I was just thinkin' of words that don't sound like the mean what they're supposed to mean. I heard someone use the word nonplussed today. That always sounded like to me like it meant no big deal. Another is spendthrift. Seems like it should be a person who is thrifty at spending. Those are two of mine. You got any? http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,38989#msg-38989 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:23:22 +0100 Phorum 5.2.10 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39672#msg-39672 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39672#msg-39672
You what????

Whacky baccy maybe!]]> Ironeyes The Pub - Open All Hours Tue, 15 May 2012 22:24:01 +0100 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39668#msg-39668 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39668#msg-39668 meantintended to avoid theusing thosespecified letters. I wonder why[/s]whatabout Reasoning is questionable.

(Very hard difficult to avoid thedefinite article in English.]]> Lady Penelope The Pub - Open All Hours Tue, 15 May 2012 21:55:27 +0100 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39667#msg-39667 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39667#msg-39667 first second third fourth hurdle...]]> Kronalias The Pub - Open All Hours Tue, 15 May 2012 21:33:45 +0100 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39662#msg-39662 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39662#msg-39662 Ironeyes The Pub - Open All Hours Tue, 15 May 2012 19:05:51 +0100 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39661#msg-39661 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39661#msg-39661
I suppose they think it matches "look up" but that makes sense - it means "Get your head off the desk and pay attention" - at least it did when I was at school (can also mean "check" or "reseach" of course)

The older "listen in" isnt much better . Why the surplus word - what is wrong with just "listen" or where a preposition is necessary surely the right one is "listen to"]]> Lady Penelope The Pub - Open All Hours Tue, 15 May 2012 18:11:52 +0100 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39659#msg-39659 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39659#msg-39659 Janaru The Pub - Open All Hours Tue, 15 May 2012 17:44:05 +0100 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39646#msg-39646 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39646#msg-39646 Ironeyes The Pub - Open All Hours Tue, 15 May 2012 08:49:11 +0100 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39645#msg-39645 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39645#msg-39645 Matamore! The Pub - Open All Hours Tue, 15 May 2012 08:33:01 +0100 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39643#msg-39643 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39643#msg-39643 Janaru The Pub - Open All Hours Tue, 15 May 2012 01:49:54 +0100 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39638#msg-39638 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39638#msg-39638
Do you suggest that all posts should be totally free of those letters?]]> Ironeyes The Pub - Open All Hours Mon, 14 May 2012 22:43:29 +0100 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39636#msg-39636 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39636#msg-39636 Janaru The Pub - Open All Hours Mon, 14 May 2012 22:37:06 +0100 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39633#msg-39633 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39633#msg-39633 tepeethetroll The Pub - Open All Hours Mon, 14 May 2012 22:32:03 +0100 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39628#msg-39628 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39628#msg-39628 Kronalias The Pub - Open All Hours Mon, 14 May 2012 22:13:54 +0100 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39624#msg-39624 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39624#msg-39624 Janaru The Pub - Open All Hours Mon, 14 May 2012 21:57:35 +0100 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39622#msg-39622 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39622#msg-39622 Ironeyes The Pub - Open All Hours Mon, 14 May 2012 21:38:02 +0100 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39620#msg-39620 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39620#msg-39620 Janaru The Pub - Open All Hours Mon, 14 May 2012 21:13:21 +0100 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39618#msg-39618 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39618#msg-39618
Jan, surely I have done nothing that I should feel nocent about.]]> Ironeyes The Pub - Open All Hours Mon, 14 May 2012 21:08:34 +0100 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39598#msg-39598 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39598#msg-39598 Janaru The Pub - Open All Hours Mon, 14 May 2012 19:14:13 +0100 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39588#msg-39588 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39588#msg-39588 Ironeyes The Pub - Open All Hours Sun, 13 May 2012 21:17:52 +0100 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39579#msg-39579 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39579#msg-39579 Kronalias The Pub - Open All Hours Sun, 13 May 2012 15:53:00 +0100 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39578#msg-39578 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39578#msg-39578
You've shown yourself to be totally ept at neologism.]]> Ironeyes The Pub - Open All Hours Sun, 13 May 2012 15:42:39 +0100 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39577#msg-39577 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39577#msg-39577
... 'ert' should mean the same as 'inert'.

Hey, my Very Own New Word!]]> Kronalias The Pub - Open All Hours Sun, 13 May 2012 14:13:13 +0100 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39570#msg-39570 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39570#msg-39570 Janaru The Pub - Open All Hours Sun, 13 May 2012 10:28:08 +0100 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39566#msg-39566 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39566#msg-39566 Matamore! The Pub - Open All Hours Sat, 12 May 2012 22:00:26 +0100 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39561#msg-39561 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39561#msg-39561 Janaru The Pub - Open All Hours Sat, 12 May 2012 21:28:33 +0100 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39559#msg-39559 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,39559#msg-39559 Rumbaba The Pub - Open All Hours Sat, 12 May 2012 21:23:46 +0100 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,38993#msg-38993 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,38993#msg-38993 Janaru The Pub - Open All Hours Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:50:59 +0100 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,38991#msg-38991 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,38991#msg-38991 Matamore! The Pub - Open All Hours Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:42:14 +0100 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,38989#msg-38989 http://beebotron.org/phorum/read.php?18,38989,38989#msg-38989
Another is spendthrift. Seems like it should be a person who is thrifty at spending.

Those are two of mine. You got any?]]> Janaru The Pub - Open All Hours Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:32:40 +0100