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In response to "so who wants to test their vocabulary? -- (link)" by mafic

27,200 words ... seems low -- nm

Posted by Beryllium (aka grayman) Sep 17 '12, 23:45

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I refuse to believe that "spargle" and "chivvy" are real words! nm - ralph wiggum Sep 17, 23:53 14
- I liked 'deracinate'. hadn't actually heard it before, but could figure it out from the roots, so to speak. -- nm - mafic Sep 18, 01:03
- chivvy should be in use for the election season. -- nm - the liioulu without chrome Sep 18, 00:00
- they are. not much used these days though -- nm - the liioulu without chrome Sep 17, 23:57
- Correction: "sparge" nm - ralph wiggum Sep 17, 23:57 7
  - Loosi should know that one, its when you separate the grains from the wort when brewing -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 18, 00:43
  - spargle is also one, but german -- nm - the liioulu without chrome Sep 18, 00:00
  - spargle is also one, but german -- nm - the liioulu without chrome Sep 17, 23:59 4
    - Yes, I know spargle, that's why I miss-typed. :) nm - ralph wiggum Sep 18, 00:01 3
      - Mother eff! 'mis-typed' nm - ralph wiggum Sep 18, 00:02 2
        
        I 'm suprised you know spargle -- nm - the liioulu without chrome Sep 18, 00:03 1
        
        My sister and I have an ongoing thing about spargle because of this German/Austrian restaurant we used to like with the white spargle. nm - ralph wiggum Sep 18, 00:05
- I did not checkmark those words. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 17, 23:54 2
  - I suspected a couple of those words as being like the fake drug names they used to put on DARE surveys in H.S. to weed out joke responses. nm - ralph wiggum Sep 18, 00:00 1
    - "I know Weinstein's parents were upset, but it sounded so made up. yom kippur..." -- nm - mafic Sep 18, 01:09

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