Comments on: Eleven Interesting Words

By: Sensfaction

Sensfaction — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 03:33:23 +0000

I did your 8 word exercise and thought I would take a shot at your 11 word exercise. Now I don’t know if it’s possible but this comment could possibly make sense. And it’s only 35 words

Honorificabilitudinitatibus of a deipnosophis who sesquipedalian and onychophagists causes rhinotillexomania in bloviate people. While thinking that car that only turns dextrorotatory was floccinaucinihilipilification had me screaming lamprophony. Now I feel like donating to a eleemosynary

By: kab625

kab625 — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:13:48 +0000

Oh dear! I used entirely too many words while having such fun. I didnt’ notice the 50 word thing. I still had fun. I’ll try to obey the rules next time (lol).

By: Dr. Nicole Sundene

Dr. Nicole Sundene — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:57:29 +0000

Oh my gosh this just gave me a TERRIBLE flashback to SAT classes back in H.S. LOL Loved this! Spamming everyone I know with it. I will be smarter if my surroundings are smarter…don’t you think?

By: K. Fields

K. Fields — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:01:15 +0000

Oh…My!

By: Mark Stoneman

Mark Stoneman — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:12:32 +0000

Honorificabilitudinitatibus Rob, a passenger’s call demonstrates lamprophony and inspires an ugly verdict: floccinaucinihilipilification. Other passengers impede my rhinotillexomania, though not any sesquipedalian. No onychophagists are on the train, not even the one who bloviates while dextrorotatory, which brings to mind eleemosynary. Does this make me farctate or a deipnosophist? Pshaw!

By: Jack Payne

Jack Payne — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:25:02 +0000

I demand a refund, Rob. Highly embarrassing, coming from the author of 56 books (more than 7,000,000 words in print). But, I must confess, I only knew 2, and could figure out, from the roots and stems, another couple. That’s it. You win. Guess I will not be able to claim satisfaction until I can challenge you to a duel.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:11:47 +0000

Very fun! I did know one word. I watch The Factor all the time with Bill O’reilly.

NO Bloviat (ing)!

He uses that word all the time.

By: robertstevenson

robertstevenson — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:59:19 +0000

Thanks guys. I love these. I want to do this again in a week or so. I hope you’ll play again. To be honest, Janeycat, I did not know the meaning of any of these words before my research for this post. I’ll use Furse in my next Eleven Word post – Thanks.

By: janeycat

janeycat — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:02:45 +0000

I actually learnt the word floccinaucinihilipilificator when reading a Robert A Heinlein book.
Although I seriously need a good run-up to actually say it!

I’ve got a word for you, now. And it’s *much* shorter.
Do you know what it means to “furse”?

By: earthlingorgeous

earthlingorgeous — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:58:17 +0000

I love this post. Thanks for adding some words in my very limited polysyllable vocabulary. Great exercise. Thanks! Here goes:

I think I wouldn’t use all these sesquipedalian because people would turn rhinotillexomia every time I’d talk to them. People would be nervous and become onlychopagist if I bloviate. I don’t want people feel floccinaucinihilipilification. I like good conversations and not just me being deipnosophist that would be boring.