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04-11-2015, 05:28 PM | #61 (permalink) |
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Yes, "cheesed off" is good. I like the way it indicates that you´re annoyed, but not annoyed enough to swear.
A word I feel sorry for is "fro", which has completely lost its independence and now only appears locked up in the expression "to and fro."
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04-12-2015, 08:08 AM | #63 (permalink) |
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^ Like " a fro " ? Haha, yes, you´re right Janszoon.
We also still use it as a verb, every time we say "Fro the ball!" Next word I feel sorry for is "unbeknownst". We use the root, "know" all the time, but "unbeknownst", loaded down with prefixes and suffixes, clanks along sounding as archaic as a suit of armour.
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04-12-2015, 08:57 PM | #67 (permalink) | |
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You mean "gazongas"? Cause I've never heard "bazongas" in my life.
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04-12-2015, 09:04 PM | #69 (permalink) |
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The bazoonga boat would be a great Latin jazz group name.
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