tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641880368813263261.post5075094335097242215..comments2023-08-15T06:21:54.504-06:00Comments on Deborah T. Bickmore: The *Telling* use of wordsDeborah Talmadgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17468409806638834635noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641880368813263261.post-63448426381939577242009-10-25T06:45:14.895-06:002009-10-25T06:45:14.895-06:00Sushiboy - You're right. Our language is slaug...Sushiboy - You're right. Our language is slaughtered frequently. That's why it changes over time and we end up with designations such as *Old English*.Deborah Talmadgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17468409806638834635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641880368813263261.post-61105926251263147882009-10-25T02:16:51.425-06:002009-10-25T02:16:51.425-06:00Decadent is one of those words like "literall...Decadent is one of those words like "literally". It is misused so often that most of us don't even think twice when it is slaughtered. (how many times have we hear, "like, oh my gosh, I literally died!")Sushiboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04896496364940804764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641880368813263261.post-35117808584028001032009-10-24T10:35:03.756-06:002009-10-24T10:35:03.756-06:00I think I can agree with everything here, even the...I think I can agree with everything here, even the Gak. After eating a lot I definitely feel the GAK. Otherwise, Yum, Luxuriant and even Decadent, for all the reasons stated.Deborah Talmadgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17468409806638834635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641880368813263261.post-22713736615876182622009-10-24T10:15:56.760-06:002009-10-24T10:15:56.760-06:00I don't know, I think chocolate fits the "...I don't know, I think chocolate fits the "decadent" description pretty well. All those calories - and it still seduces us!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13832782604769370695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641880368813263261.post-17293163992908288522009-10-23T19:18:04.594-06:002009-10-23T19:18:04.594-06:00I'd use the word "Gak" for chocolate...I'd use the word "Gak" for chocolate. But that's just me. :)<br /><br />Miles this week: 15 spin, 10 runningJaime Thelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12442679809704484650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641880368813263261.post-70704878421647602382009-10-23T13:45:00.000-06:002009-10-23T13:45:00.000-06:00I'll just describe chocolate as Yummy. Especia...I'll just describe chocolate as Yummy. Especially European chocolate. Drool.....<br /><br />Descriptive enough?Lori-annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04102354631238493261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641880368813263261.post-78909860146699275242009-10-23T12:11:22.583-06:002009-10-23T12:11:22.583-06:00I always like finding a new way to describe someth...I always like finding a new way to describe something. It's like you discover something "new" altogether.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com