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Morose

I think I’ve hated morose longer than any word I can remember hating.
It’s likely I first got acquainted with it while studying for the SATs in high school, but I’m sure I hated it even before I heard it. But it took me until just today to realize why I hate it.
Normally I like words [...]

Posted 29 September 2009 † Christopher § Adjectives § Sounds too Much Like Meaning ‡ Comments (0) °

Sanguine

This word does not deserve to exist. In the US, everyone learns it when studying for the SATs. It has no other usefulness in our language than tripping up vacuous high school juniors. And that’s a pretty shitty life for any word.
The problem with this word is that it sounds nothing like its meaning. Here’s [...]

Posted 28 March 2009 † Christopher § Adjectives § Doesn't Match Meaning ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

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