August 30th, 2010 at 6:17PM
thecreativityoflove:whereismydoctor:takeoffyourdisguise-:loverwife:johnlennon-apparently:amnesiac1331:arthurian:glamaphonic:canisfamiliaris: Save The English Language! The editors of Oxford University Press and the Oxford English Dictionary are concerned about all of the wonderful words in English that are ‘disappearing’ from the language from lack of use. So, they’ve come up with a great solution: Adopt a Word. It’s free to adopt a word, the words are old and weird and fun to use, you can buy a t-shirt with your word on it (only if you wish; it’s not a requirement), and you can choose your adopted word! All you agree to, in adopting your word, is to use it! You can spray paint it on a wall, use it in a meeting, win a game of Scrabble with it, or even walk around town wearing a sign-board/sandwich-board with your word on it! (Or, you could wear the aforementioned t-shirt, if you want!)

thecreativityoflove:whereismydoctor:takeoffyourdisguise-:loverwife:johnlennon-apparently:
amnesiac1331:arthurian:glamaphonic:canisfamiliaris:

Save The English Language!

The editors of Oxford University Press and the Oxford English Dictionary are concerned about all of the wonderful words in English that are ‘disappearing’ from the language from lack of use.

So, they’ve come up with a great solution: Adopt a Word.

It’s free to adopt a word, the words are old and weird and fun to use, you can buy a t-shirt with your word on it (only if you wish; it’s not a requirement), and you can choose your adopted word!

All you agree to, in adopting your word, is to use it! You can spray paint it on a wall, use it in a meeting, win a game of Scrabble with it, or even walk around town wearing a sign-board/sandwich-board with your word on it! (Or, you could wear the aforementioned t-shirt, if you want!)

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    venustation! these two definitely deserve...longer write-up. :))
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    I adopted epalpebrate - lacking eyebrows.
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    Prandicle- small meal. I eat a prandicle everyday for dinner because I hate the food at the dining hall :D
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    I’m crying. Absolutely crying. This is the most wonderful ever. I adopted lignicide - woodcutter. It sounds lovely. “I’m...
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