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Whythawye
 Post subject: Re: Obfuscations elucidate a glorious matter
PostPosted: July 25th, 2011, 2:19 am 
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Yep, those. :D It's a fun word to say. :)
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 Post subject: Re: Obfuscations elucidate a glorious matter
PostPosted: July 25th, 2011, 3:47 am 
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Being the guy who wrote this: http://lukealistar.com/2011/02/11/a-lau ... -strumpet/

I had no trouble understanding that. :P The 'obfuscations' caught my eye...I love that word. :D

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (yes, I spelled it right on my own on the first try) is actually a factitious word alleged to mean a lung disease caused by the inhalation of silica dust.

The actual term for the disease is silicosis. :P Or pneumonoconiosis.

Which makes pneumono...etc. a hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian word, which is to say, a word coined so as to be very long. (I love the irony there, by the way.)

They say hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words. It's actually sesquipedalophobia. Which is a word plenty long enough to strike fear into the feeble hearts of any such phobics. :P
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Whythawye
 Post subject: Re: Obfuscations elucidate a glorious matter
PostPosted: July 25th, 2011, 4:12 am 
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Precisely. :D
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Elanhil
 Post subject: Re: Obfuscations elucidate a glorious matter
PostPosted: July 25th, 2011, 11:37 am 
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Bethany (Lady Alina)
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PostPosted: July 25th, 2011, 7:46 pm 
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 Post subject: Re: Obfuscations elucidate a glorious matter
PostPosted: July 25th, 2011, 8:05 pm 
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For instance, in the contest we will not be using technical terms, thus eliminating the first long word but including the second.


Right. Also excluding electroencephalograph, disappointingly. :( ;)


But it's so easy to tell what that means!

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Svensteel Mimetes
 Post subject: Re: Obfuscations elucidate a glorious matter
PostPosted: July 26th, 2011, 11:06 am 
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Luke the Mindwielder wrote:
They say hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words. It's actually sesquipedalophobia. Which is a word plenty long enough to strike fear into the feeble hearts of any such phobics. :P


Haha! I've heard of that word! :dieshappy:

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Bethany (Lady Alina)
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PostPosted: July 26th, 2011, 7:53 pm 
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It's so ironic that the word that means you're afraid of long words is a super long word.... :dieshappy: lol...

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 Post subject: Re: Obfuscations elucidate a glorious matter
PostPosted: July 28th, 2011, 8:50 am 
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Hey everyone, if you are wanting to do some training for the dictionary contest, I highly recommend vocabulary.com. It is the absolute best vocabulary building tool I have ever found, and I've been looking for years. I could go on for a long time about all the ways in which it excels, but I'll just tell you to go make an account (it's all free, and private if you want) and try it out for yourself.

It also has the best dictionary study help stuff I've ever seen. And that's saying a lot.
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Elanhil
 Post subject: Re: Obfuscations elucidate a glorious matter
PostPosted: July 28th, 2011, 10:25 am 
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I'll be sure to check it out.

Thanks! :D Now we all have a chance. ;)

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PostPosted: July 28th, 2011, 10:42 am 
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Elanhil wrote:
I'll be sure to check it out.

Thanks! :D Now we all have a chance. ;)


Quite so. :D
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Svensteel Mimetes
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PostPosted: July 28th, 2011, 3:38 pm 
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Cool! Thanks, mister J!

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PostPosted: August 17th, 2011, 3:58 pm 
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Are y'all getting excited yet? ;)

We still have to decide on a date. I'll let y'all know if any of the team members come up with a date. :D

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Svensteel Mimetes
 Post subject: Re: Obfuscations elucidate a glorious matter
PostPosted: August 19th, 2011, 10:53 am 
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Bleh, it won't send me the verication email... I didn't have much of a chance anyway hehe!!!

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Lady Elanor
 Post subject: Re: Obfuscations elucidate a glorious matter
PostPosted: October 31st, 2011, 1:20 pm 
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Moved this to GD now. :) Chatter away!

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 Post subject: Re: Obfuscations elucidate a glorious matter
PostPosted: October 31st, 2011, 5:34 pm 
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That post had me giggling out loud. :rofl:

Sounds fun. :D I need to boost my vocabulary...

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