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Strange words to me - ept and forewent

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382357) • Rockingham, Australia 25 Sep 23

I wanted to use the word ‘ept’ in a response but didn’t think it was a ‘real’ word. You hear ‘inept’ quite often but I’d never heard of ‘ept’. So off I went googling and apparently the Oxford English Dictionary has an entry for...

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Weird Word Wednesday: Victuals

Diana B. @BloggerDi (3121) • United States 2 Dec 20

I was somewhat familiar with the word 'victuals', before I looked up the definition today. I remembered that it was related to food, but I didn't know that it's just a fancy name for food! The Latin origin of this word is...

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Funny words

catalady @catalady (363) 15 Aug 10

Do you use any words, either real or made up , that make other people laugh or comment on your using them for some reason ? I often use the word 'cross' and invariably a comment is made on me using this as it seems that no-one...

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unusual words for a song.

applecartronnie @applecartronnie (1984) • India 8 Aug 07

i write songs. and i want to write a song whic is unusul. tell me, if you can, some unusual words or phrases to put in the song. any thing strange, wacky, serious, contemplating, strange, unusual. what ever comes in your...

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