Bridget: Back when Orrin Hatch was trying to destroy the internet with strongarm copyright infringement laws, the world of file sharing before his involvement could be called:
A pre-Orrin.
bp: I'd love a good Latin cognate right now. In a snifter, in front of the fire... wait. That isn't right...
I've taken a liking to "itinerant" lately. And though it is cliche, I still find that "antidisestablishmentarianism" is almost always good for a chuckle! Tee-hee!
And the spam protector is making me type "tzahsu" which is now my all-time favorite word. I know you didn't ask that, but I swear it will make me smarter!
Putative
ReplyDeleteA priori
Prima facie
fin de siecle
...this is embarrassing; I should stop!
I don't have a set list. (But a good Latin cognate can do wonders.)
ReplyDeleteI'm a philsophy and literature major, though. I don't get to sound smart. Just passable.
Bridget: Back when Orrin Hatch was trying to destroy the internet with strongarm copyright infringement laws, the world of file sharing before his involvement could be called:
ReplyDeleteA pre-Orrin.
bp: I'd love a good Latin cognate right now. In a snifter, in front of the fire... wait. That isn't right...
I've taken a liking to "itinerant" lately.
ReplyDeleteAnd though it is cliche, I still find that "antidisestablishmentarianism" is almost always good for a chuckle!
Tee-hee!
And the spam protector is making me type "tzahsu" which is now my all-time favorite word. I know you didn't ask that, but I swear it will make me smarter!
"As per usual."
ReplyDelete"To wit."
Also, I use British pronunciations, to wit (see, didn't that sound smart?):
ReSEARCH, as opposed to REsearch.
Militree, as opposed to military.