Cool words: avuncular, bloviate, truthiness
I came across some cool words today while reading some amazon reviews:
"All this is done in a very avuncular style and I must admit I enjoyed reading the book, and trying out some of the examples/topics on my PC."
"Pages of windy bloviation about how XML doesn't understand tables but but precious little on how to use CSS."
I've started a list of cool words (not much in there yet--just the three I'd mentioned). If you find any similarly interesting and choice words, please add them to the list!
"All this is done in a very avuncular style and I must admit I enjoyed reading the book, and trying out some of the examples/topics on my PC."
"Pages of windy bloviation about how XML doesn't understand tables but but precious little on how to use CSS."
I've started a list of cool words (not much in there yet--just the three I'd mentioned). If you find any similarly interesting and choice words, please add them to the list!
posted by Jonathan at
3/19/2006 03:25:00 p.m.
5 Comments:
Of course you know who invented the word 'truthiness' don't you? (Steven Colbert!)
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Anonymous, at 3/19/2006 6:43 p.m.
Oh and Jon, you should update the context from 'wishes' to 'words' - when you have a free minute :-)
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Anonymous, at 3/19/2006 6:48 p.m.
Hi Paul - Really, Mr. Colbert hey? Interesting, interesting.
And, yup!
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Jonathan, at 3/21/2006 12:50 a.m.
Avuncular is a great word, almost onmatopoeic!.Casaubon
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Anonymous, at 4/06/2006 4:25 p.m.
Hi anonymous - heh, and there's another fabulous word in your post!
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Jonathan, at 4/13/2006 12:55 a.m.
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