Letโs begin at the beginning. Always a good place to start. Letโs see. Ahhโฆ
Aa.
Pronounced Ah; or Are. A Hawaiian word for a rough and frothy lava flow. The smooth lava flow is called Pahoehoe (pronounced pa-hoey-hoey). Youโll not get your aas mixed up with your pahoehoes from now on, will you? Youโd be very argute to use these words in the right place. (Shrewd)
Have you ever come across a blatherskite? Iโm sure you have. A person who rambles on without making much sense. Some say Iโm a blatherskite, but I tend to waffle on regardless anyway.
I hope my waffling comes across as couthy, which is Scottish for warm and friendly (in relation to a person) or cosy (for a place). Hopefully, you find this blog couthy.
Get this word into a sentence and you can award yourself ten points. Although, the points themselves are worthless, as youโd guess. Floccinaucinihilipilification. Hehehe. Iโll say that again. Floccinaucinihilipilification. Floxin-orsinie-hillypilly-fickayshun. This word has Latin roots, and for some reason is rarely used today. And as you now know itโs the action of estimating something as worthless.
Now, Iโm not being personal, but do you have any idea where on your body youโd find a hallux? If you said your face, youโd be wrong. Handsโฆ youโd be getting warmer. Feet, well, youโre positively on fire! Itโs a big toe.
In the animal kingdom, you may, on the odd occasion, come across a tigon. Or a liger. A tigon is the hybrid cub of a lion and a tigress, and a liger is that of a male tiger and a lioness.
Does the thought of some words make you go all aquiver? Anticipating with excitement, trembling even, at their very meaning? Me neither, but I like playing with words. Such fun.
And finally, the word to end on this time is madtom. How rude. Oh, thatโs the word. Ahem. A madtom is a North American catfish which has poisonous spines.
And on that note, Iโll end things there. Next time I may explore strange numbers of the Universe…
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