http://www.switched.com/2010/08/19/eschew-pigritude-with-save-the-words-oxfords-site-for-endang/ Switched Comments for Eschew Pigritude with 'Save the Words,' Oxford's Site for Endangered Vocab http://www.switched.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.switched.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.switched.com/2010/08/19/eschew-pigritude-with-save-the-words-oxfords-site-for-endang/http://www.switched.com/2010/08/19/eschew-pigritude-with-save-the-words-oxfords-site-for-endang/Aug 20th 2010 4:09PMhttp://www.switched.com/2010/08/19/eschew-pigritude-with-save-the-words-oxfords-site-for-endang/http://www.switched.com/2010/08/19/eschew-pigritude-with-save-the-words-oxfords-site-for-endang/Aug 20th 2010 4:23PMhttp://www.switched.com/2010/08/19/eschew-pigritude-with-save-the-words-oxfords-site-for-endang/http://www.switched.com/2010/08/19/eschew-pigritude-with-save-the-words-oxfords-site-for-endang/Aug 20th 2010 4:13PMhttp://www.switched.com/2010/08/19/eschew-pigritude-with-save-the-words-oxfords-site-for-endang/http://www.switched.com/2010/08/19/eschew-pigritude-with-save-the-words-oxfords-site-for-endang/
I would also like to second the fact that your log in process is obsolete!]]>Aug 20th 2010 4:24PMhttp://www.switched.com/2010/08/19/eschew-pigritude-with-save-the-words-oxfords-site-for-endang/http://www.switched.com/2010/08/19/eschew-pigritude-with-save-the-words-oxfords-site-for-endang/I hope that helps. Didn't mean to sound snippy but by the time I had the "power" I had lost the ability! ;o)]]>Aug 20th 2010 4:29PMhttp://www.switched.com/2010/08/19/eschew-pigritude-with-save-the-words-oxfords-site-for-endang/http://www.switched.com/2010/08/19/eschew-pigritude-with-save-the-words-oxfords-site-for-endang/Aug 20th 2010 4:34PMhttp://www.switched.com/2010/08/19/eschew-pigritude-with-save-the-words-oxfords-site-for-endang/http://www.switched.com/2010/08/19/eschew-pigritude-with-save-the-words-oxfords-site-for-endang/tristifical : adj. Causing to be gloomy or grievous
Blind Alex lived next door to a group of nudist cheerleaders and his tristifical wailing could be heard for miles.
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There are some treasures in there and it didn't hurt anyone to learn a new word a day. Hey wish someone would come up with an app or email notification where each day an interesting word would be sent to me every morning and then I could see how many times I could use it in one day!]]>Aug 20th 2010 5:04PMhttp://www.switched.com/2010/08/19/eschew-pigritude-with-save-the-words-oxfords-site-for-endang/http://www.switched.com/2010/08/19/eschew-pigritude-with-save-the-words-oxfords-site-for-endang/Aug 20th 2010 5:21PMhttp://www.switched.com/2010/08/19/eschew-pigritude-with-save-the-words-oxfords-site-for-endang/http://www.switched.com/2010/08/19/eschew-pigritude-with-save-the-words-oxfords-site-for-endang/Aug 20th 2010 7:36PMhttp://www.switched.com/2010/08/19/eschew-pigritude-with-save-the-words-oxfords-site-for-endang/http://www.switched.com/2010/08/19/eschew-pigritude-with-save-the-words-oxfords-site-for-endang/I noticed that your list does not contain the word "niggardly" meaning stingy or miserly. I first encountered the word in reading Silas Marner for High School English. I think that it is obvious why it has fallen into disuse in America, because one group perceived it as being racist. It has nothing to do with race and is not even spelled the same as the infamous "N" word. It is sad when a perfectly good word is banned for alleged racism. If you will remember, a college professor was chastised over using the word. Unacceptable! As long as my husband and I are alive, this word will live in our vocabulary and probably among the well-educated of our generation. Bah humbug!
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