I'll confess. I'm a thesaurus junkie. Hello, my name is Terri and I'm a ... When I read a book, three quarters of my brain is following the plot, but the other quarter... Oh my goodness! What are you doing? I'm looking at ways the author puts together a sentence, describes something, and the interesting words used. Even when I write this blog, my handy online thesaurus is never far away.
Some of my favorites:
plethora: just the way it rolls of the tongue and the meaning also
"overabundance"
splendiferous: again a lovely word to just say for pure joy of it sound
"splendid"
eclectic: another choice of mine both for meaning and for the way it sounds. Here's how I use it a lot: I have an eclectic taste in music.
:selecting or choosing from various sources"
nefarious: great synonym for heinous, odious, horrible, vile...
and my list goes on, and on, and on:
The definitions above are from dictionary.com.
And here's some fun from Google and dictionary.com. Pictures from dictionary.com and Google Images.
Eleven British Terms That Flummox Americans:
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| British Saloon |
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| Saloon in US |
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| Pants in US |
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| British pants |
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| British Muppet (stupid person) |
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| Muppet in US |
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| British Jumper (sweater) |
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| Jumper in US |
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| Digestive Biscuits not-so-sweet cookie/cake/cracker |
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| Biscuits in US |
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| Braces in the US |
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| British braces |
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| Bonnet in US |
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| British bonnet (hood) |
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| British boot |
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| Boot in US |
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| British dummy |
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| Dummy in US |
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| British pudding |
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| Pudding in US |
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| British Zebra Crossing (crosswalk) |
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| Zebra crossing in US |
And now, students, you have had your lesson in Vocabulary. The added bonus is now you can go to England and speak like a native!
Ta-ta
Cheerio
Tarah
(all ways to say Goodbye in British English)
lol! very nice!
ReplyDeleteI used to carry a pocket thesaurus in my purse. Now that I have a phone thesaurus, I dont need it anymore. :)
So handy when you're at a loss for words!
DeleteThis is SUCH a fun post. I love words too. And reading British fiction has certainly increased my word list!
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ReplyDeleteTa Ta for now!
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This was such a fun enlightening post to read! I especially love how the same word we use in the US means something completely different in Britain!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite saying of words: superfluity of naughtiness (James 1:21 KJV). It just makes me smile each time I say it! My husband is a word junkie, too. Etymology is one of his favorite subjects, so he's always talking about different words and their meanings.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by my blog and your kind comments!
Jennifer