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Words That People Don’t Use Anymore, But Should

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Words That People Don’t Use Anymore, But Should
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RE: Words That People Don’t Use Anymore, But Should
January 6, 2026 at 12:30 pm
(January 6, 2026 at 12:20 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:
(January 6, 2026 at 11:10 am)Mister Agenda Wrote: Had to look that one up, now I wish I'd known it all my life.

Full disclosure: I’ve had to look up a LOT of the words people post here.

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RE: Words That People Don’t Use Anymore, But Should
January 6, 2026 at 2:37 pm
(January 6, 2026 at 12:30 pm)Paraselene Wrote:
(January 6, 2026 at 12:20 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Full disclosure: I’ve had to look up a LOT of the words people post here.

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Not me. I'm making up my own definitions.

I’ve thought about adding definitions to the words I post, but if I did that, what would happen to Man’s search for knowledge?

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RE: Words That People Don’t Use Anymore, But Should
January 6, 2026 at 7:34 pm
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RE: Words That People Don’t Use Anymore, But Should
January 6, 2026 at 8:19 pm (This post was last modified: January 6, 2026 at 8:20 pm by BrianSoddingBoru4.)
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January 6, 2026 at 8:30 pm
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January 6, 2026 at 9:05 pm
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RE: Words That People Don’t Use Anymore, But Should
January 7, 2026 at 11:45 am
Speaking of looking up a word, 'submontane'.
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RE: Words That People Don’t Use Anymore, But Should
January 7, 2026 at 11:50 am
(January 7, 2026 at 11:45 am)Mister Agenda Wrote: Speaking of looking up a word, 'submontane'.

Why would you look that up? It clearly means ‘under the montane.’ Duh.

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RE: Words That People Don’t Use Anymore, But Should
January 7, 2026 at 12:00 pm
(January 7, 2026 at 11:50 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:
(January 7, 2026 at 11:45 am)Mister Agenda Wrote: Speaking of looking up a word, 'submontane'.

Why would you look that up? It clearly means ‘under the montane.’ Duh.

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RE: Words That People Don’t Use Anymore, But Should
January 7, 2026 at 12:48 pm
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