Groke

Posted on January 15, 2022 by rfljenksy

Groke: To stare intently at someone who is eating in the hope that they will give you some.

That awkward moment when you are trying to pretend that you do not notice when someone is staring at you. Now I’m pretty sure that this person was not actually groking at me.. but it sure felt like it!!

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I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it’s the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of ills. It’s probably the most important thing in a person. ~~Audrey Hepburn

words and laughter: cristine; oceansideanimals; libby; rogblog; minda;

Taradiddle

Posted on December 19, 2021 by rfljenksy

Taradiddle. This word references someone or something that is filled with pretentious nonsense or something that is a lie. A great example of this is that classic fisherman’s tale of how big the fish he caught was. Usually the fisherman is lying or at least exaggerating about the fish, especially if he (or she) didn’t keep the fish.

I do love a good fish story. So many times the fish stories might not be lies or even exaggerations. For example, I remember the time I went to a celebration in Africa and the candles were so big that they had to use a blow torch to light them!!!

It was craaaaazzzzyyyyyy..

Within every elaborate lie, a kernel of truth.
~~~ Marisha Pessl

See what I mean?

Humor is the truth; wit is an exaggeration of the truth. ~~~ Stan Laurel

Fish stories: joey; anne; chomp; bohotea; erin; tim; kynes; John

Nudiustertian

Posted on November 22, 2021 by rfljenksy

Nudiustertian.

What spirit is so empty and blind, that it cannot recognize the fact that the foot is more noble than the shoe, and skin more beautiful than the garment with which it is clothed?

Michelangelo

Sweet, sane, still Nakedness in Nature! — ah if poor, sick, prurient humanity in cities might really know you once more! Is not nakedness then indecent? No, not inherently. It is your thought, your sophistication, your fear, your respectability that is indecent. There come moods when these clothes of ours are not only too irksome to wear, but are themselves indecent. Perhaps indeed he or she to whom the free exhilarating ecstasy of nakedness in Nature has never been eligible (and how many thousands there are!) has not really known what purity is — nor what faith or art or health really is.

Walt Whitman

Oh San Francisco.. They also had a nude bike race. Enchanting.

Wait….. a ……. minute… it doesn’t mean that? Come on now I know you thought it meant that as well.

Nudiustertian. Adjective. nudiustertian (not comparable) (rare, obsolete, modern uses probably humorous) Of or relating to the day before yesterday; very recent.

Have you ever wished that you had a word for the day before yesterday? This is that word! It might be a little bit more convoluted to say, but it sure is an interesting sounding word. This word is sure to confuse, and eventually astound, people. Now that you know this word, try teaching it to your friends!

I like my definition better.

mbeyer; masercot; garfield; bee; newe; fred; nick; emma; sam; reprobate; renee

Pauciloquent

Posted on October 22, 2021 by rfljenksy

Pauciloquent. If you are a person of few words, then this is the term for you. It refers to someone who doesn’t say much or who, when giving a speech, gives a very short one. This is a great way for you to tell people you are a person of few words, without having to say that whole long statement. Give this a try next time and see what happens.

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This word is NOT me. At all. One of my employment evaluations described me like this, “Sami is a great person, she just uses TOO many words when talking.”

My year “word” blog challenge has actually helped me figure out how to pronounce words and guess at it before i actually look it up. I guessed correctly (pas sil e quent). Just flows off the tongue.

My sisters and I, along with my mother were the exact opposite of pauciloquent. We were chaotic, loud, boisterous, charismatic, and whatever else. Dad always brought a book with him when we all met up. He couldn’t get a word in edgewise.

I think I like the word so much because it reminds me of my dad. He was a truckdriver and I used to go on the road with him every chance I could. We didn’t say a whole lot. However, what we did talk about, stays with me even today.

His dad was also quite pauciloquent. Strong and silent they were. Even though they didn’t say much, every word they said, you heard. Each word had meaning and each word made an impression.

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Despite his quiet nature, he had a great sense of humor and was a super loving guy. Anyways. I miss him and my grandpa. As quiet as he was, he was so funny. Yup. Miss ya dad.

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Pauciloquent (adj) (rare)

paw-sil-o-kwent — Uses few words in speech or conversation; laconic.

I love the way this one sounds. Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Blount (1618–1679), antiquary and lexicographer.

Example sentences

“I was trying to be friendly but he’s so pauciloquent it’s like pulling teeth.”

I would have written a shorter letter, but I did not have the time.

Mark Twain

The more you say, the less people remember.

Francois Fenelon

“The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending; and to have the two as close together as possible.”
― George Burns

Be Brief: Lavender; aloysius; flammeus; chitwood; brad; raven; cavershamjj; nananoyz; padrepio; tammyb; andifnotnow

शुक्रबार – म नेपालि सिक्दै छु ।

Posted on April 20, 2013 by rfljenksy

Weekly Photo Challenge: Up – My interpretation of this weeks challenge is a bit off and a bit different (अलि अलि फरक) and I would like you to first excuse my very terribly limited Nepali..I have only 7.5 weeks (७.५ हप्ता) of language (भाषा) under my belt and as you can see (हर्नुहुन्छ) I do not quite have the vocabulary to say (मेरो शब्दहरु छैन) everything I want to say in the tense I want to say it.

Well, as says the title of this blog, it is Friday and I am learning Nepali (म नेपाली ससदै छु). I am learning to speak (बोल्नुस), read (पढ्नुस) and write (देख्नुस्) Nepali. I’m enjoying it (म नेपाली मनपर्छ), but it’s exhausting. Class starts at 7:45 (कलसमा पाैने ८ सुरु छ) and in order for me to get in my Yoga (योग गर्छ), eat my breakfast ( मेरो खाना खाुछु), drink my coffee (मेरो काफ्ी पिउँन्छु) and bus or bike ride to the school, I must get up between 4:30 and 5:00 every day (प्रतिदिन म साढे ४ की ५ बजे उठ्छु).

Needless to say, I am very tired these days. (अाजभोलि , मलाई धेरै थकाइ लाग्यो।) So the best thing for me on a Friday afternoon (शुक्रबार दिउँसो), after 5 hours (पछ घण्टा) straight of class, is to catch a glimpse of something that is inspiring or funny (रमाइलो).

Here goes. We get a 10 minute break every hour. We were on our last break of the day (हम्रो अन्तिम ब्रेक लिनछाै). I went to get water and use the bathroom. As I began to wash my hands I noticed that the soap dispensers were empty. However, someone brought in a soap container until the dispensers could be re-filled. As you look at this picture, please remember that I am attending language training at an institution that teaches numerous languages…French, Russian, Chinese, Nepali, Romanian, Greek, etc.. The expectation is we will go to our respective countries and speak as fluently as possible in these countries while doing our respective jobs. My 2 emotions upon reading this bottle were delight and concern. Delight that this bottle was in the bathroom of a fairly prestigious language training facility which made me laugh and concern that maybe we should be focusing on brining our own English language training UP (माथि) a notch. Enjoy.