Hobbit Vocabulary - Page 2

freshnesschronic · 06-15-2007, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Flint

I just noticed your signature, freshness. I like that.

Reminds me of the Simpsons:

"Marge, there's the truth

, and there's the truth

"

Compliments of zippy, he suggested it.

wolf · 06-15-2007, 01:50 PM

Porter is available in the US, but varies in quality. Penn Brewing makes a Pennsylvania Porter (not round enough flavor) and Yuengling has a passable Porter, but it's not as easy to find as their Black and Tan (which bears no relation to a real Black and Tan).

I actually tend to prefer the Samuel Smith's Taddy (Tadcaster) Porter, which should be a lot easier for Sundae to get, since she's closer to Yorkshire than I am. Their Nut Brown Ale, by the way, is exactly as delightful and satisfying as James Herriott led you to believe.

Spexxvet · 06-15-2007, 02:00 PM

Love Sam Smith's nut brown ale.

Shawnee123 · 06-15-2007, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Spexxvet

Love Sam Smith's nut.

Uh-huh, just as I suspected all along.

:p

Cloud · 06-15-2007, 02:54 PM

beer nuts!

Cloud · 06-15-2007, 02:56 PM

I'm a lifelong reader and my vocabulary is pretty big, and I love words, so I'm always excited now when I read something that has unfamiliar words.

some other works I found which increased my vocabulary:

The Fatal Shore by Robert Hughes;

Ficciones (in translation) by Jorge Luis Borges.

TheMercenary · 06-15-2007, 09:55 PM

The Hobbit. One of the best stories ever written.

Cloud · 06-15-2007, 09:58 PM

LOTR was better, though.

Aliantha · 06-15-2007, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

The Hobbit. One of the best stories ever written.

OMG! Something we agree on! Let's just set aside the fact that there's millions of other readers and literary critics also agree.

Flint · 06-15-2007, 10:20 PM

I know many words, that I've picked up from books, that I will never use in an actual conversation because I don't know how they're pronounced, and I don't want to embarass myself. However, I will use them in typed communication, like here.

Cloud · 06-15-2007, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Flint

I know many words, that I've picked up from books, that I will never use in an actual conversation because I don't know how they're pronounced, and I don't want to embarass myself. However, I will use them in typed communication, like here.

know how to pronouce "dictionary"?

Okay, okay, I know what you mean. Like the word, "dour." You'd think it would rhyme with sour, but it actually sounds like "do-er"

Flint · 06-15-2007, 10:30 PM

They occur to me as the context surfaces. I can't stop and open a new tab in real life.

Cloud · 06-15-2007, 10:38 PM

open a tab? drinking your vocabulary, are you?

I was thinking more like an actual book, you know. And if you look it up once, you own it.

Aliantha · 06-15-2007, 10:41 PM

I would say dour like sour.

Flint · 06-15-2007, 10:43 PM

"dow-er expression" ...see, that's why I don't try to say shit.

06-15-2007, 01:50 PM	#17
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Porter is available in the US, but varies in quality. Penn Brewing makes a Pennsylvania Porter (not round enough flavor) and Yuengling has a passable Porter, but it's not as easy to find as their Black and Tan (which bears no relation to a real Black and Tan). I actually tend to prefer the Samuel Smith's Taddy (Tadcaster) Porter, which should be a lot easier for Sundae to get, since she's closer to Yorkshire than I am. Their Nut Brown Ale, by the way, is exactly as delightful and satisfying as James Herriott led you to believe. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

06-15-2007, 02:00 PM	#18
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	Love Sam Smith's nut brown ale. __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

06-15-2007, 02:54 PM	#20
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	beer nuts! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

06-15-2007, 02:56 PM	#21
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I'm a lifelong reader and my vocabulary is pretty big, and I love words, so I'm always excited now when I read something that has unfamiliar words. some other works I found which increased my vocabulary: The Fatal Shore by Robert Hughes; Ficciones (in translation) by Jorge Luis Borges. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

06-15-2007, 09:55 PM	#22
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	The Hobbit. One of the best stories ever written. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

06-15-2007, 09:58 PM	#23
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	LOTR was better, though. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

06-15-2007, 10:20 PM	#25
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	kind of a tangent... I know many words, that I've picked up from books, that I will never use in an actual conversation because I don't know how they're pronounced, and I don't want to embarass myself. However, I will use them in typed communication, like here. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

06-15-2007, 10:30 PM	#27
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	They occur to me as the context surfaces. I can't stop and open a new tab in real life. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

06-15-2007, 10:38 PM	#28
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	open a tab? drinking your vocabulary, are you? I was thinking more like an actual book, you know. And if you look it up once, you own it. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

06-15-2007, 10:41 PM	#29
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I would say dour like sour. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

06-15-2007, 10:43 PM	#30
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	"dow-er expression" ...see, that's why I don't try to say shit. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

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