tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post2066022117095114461..comments2023-07-10T01:17:13.383+10:00Comments on Brona's Books: Wondrous Words WednesdayBronahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-5733221825161583082014-08-19T20:39:23.132+10:002014-08-19T20:39:23.132+10:00Thank you -- I am usually too lazy to look up thes...Thank you -- I am usually too lazy to look up these words. I thought "douceur" meant something quite different, and I had only a vague notion about "phillippic." I will try to be more attentive in future!Loryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08519976394732029323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-26999607473878340602014-08-15T09:16:57.895+10:002014-08-15T09:16:57.895+10:00I had the unfortunate opportunity to use philippic...I had the unfortunate opportunity to use philippic in a sentence today :-/<br />How did you go Brian?Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-36264248198197430522014-08-15T00:24:02.429+10:002014-08-15T00:24:02.429+10:00I love unusual words hence I love this meme.
I ...I love unusual words hence I love this meme. <br /><br /><br />I really like "philippic"<br /><br /><br />This is a neat bunch that you have picked. I will actually attempt to use one in conversation today.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-41329004805878260032014-08-14T10:04:32.865+10:002014-08-14T10:04:32.865+10:00Austen is always good for some great words. I knew...Austen is always good for some great words. I knew the first two, demesne I did for a past WWW, but not your last one. I miss WWW I need to get back to it. Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13187730620736345378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-13703539964723368912014-08-14T05:14:48.203+10:002014-08-14T05:14:48.203+10:00Although I read Sense And Sensibility a while back...Although I read Sense And Sensibility a while back, I did not know these words.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-4202712142626005042014-08-14T03:53:55.766+10:002014-08-14T03:53:55.766+10:00Never heard or read these words. I really like the...Never heard or read these words. I really like the "p" one that means an attack. I like the way it's spelled. Thanks for the words.Teahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04246834295123351186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-83812763728643039852014-08-14T00:06:13.313+10:002014-08-14T00:06:13.313+10:00I read Sense and Sensibility last year, but don...I read Sense and Sensibility last year, but don't remember those words. Probably because my brain couldn't absorb them! Thanks for looking them up for all of us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-72637867437883698132014-08-13T23:47:23.814+10:002014-08-13T23:47:23.814+10:00My daughter has been on an Austen kick since I int...My daughter has been on an Austen kick since I introduced her to Pride and Prejudice this spring. I'll have to share these words with her! Abstruse reminds me of obtuse (dull or dumb). Something abstruse would be particularly difficult for the obtuse reader. :)Julia Tomiakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17999070457191845503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-63533957129379785102014-08-13T22:57:32.728+10:002014-08-13T22:57:32.728+10:00So is demesne pronounced just like it sounds? I...So is demesne pronounced just like it sounds? I'm trying to put my tongue around it. I've never hear of the word douceur. Heidi’sbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15647096496574605262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-3526805365857455602014-08-13T19:49:41.747+10:002014-08-13T19:49:41.747+10:00I have read Sense and Sensibility so I should know...I have read Sense and Sensibility so I should know all of these words :) I had definitely forgotten philippic.B Readinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818322719920646859noreply@blogger.com