We are all taking part in one of Caroline's homework assignments this weekend, and we're darn proud of it. In fact, we're ecstasiated to participate.
Savethewords.org is a site designed to bring disappearing words back into use AND back into the dictionaries. When you go to the site, you can register (which just requires a user name and email address), choose a word, and then adopt it by promising to use it as frequently as possible in conversation and correspondence. It's quite empowering, thinking that you can --through your daily communications -- give life to a withering piece of language. No wonder I'm ecstasiated, yes? (My word: Ecstasiate, to go into ecstasy or cause to become ecstatic.)
You receive (via email) a lovely certificate and can even order a t-shirt proclaiming your chosen word.
So go look, rescue a poor, withering word, and come back and tell me what you've adopted! Please, ecstasiate me!
I have adopted celiberrimous, however, being old and feeble-minded (short term memory loss), I promptly forgot what it means. LOL! I went back to find out and I guess that once a word is adopted, it no longer pops up. A google search provided no clue. I still love the sound of the word.
ReplyDeleteYou can do what Caroline did: write it on the top of your hand so you'll remember to use it! (Hmm, now I've got to go look that one up!)
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