Friday, August 31, 2007

ausgezeichnet

excellent


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Thursday, August 30, 2007

Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia

Fear of the number 666.
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Monday, August 27, 2007

Bricoleur

Inspired by the name of a local blog, Bricoleurbanism,

Bricoleur: French for do-it-yourselfer / tinkerer.

Also see:

Bricole: another word for catapult.
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Friday, August 24, 2007

Gaffe vs. Guffaw

Gaffe:
A clumsy mistake.

Guffaw:
A loud outburst of laughter.
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