Ugly

Debbie’s theme for One Word Sunday this week is ‘ugly’.

A random thing happened the other day. I came across a few old fridge magnets, and just stuck them onto the fridge, quite randomly as you do, to try them out. Look what happened:

I removed the extra letters to highlight the one random word (I also removed the colour to make it look more):

Stranger things have happened!

Incidentally, I’m looking into old words which are no longer in use at the moment. Did you know that ugly used to be uglike? Over time, it became uggely, and then ugly. Did it become uglier? I can’t quite decide!

Visit Debbie’s site on the link above for more takes on this week’s theme.

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24 responses to “Ugly”

  1. ladysighs avatar
    ladysighs

    Such talent for ugliness!

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    1. Tom avatar
      Tom

      🙂 It just comes naturally, Ladysighs! 😊

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      1. ladysighs avatar
        ladysighs

        I won’t tell anyone. (talent for lying here)

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  2. Frank @ Beach Walk Reflections avatar
    Frank @ Beach Walk Reflections

    Planned or serendipitous is the question.

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    1. Tom avatar
      Tom

      Quite possibly (and more than likely!) a bit of both, Frank! 😄

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  3. Chris Hall avatar
    Chris Hall

    You can have a lot of fun with fridge magnet letters… I do!

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    1. Tom avatar
      Tom

      I’ve only used three of the letters from this set in the past, Chris. I wonder if you know which three? 🤔

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      1. Chris Hall avatar
        Chris Hall

        T E A ??

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        1. Tom avatar
          Tom

          Hehehe! Tea (T) is one of them! 😀

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          1. Chris Hall avatar
            Chris Hall

            Only another 23 to choose the remaining two from then… U P ??

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            1. Tom avatar
              Tom

              Nope. Besides the U was in ‘ugly’. It’s so obvious, you’ll kick yourself! 😀

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              1. Chris Hall avatar
                Chris Hall

                Okay, T O M 😀

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                1. Tom avatar
                  Tom

                  Told you it was obvious! For some reason, I stuck my name on the fridge years ago… I must’ve thought I was about to forget it or something!!! 😀

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  4. Visionkeeper avatar
    Visionkeeper

    I have magnets with words that are fun to make thoughts for the day with…Same idea. As for ugly, I prefer the short version. Too bad it has to be at all. Happy word play….VK

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    1. Tom avatar
      Tom

      Without it we wouldn’t have the opposite, VK, so it’s a balance word. And a modern thinker in preferring the short version! 🙂

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  5. sustainabilitea avatar
    sustainabilitea

    I don’t know if it got uglier, but it got easier to use in Scrabble! 🙂

    janet

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    1. Tom avatar
      Tom

      Always a positive when words change, Janet!

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  6. Debbie Smyth avatar
    Debbie Smyth

    Great idea, Tom. I love looking at the origin of words too – often gives a peak at social history

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    1. Tom avatar
      Tom

      Thanks, Debbie. And I agree… there’s more than just the word.

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  7. prenin avatar
    prenin

    Clever idea Tom! 🙂 ❤

    My fridge magnets adorn my central heating boiler! 🙂 ❤

    Blessed Be! 🙂 ❤

    Prenin.

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    1. Tom avatar
      Tom

      They like hanging somewhere, don’t they?

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  8. Vertiginous – Travel with Intent avatar
    Vertiginous – Travel with Intent

    […] Tom at Beyond the Sphere […]

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  9. anotherday2paradise avatar
    anotherday2paradise

    No, it’s not a pretty word at all, Tom. I quite like ‘uglike’. 😀

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    1. Tom avatar
      Tom

      Uglike should make a comeback, Sylvia. It has the same number of syllables as ugly, so doesn’t use any more energy! 😆

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