tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8722347431422623339.post3987024525871478407..comments2023-11-10T02:43:44.625-06:00Comments on Books and Needlepoint: Wondrous Words 4-22-2009Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17320403550938221507noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8722347431422623339.post-22471532117611765482009-04-22T23:37:00.000-05:002009-04-22T23:37:00.000-05:00Huh, I knew all those words, but I find the way th...Huh, I knew all those words, but I find the way they are being used sounds off to me. As if the author was trying to use fancy words but didn't really know what they meant (or at least used them in ways they are not usually used). Don't know if this makes any sense to anyone else plus I could be totally wrong! <br /><br />Oh and I just realized I'm talking about the words from Cristofano's book only! I had heard <I>doyenne</I> before, but had no idea what it meant!avisannschildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12486477882148877317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8722347431422623339.post-46278032345253396492009-04-22T14:48:00.000-05:002009-04-22T14:48:00.000-05:00You know, "inimical" seems to be the word that mos...You know, "inimical" seems to be the word that most of us have gotten stuck on. I must have read the word a hundred times over the years, and gotten the context but never knew for sure what it meant. Thanks for finally defining it!<br /><br />Meanwhile, mine are <A HREF="http://bookishgal.shinyideas.ca/2009/04/22/wondrous-words-wednesday-2/" REL="nofollow">here</A>Phylhttp://bookishgal.shinyideas.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8722347431422623339.post-59432990321541674792009-04-22T12:25:00.000-05:002009-04-22T12:25:00.000-05:00Except for Inimical, I did know the others!
Wondr...Except for Inimical, I did know the others!<br /><br /><A HREF="http://readingandmorereading.blogspot.com/2009/04/wondrous-words-wednesday.html" REL="nofollow">Wondrous Words Wednesday</A>gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8722347431422623339.post-127337158660670922009-04-22T09:18:00.000-05:002009-04-22T09:18:00.000-05:00I knew all but effete. I guess now I can read thes...I knew all but effete. I guess now I can read these books. lol Good words. Fun meme, isn't it.Margothttp://joyfullyretired.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8722347431422623339.post-38236088072067203002009-04-22T07:36:00.000-05:002009-04-22T07:36:00.000-05:00Some great words to add to your lexicon...don'tcha...Some great words to add to your lexicon...don'tcha just LUV this exercise??!<br /><br />(Hope you enjoy the rest of your week!)Mohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14049202849655223687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8722347431422623339.post-75362509234936797472009-04-22T06:37:00.000-05:002009-04-22T06:37:00.000-05:00Inimical is familiar to me, but I don't think I co...Inimical is familiar to me, but I don't think I could have defined it correctly. Thanks for playing along today!bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.com