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« Reply #26 on: November 13, 2008, 05:38:36 AM » |
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The first word I had to look up on the kindle was - bifurcated
bifurcate v. divide into two branches or forks.
The word was in the very first sentence of the The Color of Magic.
"First roared through the bifurcated city of Ankh-Morpork."
I looked up the definition and realized immediately that this city had a river dividing it!
Angela - I'm currently reading The Colour of Magic, too! And I also used the look up feature to look up that very same word! |
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« Reply #28 on: November 14, 2008, 04:41:37 AM » |
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Whoo Hoo. Learning from Pratchett. I so envy you getting to fall in love with the Discworld. It falls into my "boy, I wish I could read them again for the first time" category.
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« Reply #30 on: November 15, 2008, 07:24:13 PM » |
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LOL I went to the Prachett website and I was amazed a the number of books that are part of Discworld! I just hope that once I get into them a ways, I can get them all on Kindle! It is going to drive me crazy if I get hooked on these and then can't find them!!  argh! I've downloaded the first book The color of Magic based on your recomendations. Only $1.98. I have to stop reading Kindleboards!!   |
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« Reply #32 on: November 15, 2008, 07:29:41 PM » |
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LOL... I know what you mean!! Larry announced to me this afternoon that there would be no more extra spending allowed until after the first of the year... Thank goodness I have a balance on my Amazon Gift Card!!  and I have requested Amazon gift cards for Christmas from everyone! |
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« Reply #33 on: November 15, 2008, 07:41:51 PM » |
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argh! I've downloaded the first book The color of Magic based on your recomendations. Only $1.98. I have to stop reading Kindleboards!! The Discworld is a special and wonderful place. You will have a hard time leaving it. Luckily, it looks like most of them are on Kindle including the Tiffany Aching ones. Those are young adult, but I love them more in some ways. It could be the uterus effect. |
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« Reply #34 on: November 17, 2008, 11:50:24 AM » |
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hey, I learned a word the other day. Not from my Kindle though....still NOT HERE. Ack!
Perserverate - to dwell on, think intensely about.
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« Reply #36 on: November 17, 2008, 11:56:10 AM » |
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As in "I am dwelling on my Kindle and thinking intensely about it."   Or as in, I am perseverating about whether or not I should go check the "Where's my stuff?" page one more time.  |
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« Reply #38 on: November 17, 2008, 12:16:05 PM » |
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Oh go on... go check!! I check on mine every couple of hours or so until it got here!! Hahah. I went and checked....  Must keep telling myself it will be here soon. It's only been 1 week. 1 to 2 more to go. Breathe in. Breathe out. Surf Kindle Boards some more. |
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« Reply #39 on: November 17, 2008, 01:39:14 PM » |
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Today I learned the word somnambulism, from The Zombie Survival Guide. It means sleepwalking |
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Not once in my life has my train of thought taken a straight path between point A and point B without stopping to visit Y and F along the way.
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« Reply #40 on: November 17, 2008, 06:09:47 PM » |
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Supposedly: My late Uncle Manual (my father's brother in law) is credited as the originator of the word: discombobulated.
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« Reply #41 on: November 17, 2008, 08:05:15 PM » |
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^ Love that word. Use it all the time.
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« Reply #42 on: November 18, 2008, 06:30:20 AM » |
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Supposedly: My late Uncle Manual (my father's brother in law) is credited as the originator of the word: discombobulated.
One of my favorite words ;-p |
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« Reply #43 on: November 18, 2008, 06:40:03 AM » |
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Supposedly: My late Uncle Manual (my father's brother in law) is credited as the originator of the word: discombobulated.
I use this word all the time!! It is even fun to say! |
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« Reply #44 on: December 03, 2008, 06:57:49 PM » |
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Hey all...forgot about this post:
Colleen: Thanks for Gone with the Wind freebie
Everyone: Thanks for reminiscing about the Carol Burnett skit...Gone with the Wind; it was a hoot.
Discombobulated: Yes, confirmed (as far as my father is aware) Uncle Manuel Palumbo-- his late brother in law, was credited as the originator of the word. I use it all the time.
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« Reply #45 on: December 03, 2008, 08:14:01 PM » |
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Supposedly: My late Uncle Manual (my father's brother in law) is credited as the originator of the word: discombobulated.
It's a great word. I once saw it used in a legal brief. |
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« Reply #47 on: December 04, 2008, 06:48:52 AM » |
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Yesterday I learned enmity - a feeling or condition of hostility, hatred, ill will, animosity, antagonism.
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« Reply #48 on: December 04, 2008, 06:52:26 AM » |
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As in "I must admit to enmity toward those who don't respect my Kindle."
Yes! Exactly... "I feel an enmity towards those who call the Kindle ugly or poorly designed." |
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« Reply #49 on: December 08, 2008, 11:51:16 AM » |
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Two words today:
orrery - an apparatus for representing the positions, motions, and phases of the planets, satellites, etc., in the solar system. Named for Charles Boyle, Earl of Orrery, for whom it was first made.
supernal - of or relating to the sky or heavens; the word was used to refer to a character's blue eyes.
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