What's in a word

Re: What's in a word

Jo Cobbett — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 12:26:07 GMT

I've just come across Buiatrics in a month old copy of Vet Times. Apparently the study of cattle and their diseases, I'd never heard that one before!

Re: What's in a word

Martin Atkinson — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 16:13:56 GMT

[quote user="Gillian Mostyn"]

I frequently suffer from acatalepsy

[/quote] I love this word. I had a couple of clients in this afternoon whom it suits perfectly - come to think of it it suits a high proportion of my clients. I will now put acataleptic in the comments box of all suitable clients instead of ypsilon minus.

Re: What's in a word

Thomas Johnson — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 09:12:06 GMT

[quote user="alex gough"]

The QI elves tweeted today TESTICULATE: to wave your arms around wildly while talking *****cks!

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I think they got that one from the Uxbridge English Dictionary

Re: What's in a word

Ian Mostyn — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 18:59:52 GMT

[quote user="Gillian Mostyn"]

I frequently suffer from acatalepsy

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But then I elucidate her.

Re: What's in a word

Gillian Mostyn — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:42:02 GMT

I frequently suffer from acatalepsy

Re: What's in a word

J G Wray — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 11:16:10 GMT

[quote user="Andrew Mellor"] I was so enjoying the lovely words, think we should do a bad word one too![/quote]

For all parents and employers - truculent

JGW

Re: What's in a word

Andrew Mellor — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 09:34:28 GMT

sorry totally highjacked that thread and I was so enjoying the lovely words, think we should do a bad word one too!

Re: What's in a word

Andrew Mellor — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 09:14:05 GMT

I am so jealous !!!!! Serendipity is supposedly a mistake when an someone put a young (12year) glen moray into a cask of old ardbeg, so technically as blend but OMG what a blend ! going for some serious money now on ebay !

Re: What's in a word

James Laidlaw — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 19:11:27 GMT

[quote user="Andrew Mellor"]

[quote user="J G Wray"]

Hmm I got "serendipity" from Doctor Who - Tom Baker era

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I got my serendipity from the whisky online shop a sublime malt !

[/quote] I'll have to keep an eye out at the Whisky show this Saturday, although with 80 exhibitors I may struggle to try them all...

Re: What's in a word

Andrew Mellor — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:08:47 GMT

[quote user="J G Wray"]

Hmm I got "serendipity" from Doctor Who - Tom Baker era

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I got my serendipity from the whisky online shop a sublime malt !

Re: What's in a word

James Laidlaw — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:02:58 GMT

I had a Frij milkshake yesterday that stated on the label that it was "Suitable for vegetabalists"...

Re: What's in a word

HMC — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 17:24:32 GMT

We had debates as to whether 'inappetance' was a word- it wasn't actually in our dictionary so I lost that argument, temporarily at least (think I've convinced hubby it is a word now).

Re: What's in a word

Alex Gough — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 17:13:18 GMT

The QI elves tweeted today TESTICULATE: to wave your arms around wildly while talking *****cks!

Alex

Re: What's in a word

bob lehner — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 17:04:11 GMT

Flatulence - always makes me think of elderly labradors.

Re: What's in a word

Emily Nightingale — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:50:15 GMT

Recrudesce - a relapse. I like the word, but not when symptoms recrudesce in my patients!!

Re: What's in a word

J G Wray — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 11:56:12 GMT

[quote user="Laurence Webb"] I'm not too proud to admit that I got it from Doctor Who, but I think it is a nice word.[/quote]

Hmm I got "serendipity" from Doctor Who - Tom Baker era

JGW

Re: What's in a word

Martin Atkinson — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 10:38:37 GMT

Yup, I thought I was a bit sad getting up on a Saturday morning to log onto vetsurgeon.org but the person who does it just to dish out red stars must lead a very sad life. I feel no anger I just feel rather sorry for him/her.

Re: What's in a word

James Laidlaw — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 10:33:13 GMT

Red star not a fan of words obviously.

Re: What's in a word

Laurence Webb — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 10:10:50 GMT

Petrichor is the smell of dry ground after rain. I'm not too proud to admit that I got it from Doctor Who, but I think it is a nice word.

Re: What's in a word

Martin Atkinson — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 09:35:35 GMT

Learned another new word yesterday or rather, I feel, an unnecessary word: 'carnivorism'. It was in an article on the relationship of toxoplasmosis with heart disease in dogs and related to the act of dogs eating intermediate hosts 'due to carnivorism'.

Re: What's in a word

james herriot lied — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:36:35 GMT

Decidence: a falling off, or the waning of one's powers.

Decidedly decident: a patient which is really starting to show its age. I always wonder what succeeding practices make of this on the histories: do they understand it, or get a mental picture of a fat cat in silk pyjamas, cigarette holder in one hand and a martini in the other.

Re: What's in a word

Mark Rowland — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 08:44:37 GMT

Ethereal, just makes me want to float away.

Re: What's in a word

James Laidlaw — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 08:41:38 GMT

Flocculant was my favourite word at uni - conjures up horrible images though.

Re: What's in a word

J G Wray — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 23:08:27 GMT

[quote user="Martin Atkinson"]Anyone else got any nice new words they've learned recently?[/quote]

Confabulation, in all it's meanings

JGW

Re: What's in a word

Lorna McHardy — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 20:42:03 GMT

[quote user="Neal Palk"]

Moribund is fairly old - not in everyday use though.

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I use it in my clinical notes whenever one comes in... maybe not every day, but, not that uncommonly.

Mellifluous is lovely :0)