tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post8184099992452310834..comments2024-03-21T05:10:57.134+00:00Comments on Mustard Seed Shavings: Wall of WordsSteve Tilleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17400505989949096631noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post-9616814574356326722007-03-14T10:24:00.000+00:002007-03-14T10:24:00.000+00:00I provided purdonium, which is a posh way to say c...I provided purdonium, which is a posh way to say coal scuttleMike Peatmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385223912601726849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post-74051380561879464862007-03-14T08:25:00.000+00:002007-03-14T08:25:00.000+00:00Can I be cynical for a moment, and just ask why Op...Can I be cynical for a moment, and just ask why Openreach can't just give I CAN £50,000, rather than making such a spectacle of it?Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223285218971106224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post-73147918574401438502007-03-13T22:12:00.000+00:002007-03-13T22:12:00.000+00:00I had a go with "bespectacled" but someone had bea...I had a go with "bespectacled" but someone had beat me to it. Great word, though.Jonathan Pottshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01629076544085968474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post-19743194906876454842007-03-13T08:39:00.000+00:002007-03-13T08:39:00.000+00:00Synecdoche...When I was a student, the word came u...Synecdoche...When I was a student, the word came up in a tutorial and was being explained when we became aware through the window of a basket of belongings being let down from the room above. Grabbing the instant illustration, the tutor stopped his explanation in mid flow<BR/>"There goes Prof X. THAT'S synecdoche!"Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09171138485811816831noreply@blogger.com