of "goose bumps".  :LOL:

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Re: Mr. Mxy's Word Corner
« Reply #113 on: October 07, 2008, 08:18:43 AM »

Given the dearth of followers, I've given y'all a break and put more time between words, in case y'all were gettin' swamped....

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Okay, the next Mxy installment, linguistic-wise is!:


bibliophile [bib-lee-uh-fahyl, -fil]

–noun

a person who loves or collects books, esp. as examples of fine or unusual printing, binding, or the like.

Also, bib·li·oph·i·list [bib-lee-of-uh-list]


[Origin: 1815–25; biblio- + -phile]



ContACT claims to be a bibliophile here.

[Note the distinction between a bibliophile and a bookkeeper (an earlier Word Corner word which generated much discussion!)

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Re: Mr. Mxy's Word Corner
« Reply #114 on: October 07, 2008, 12:48:47 PM »
ahh I remember that word, it was one of our vocabulary words last year (sophmore year) in high school.  :interesting:
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Re: Mr. Mxy's Word Corner
« Reply #115 on: October 07, 2008, 09:56:39 PM »
this is cool im learning new vocab  :LOL:
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Re: Mr. Mxy's Word Corner
« Reply #116 on: October 09, 2008, 01:17:54 AM »
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bookkeeper


Ah...the memories!

I actually knew this word...My dad is a bit of a bibliophile when it comes to Astronomy, you see.
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Re: Mr. Mxy's Word Corner
« Reply #117 on: October 09, 2008, 01:31:57 AM »
I don't know if I'm a bibliophile in the "esp." sense--I don't collect old books or books on a specific topic. But I do buy and keep all the books I've read; I don't borrow from the library. If I really don't like a book, I won't keep it, I'll put it on the table in the lobby of my apartment for someone to take (or the office people to toss).

I keep the books because my big bookcase fulla books makes me look smart. :P Of course, I didn't feel smart when I was moving... To save space, I used bigger boxes to pack them. Omg, they were so heavy! :doh:

I have approximately 200 books, most of which I won't read again. But if I want to, they're there.
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Re: Mr. Mxy's Word Corner
« Reply #118 on: October 09, 2008, 10:34:24 PM »
I collect old books, I am often in charity shops thumbing through them looking for titbits.
I go for a, books that interest me, b, books in good condition (all pages etc), c, with topical titles/authors reletive to parts of the house and d, books with handwriting in front cover, presented to, given too, these will have a date etc. The oldest one I have to date is 1896 given to a pupil by his sunday school.
I have an Insurance Association book from 1953 listing all cars and light trucks at the time and includes standard quotes,times for accident repairs. my gem is a county engineers typed diary from 1920's detailing his daily tasks over 10 years, very interesting as I live in said county and can see some of the thing he saw and wrote down including some of the works he got done.
I also have a large collection of Womens Studies books used for a degree.

Oooops gotta go to work, can go on for hours....may be later folks
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Re: Mr. Mxy's Word Corner
« Reply #119 on: October 09, 2008, 10:46:13 PM »
I used to be a bibliophile when I was younger.  I had about 150 children's books stuffed in my cabinet and shelves.
Later on, I found out about the public library.  I loaned all my books from then on.  I maybe bought a book or two every so often, but I mainly checked the books out from the library.

I read manga, fantasy and sci-fi now, not including the books/articles needed for research.
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