I am reading a novel where the main character said that some words are only seen in print...such as apparel or slain or assailant or exclaimed. Now, Wordcrafters may use these words in conversation, but still it's an interesting concept. I think he is right.
Do you agree? If so, what are some other examples?
January 21, 2010, 20:27
Geoff
quote:
Originally posted by Kalleh:
Do you agree?
No. Certainly not so before William F. Buckley died. Or was that William B.
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January 21, 2010, 20:47
goofy
A search for apparel, slain, assailant and exclaimed in the spoken texts of the Corpus of Contemporary American English gives a few results, but not many compared to the results for written texts.This message has been edited. Last edited by: goofy,
January 25, 2010, 23:12
Rose43
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January 25, 2010, 23:34
wordmatic
When I saw "apparel," I thought of that Christmas carol, "Deck the Halls," so that is one place where a lot of people at least sing the word!
WM
January 26, 2010, 01:47
BobHale
How did we get another spam post today when we now have email verification?
Just curious.
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January 26, 2010, 04:04
zmježd
How did we get another spam post today when we now have email verification?
It's under investigation, Bob.
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January 27, 2010, 15:35
bethree5
Aren't "slain" and "assailant" pretty common as spoken words on the NYC metro-area news-- or at least on episodes of Law & Order?
Or was that William B. 