Comments on: Words from my reading http://wordlily.com/2009/07/01/words-from-my-reading-12/ For the love of language (and some fiber arts, too) Tue, 29 May 2012 12:29:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: wordlily http://wordlily.com/2009/07/01/words-from-my-reading-12/#comment-3325 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:06:11 +0000 http://wordlily.wordpress.com/?p=2154#comment-3325 Yeah, it was kind of in a humorous context here; the sentence quoted is sort of spoken by the “straight man.”

]]> By: Margot http://wordlily.com/2009/07/01/words-from-my-reading-12/#comment-3324 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:44:28 +0000 http://wordlily.wordpress.com/?p=2154#comment-3324 I love your new words and I love Jan Karon’s books as well. I just finished reading and reviewing (Monday) her cookbook. It was great fun. Dotage is the only word I knew on your list.

]]> By: Nicole http://wordlily.com/2009/07/01/words-from-my-reading-12/#comment-3323 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:32:56 +0000 http://wordlily.wordpress.com/?p=2154#comment-3323 I love the word dotage. I usually see it in a rather humorous context

]]> By: wordlily http://wordlily.com/2009/07/01/words-from-my-reading-12/#comment-3318 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:55:40 +0000 http://wordlily.wordpress.com/?p=2154#comment-3318 Yeah, see, I grew up in the Midwest. No delta there really. :)

]]> By: Jenny http://wordlily.com/2009/07/01/words-from-my-reading-12/#comment-3317 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:10:22 +0000 http://wordlily.wordpress.com/?p=2154#comment-3317 I was just thinking, But alluvial! You learn alluvial in second grade!, before I remembered that no, unless you live by a great big delta, you probably don’t. :P

]]> By: gautami tripathy http://wordlily.com/2009/07/01/words-from-my-reading-12/#comment-3316 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:30:55 +0000 http://wordlily.wordpress.com/?p=2154#comment-3316 I only know 4, 5 and 6.

Wonderful words to learn!

Wondrous Words Wednesday

]]> By: wordlily http://wordlily.com/2009/07/01/words-from-my-reading-12/#comment-3315 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:20:04 +0000 http://wordlily.wordpress.com/?p=2154#comment-3315 Oops, your comment reminded me I was going to fix that. It’s done now! :)

]]> By: bermudaonion http://wordlily.com/2009/07/01/words-from-my-reading-12/#comment-3313 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:17:05 +0000 http://wordlily.wordpress.com/?p=2154#comment-3313 I had to look up censer after reading your definitions!

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