tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post3099111150546175721..comments2024-03-03T12:52:18.548-05:00Comments on Magpie Musing: Five words that I've had to look up recentlyMagpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15460136246441367993noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-68303604127561896132009-01-25T09:16:00.000-05:002009-01-25T09:16:00.000-05:00Don't newscasters drive you nuts sometimes? And no...Don't newscasters drive you nuts sometimes? And now everyone (except you!) who watched him is going to think that is the correct usage!MadMadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550335108031470562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-87296087984096444772009-01-24T14:21:00.000-05:002009-01-24T14:21:00.000-05:00Okay, boys and girls. I know you're only five, bu...Okay, boys and girls. I know you're only five, but here are our spelling words for the day. Quincunx, CHthonic, Usufruct, Liminal and Punctilious. What was that Anthony? Well, yeah, we had these words last week, but no one passed the test. We're trying them again.Vodka Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04734323418017847775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-50900772606455595512009-01-24T09:52:00.000-05:002009-01-24T09:52:00.000-05:00Doesn't "punctilious" mean "obsessed with running ...Doesn't "punctilious" mean "obsessed with running things right to a schedule"? I think Bush WAS punctilious.<BR/>I'm impressed that I know that. Go, me.Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953517447164263617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-72269613728319579072009-01-23T09:43:00.000-05:002009-01-23T09:43:00.000-05:00Quincunx ran out the door trailing crumbs and usuf...Quincunx ran out the door trailing crumbs and usufruct from breakfast, buttoning her coat. Luckily, the liminal was late; she was cthonic as she straightened her scarf punctiliously, then stepped to the curb.YourFireAnthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03428838843235292696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-71162094834912776522009-01-22T22:38:00.000-05:002009-01-22T22:38:00.000-05:00i don't know what any of those words mean and i'm ...i don't know what any of those words mean and i'm too lazy to look the up. :)the mama bird diarieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248352454666306821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-90363642965538174562009-01-22T18:13:00.000-05:002009-01-22T18:13:00.000-05:00The ferryman, who only had usufruct in the boat he...The ferryman, who only had usufruct in the boat he was so punctilious in steering, took the newly minted quincunx from his doomed passenger before leaving the liminal chthonic shore.Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-33574694009510448802009-01-22T16:47:00.000-05:002009-01-22T16:47:00.000-05:00I want to know how you came across these words in ...I want to know how you came across these words in the first place!Coffee with Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16267344646007108501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-89050936659629049052009-01-22T15:59:00.000-05:002009-01-22T15:59:00.000-05:00I have never won in Scrabble using the words: Quin...I have never won in Scrabble using the words: Quincunx, Chthonic, Usufruct, Liminal or Punctilious.<BR/>;-)heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09896915486353470418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-87991280506295135242009-01-22T10:45:00.000-05:002009-01-22T10:45:00.000-05:00I'll have a go at it, but I don't know if I can to...I'll have a go at it, but I don't know if I can top the first two entries...<BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, I dig your blog and the contributions you make to Blogopolis, so I gave you an award over at my blog - come and get it!<BR/><BR/>Shade and Sweetwater,<BR/>KKyddrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07668797984157146798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-42681640833290952142009-01-22T10:31:00.000-05:002009-01-22T10:31:00.000-05:00I love the word liminal. It's where I live.I love the word liminal. It's where I live.She Shehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107099719510763729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-7548525477158057702009-01-22T09:46:00.000-05:002009-01-22T09:46:00.000-05:00I looked up each word and yet this still sounds li...I looked up each word and yet this still sounds like total gobbledygook. <BR/><BR/><BR/>*In an unauthorized case of household usufruct, Violet constructed a beautiful quincunx of heirloom knick knacks. She was punctilious about her chthonic work, leaving her mother to flounder in the liminal of concern and awe.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07378421551422918709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-80650941338016683772009-01-22T08:24:00.000-05:002009-01-22T08:24:00.000-05:00I don't think I can do it. But I am going to look...I don't think I can do it. But I am going to look up three of those and toss them around today.Mental P Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05957544840704376193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-61082872410656076942009-01-22T07:46:00.000-05:002009-01-22T07:46:00.000-05:00I've never even seen the first three words. Ever....I've never even seen the first three words. Ever. And I consider myself, you know, *erudite*.<BR/><BR/>What have you been reading?Gwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12526629366170486737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-76504525038159274402009-01-22T05:34:00.000-05:002009-01-22T05:34:00.000-05:00*ashamed* can I tell you that though I know none o...*ashamed* can I tell you that though I know none of the words up there, could barely pronounce them.... I'm still too lazy to go check... *head still down*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-67608391446543889302009-01-22T04:56:00.000-05:002009-01-22T04:56:00.000-05:00If you haven't already read it, you really should ...If you haven't already read it, you really should take a look at <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Quincunx-Charles-Palliser/dp/0345371135" REL="nofollow"> The Quincunx</A> by Charles Palliser -- an absolutely brilliant Dickens pastiche and one of my favorite books ever.niobehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10685766216611639434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-81605205241724480162009-01-21T23:49:00.000-05:002009-01-21T23:49:00.000-05:00It was way better at 67 words. She was stuck in a ...It was way better at 67 words. <BR/><BR/>She was stuck in a liminal stage, neither chthonic nor rooted in Earth; she worked to create the quincunx, its form testament to her punctilious nature. Her search for understanding was not limited by her creation disobeying a mandate to operate in a usufruct manner—the end justified the means.Jenn @ Juggling Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14455967210924573398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-69454410286049971512009-01-21T23:00:00.000-05:002009-01-21T23:00:00.000-05:00Those first three do not look like bonified words....Those first three do not look like bonified words. But I sure am curious about Quincunx.shrink on the couchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13271891110211081990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-59361195829976097192009-01-21T20:47:00.000-05:002009-01-21T20:47:00.000-05:00Seriously? Where did you come up with these words?...Seriously? Where did you come up with these words?Stimeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09685801693683588805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-60175529103044604412009-01-21T17:56:00.000-05:002009-01-21T17:56:00.000-05:00(i have to look up every word. and here's the best...(i have to look up every word. and here's the best part, i'm too lazy to. gah!)Woman in a Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14747858840088922077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-37225300449163726802009-01-21T17:39:00.000-05:002009-01-21T17:39:00.000-05:00I'm not even attempting. If you hadn't already loo...I'm not even attempting. If you hadn't already looked them up, I'd doubt one or two of them were even words. LOL.Kylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03311014761113076785noreply@blogger.com