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Old August 20th, 2004, 12:12 PM
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Alneyan! tut tut tut. You didn't tell us how to pronounce it. I myself said pee*quant. But, I found out piquant is pronounced pee*kent. I offically ban Alneyan for one week effective today. For voilating the rule of words . While I'm here...
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Effulgence pronounced ef·ful·gence

n
brightness: brightness or a brilliant light radiating from something (literary)
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Old August 24th, 2004, 02:29 AM
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vicarious
adjective
1. Felt or undergone as if one were taking part in the experience or feelings of another
2. Endured or done by one person substituting for another
3. Acting or serving in place of someone or something else; substituted.
4. Committed or entrusted to another, as powers or authority; delegated.

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vicariously
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Old August 24th, 2004, 12:19 PM
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I like that Kamog. I will use that today in an e-mail. But I have to put this word out...

Today's Word:
Qwerty pronounced KWER*ty

n
having standard typewriter keyboard layout: used to describe a typewriter or computer keyboard with the standard arrangement of keys for the alphabet, with the top row of alphabetic characters beginning with the letters q,w, e, r, t, and y.

And I have something special. A bonus word!

Today's bonus Word:
Azerty pronounced a*zer*ty. Not hard at all.

adj
having European typewriter keyboard layout: used to describe a computer or typewriter keyboard layout in continental Europe, where the top row of letters, beginning from the left, runs A, Z, E, R, T, Y.


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Old August 26th, 2004, 09:51 PM
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premonitory

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1. Giving previous warning or notice
2. Warning of future misfortune
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Old August 27th, 2004, 04:45 PM
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Today's Word:
Coiffeur kwaa fúr

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male hair stylist: a male hairdresser (formal)
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Old August 27th, 2004, 05:07 PM
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Kamog! You were supposed not to post until Lan had lifted his wicked ban upon the user known as Alneyan (I am speaking on his behalf, nothing more; I am his lawyer if you will)! How could you do this to me... erh, to my client

Kidding aside, I cannot truly post how it is supposed to be pronounced because I do not know how you pronounce all these French words. So I will gently refer you to the closest up-to-date dictionary (mine is seriously lacking in the field of French words) to find out how to pronounce it. On the other hand, I could give you the French pronouncation, but that wouldn't be all too helpful, would it?

My lawyer has declared me to be innocent, and so I am going back to business. The word "coiffeur" has also a feminine form "coiffeuse" that might be used in English as well. The pronouncation might be something like "kwaa fuz", but I do not know the phonetical alphabet.

My word shall be "Parvenu" (a feminine form might be used, but would be rather rare I guess. It would be "parvenue"). It is a more formal word for "upstart", as in "Did you see who is the current king at KOTH? That parvenu, Asmala, just snatched the crown as if it were his. The youth these days...". My apologises go to Asmala for having targetted him by my vile accusations.

And since I have been unable to post for the past few days, here goes another word: Sphery (pronounced like, erh, a sphere). This word means "relating to the celestial spheres" or "starlike", and, to the best of my knowledge, is mostly used in poetry or in literature.
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Well done my friend. The ban has been lifted! Anyway, I will be on a jaunt for a few days. So it's up to Kamog to keep the Word of the Day going. I have not heard from him if he is up to it. So that means anyone can throw their word into the mix. Have fun!

But I might as well leave with a word that's close to my heart...
Today's word:
Masse pronounced mas*say

n
curving billiards shot: a shot in cue games in which the cue is held almost vertically to strike the cue ball off center, making it curve around one ball to hit another

Side note from a pool player: The Masse is the hardest shot there is. You must have a good game even to try it as it's a bit odd to shoot from a vertical angle. You can even get kicked out a pool hall for tring it(unless the owner knows you and trusts your skill with a cue. Then you can do it.). The dangers can be ripped cloth(about 200 dollars these days to replace) or a broken pool cue. It's not easy to do that kind of damage but it is possible to do so.
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anachronism
1. The representation of someone as existing or something as happening in other than chronological, proper, or historical order.
2. One that is out of its proper or chronological order, especially a person or practice that belongs to an earlier time.

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anachronistic, anachronous
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