The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #73038   Message #1327540
Posted By: Tannywheeler
15-Nov-04 - 01:56 PM
Thread Name: BS: Word of the Day
Subject: RE: BS: Word of the Day
Oh, WOW!!! Goosebumps! Shivers - "...awlovuh mah bah-dih".
Mother LOVED language -- different ones, written, spoken, games with, well-used, pointed, elaborate, using it to teach/heal/uplift. (She only hated its use as obfuscation.) My dad also had a highly developed appreciation for language. This is like a religious experience.
Dear Fooles, what is "pereant omnes ignavi seque stuperant"? Something about hiding ignorance maybe?
I do know "nil carb..." Oft-used support phrase in mother's circle of friends.    Tw