HUMOUR (Linguistic): War On Said - say what?

Post by **Kvetch** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 5:37 pm

"." goggled Kvetch

"prior to the comment above, of course" he equivocated (ok, that isn't quite the meaning of equivocated, but it was too good tp pass up)

250 to 1

felonius · Post by **felonius** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 5:40 pm

Damn, I just noticed crowed is on the list already. "Sorry," he apologized.

Post by **Darb** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 5:50 pm

"Sorry," he apologized

"You only fessed up cuz ya knew we'd nail ya." fibbed Brad.

felonius · Post by **felonius** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 5:58 pm

Kvetch wrote:"(Merriam-)Webster's is a colonial abomination" scowled Kvetch.

Amen. "Get yourself a nice Concise Oxford and be done with it, Cho," fel admonished.

"Webster's," he orated, "is but a pale shadow to this majestic English language monolith."

Post by **Darb** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 6:00 pm

"But what about our tacos ?" non-sequitured Brad, obfuscating the conversation still further.

Post by **Kvetch** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 6:04 pm

"bravo, felonius" Kvetch applauded.

felonius · Post by **felonius** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 6:05 pm

Fun as this is, I have to go to work now.

"Dis-com-bob-bu-la-ted," the ESL student slowly pronounced. "What the hell does THAT mean, teach?" he queried.

Post by **Ghost** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 6:15 pm

â€œme is headed out the door for the day, Iâ€™ll list all the new words tomorrow,â€

ChoChiyo · Post by **ChoChiyo** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 6:51 pm

"Get yourself a Concise Oxford,' Felonius suggested.

Hmmm, Cho schemed.

"You know," she mentioned, "It was just my birthday...."

Seeking Felonius's input, Kvetch solicited , "Is she hinting at something?"

"And wouldn't a Concise Oxford make a lovely Birthday/Christmas gift," Cho proposed, batting her big brown eyes innocently.

Kahrey · Post by **Kahrey** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 7:13 pm

"What about a Webster's?" inquired Kahrey.

Post by **laurie** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 7:47 pm

felonius wrote:
Kvetch wrote:"(Merriam-)Webster's is a colonial abomination" scowled Kvetch.
Amen. "Get yourself a nice Concise Oxford and be done with it, Cho," fel admonished.

"Webster's," he orated, "is but a pale shadow to this majestic English language monolith."

"They've already slammed Webster's. Look at what they said about it," advocated Laurie.

Post by **Ghost** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 8:45 am

WAR ON SAID: 275 to 1

abjured
acknowledged
added
admitted
admonished
advocated
affirmed
agreed
alleged
allowed
alluded
amended
answered
aped
appended
applauded
apologized
argued
asked
attested
averred
babbled
badgered
barked
bawled
belabored
berated
bellowed
bitched
blabbed
blared
blathered
blatted
bleated
blurted
blustered
boasted
bragged
brayed
breathed
broadcasted
burbled
called
chatted
chattered
chanted
chided
chirped
chortled
coaxed
concluded
confessed
confirmed
continued
consented
commanded
communicated
complained
cooed
coughed
cried
croaked
crooned
crowed
cursed
declaimed
deadpanned
declared
decried
decreed
disagreed
dissembled
dissuaded
divulged
drawled
droned
echoed
effused
ejaculated
elaborated
emphasized
enquired
enunciated
enquired
equivocated
erupted
exclaimed
expanded
expectorated
explained
expostulated
expounded
expressed
extemporized
fibbed

fobbed
floundered
fretted
fussed
gargled
gasped
giggled
gloated
goggled
gossiped
grated
grimaced
grinned
griped
groaned
groused
growled
grunted
grumbled
gushed
hailed
harrumphed
harangued
hectored
heckled
hinted
hissed
howled
hushed
husked
implied
inferred
inquired
insulted
insinuated
interjected
intoned
jabbered
kvetched
lamented
lectured
leered
lied
lisped
maintained
mangled
marveled
mentioned
mewled
minimized
misquoted
moaned
mocked
moralized
mouthed
mourned
mumbled
murmured
muttered
nagged
narked
nattered
non-sequitured (What is this Brad ???)
obfuscated
objected
observed
opined
orated
parodied
parroted
piffled
pleaded
pointed out
pronounced
proposed
protested
preached
prayed
prevaricated
purred
quavered
queried
quibbled
quipped
quoted
rambled
ranted
rasped
raved
razzed
rebuked
refused
relayed
relented
reiterated
reminded
remarked
remonstrated
requested
repeated
reported
replied
reproached
requested
responded
retaliated
retorted
returned
revealed
roared
riposted
rejoiced
sang
scolded
screamed
screeched
scolded
scoffed
seethed
shrieked
shouted
shrilled
simpered
snarled
snapped
sniped
snorted
sniggered
snickered
soothed
sobbed
solicited
spitted
sprayed
squawked
squeaked
squealed
stammered
stated
subsumed
suggested
supplied
stuttered
swore
sub-shushed
teased
tittered
translated
trumpeted
twittered
uttered
vaunted
verbalized
ventured
vocalized
voiced
wailed
wept
went
whimpered
whined
whispered
whistled
whooped
wished
wondered
yammered
yawned
yapped
yawped
yelled
yelped
yipped
yowled

Post by **Kvetch** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 9:56 am

"can you fing a way of converting it to columns?" begged Kvetch

Post by **laurie** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 10:03 am

"It would be so much neater - and easier to check - that way," avowed Laurie.

Evaine · Post by **Evaine** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 10:22 am

"Good grief!" gasped Evaine. "I turn my back for two days, and look what monsters are spawned!"

Post by **laurie** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 10:30 am

"Blame Felonius," Laurie carped, "He's the one who got us started on this."

Post by **Kvetch** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 10:31 am

"it's not my fault" denied Kvetch

Post by **Kvetch** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 10:34 am

"we have at least one word for 24 og the letters of the alphabet. That leaves two" enumerated Kvetch

(X and Z )

Post by **Ghost** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 10:36 am

"How does this look?" bawled Ghost.

WAR ON SAID: 275 to 1

A: abjured, acknowledged, added, admitted, admonished, advocated, affirmed, agreed, alleged, allowed, alluded, amended, answered, aped, appended, applauded, apologized, argued, asked, attested, averred

B: babbled, badgered, barked, bawled, belabored, berated, bellowed, bitched, blabbed, blared, blathered, blatted, bleated, blurted, blustered, boasted, bragged, brayed, breathed, broadcasted, burbled,

C: called, chatted, chattered, chanted, chided, chirped, chortled, coaxed, concluded, confessed, confirmed, continued, consented, commanded, communicated, complained, cooed, coughed, cried, croaked, crooned, crowed, cursed,

D: declaimed, deadpanned, declared, decried, decreed, disagreed, dissembled, dissuaded, divulged, drawled, droned,

E: echoed, effused, ejaculated, elaborated, emphasized, enquired, enunciated, enquired, equivocated, erupted, exclaimed, expanded, expectorated, explained, expostulated, expounded, expressed, extemporized

F: fibbed, fobbed, floundered, fretted, fussed

G: gargled, gasped, giggled, gloated, goggled, gossiped, grated,
grimaced, grinned, griped, groaned, groused, growled, grunted, grumbled, gushed,

H: hailed, harrumphed, harangued, hectored, heckled, hinted, hissed, howled, hushed, husked

I: implied, inferred, inquired, insulted, insinuated, interjected, intoned

J: jabbered

K: kvetched

L: lamented, lectured, leered, lied, lisped

M: maintained, mangled, marveled, mentioned, mewled, minimized, misquoted, moaned, mocked, moralized, mouthed, mourned, mumbled,
murmured, muttered

N: nagged, narked, nattered, non-sequitured (What is this Brad ???)

O: obfuscated, objected, observed, opined, orated

P: parodied, parroted, piffled, pleaded, pointed out, pronounced, proposed, protested, preached, prayed, prevaricated, purred

Q: quavered, queried, quibbled, quipped, quoted

R: rambled, ranted, rasped, raved, razzed, rebuked, refused, relayed, relented, reiterated, reminded, remarked, remonstrated, requested, repeated, reported, replied, reproached, requested, responded, retaliated, retorted, returned, revealed, roared, riposted, rejoiced

S: sang, scolded, screamed, screeched, scolded, scoffed, seethed, shrieked, shouted, shrilled, simpered, snarled, snapped, sniped, snorted, sniggered, snickered, soothed, sobbed, solicited, spitted, sprayed, squawked, squeaked, squealed, stammered, stated, subsumed, suggested, supplied, stuttered, sub-shushed, swore

T: teased, tittered, translated, trumpeted, twittered,

U: uttered

V: vaunted, verbalized, ventured, vocalized, voiced

W: wailed, wept, went, whimpered, whined, whispered, whistled, whooped, wished, wondered,

Y: yammered, yawned, yapped, yawped, yelled, yelped, yipped, yowled

Post by **Darb** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 10:37 am

Ghost wrote:non-sequitured (What is this Brad ???)

"It's a latin term that was adopted by the english language, and refers to an out-of-the-blue statement whose content or meaning does not follow the flow of prior conversation to that point" meandered Brad, in that annoyingly long-winded, self-absorbed and pretentious drawl of his.

Post by **Kvetch** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 10:42 am

"I nearly managed to worke 'zeugma-ed' into a sentence - can you do better?" challenged Kvetch

"due to the paucity of the use of the letter 'X' in the english language I find it impossible to find a word beginning with it" I deplored

Ghost: impressive!

Post by **Ghost** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 10:45 am

Brad wrote:
Ghost wrote:non-sequitured (What is this Brad ???)
"It's a latin term that was adopted by the english language, and refers to an out-of-the-blue statement whose content or meaning does not follow the flow of prior conversation to that point" meandered Brad, in that annoyingly long-winded, self-absorbed and pretentious drawl of his.

OK, my spell check nor Dictionary.com can find it.

felonius · Post by **felonius** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 10:51 am

"You're probably all wondering why I've gathered you here," fel began, then paused to swig the last of his Corona.

"Yeah, let's have it!" someone catcalled from the back row of the auditorium.

"Patience amigo!" fel shot back. "Now then," he resumed...

Post by **Darb** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 10:53 am

GHOST: "Here ya go" clarified Brad, with a helpful hyperlink definition. "Read it and weep, ya big butt-monkey" he jibed.

felonius · Post by **felonius** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 10:55 am

We need more j's.

jousted
jested
jumped in
joked
jittered

"Bravo, bravo, everyone!" fel cheered.

"Quack!" quacked a passing mallard.