What is the best word in the English language?

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User	Comment
justjulie	posted 8-Mar-2008 7:24am love
justjulie	posted 8-Mar-2008 7:25am oblivion
justjulie	posted 8-Mar-2008 7:25am rubber
justjulie	posted 8-Mar-2008 7:26am gaggle
Crayons	posted 8-Mar-2008 10:00am Scrutinize
Melf	posted 8-Mar-2008 10:48am Wanker.
LJD	posted 8-Mar-2008 11:29am Love
Galomorro	posted 8-Mar-2008 11:32am HOUSE
LindaH	posted 8-Mar-2008 12:06pm flabbergasted
JessicaWoman99	posted 8-Mar-2008 8:23pm Ass= as in a stupid person or a donkey Bias= Prejudice Bigot Brat you stubborn brat you
JessicaWoman99	posted 8-Mar-2008 8:24pm Calm
JessicaWoman99	posted 8-Mar-2008 8:26pm Charwoman = a cleaning woman this is me cleaning all the time
JessicaWoman99	(reply to Galomorro) posted 8-Mar-2008 8:30pm > HOUSE > > > Here we go , house 1. building to live in 2. Household 3. Legislative body 4. Business firm
JessicaWoman99	posted 8-Mar-2008 8:32pm Oh and Dr. House of the television series( House)
Galomorro	(reply to JessicaWoman99) posted 8-Mar-2008 9:48pm Well guess I better clarify then -- a building to live in.
JessicaWoman99	(reply to Galomorro) posted 8-Mar-2008 10:05pm > Well guess I better clarify then -- a building to live in. Oh just thought I would toss this in my 2 cents worth plus just sitting here and looking up words in the Dictionary
Galomorro	(reply to JessicaWoman99) posted 8-Mar-2008 11:18pm That's an excellent habit to have -- looking up words in the dictionary.
JessicaWoman99	(reply to Galomorro) posted 9-Mar-2008 12:53am > That's an excellent habit to have -- looking up words in the dictionary. > Oh they add new words to the Dictionary all the time new words come out , and the old Dictionary time to toss it out it is worthless and some words that sound like cuss words? they really are not cuss words even thou they sound that way like ass = is a stupid person or a donkey? and yes you will find this word in any bible when describing a Donkey or dam = as in a dam that holds back water?
cloudhugger	posted 9-Mar-2008 9:51am um...
Galomorro	(reply to JessicaWoman99) posted 9-Mar-2008 12:49pm Yeah but the curse word is spelled "damn." I usually use the dictionary that comes with MS Word.
JessicaWoman99	(reply to Galomorro) posted 9-Mar-2008 3:39pm > Yeah but the curse word is spelled "damn." I usually use the dictionary > that comes with MS Word. Your right it is damn and it say's in here (Condemn to hell ) wow condemning somebody to hell when we use these words
cloudhugger	posted 9-Mar-2008 5:48pm cantilever answered the survey in qual
Jody	posted 10-Mar-2008 11:44am Susurration
cerealkiller	posted 10-Mar-2008 3:00pm Payday
llamamama	posted 10-Mar-2008 7:26pm Cookie
smurf	posted 11-Mar-2008 2:42am Bamboozle
smurf	posted 11-Mar-2008 2:44am Discombobulate
smurf	posted 11-Mar-2008 2:52am Pluvial
Melf	posted 11-Mar-2008 8:48am Vagabond
they	posted 12-Mar-2008 9:33am antiquity
they	posted 12-Mar-2008 9:34am fudge
kcthedog	posted 12-Mar-2008 3:41pm Xy'lem Maybe not the best word but I bet you need to look it up in the dictionary.
bill	posted 13-Mar-2008 6:27pm Hydrazine
Biggles	(reply to kcthedog) posted 14-Mar-2008 3:32pm Surely xylem is a common enough word that most people would know (at least roughly) what it means? Or do you not study much plant biology in schools there?
RGirl	posted 14-Mar-2008 7:36pm Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Because when you say it you'll always sound precocious.
kcthedog	(reply to Biggles) posted 17-Mar-2008 5:50pm I guess not it was new to me.
Biggles	(reply to kcthedog) posted 17-Mar-2008 5:59pm It's fun to learn new words
kcthedog	(reply to Biggles) posted 17-Mar-2008 6:07pm Yes it is.
hfgjhfg	posted 21-Mar-2008 1:10am f u c k
mightybazooka	posted 1-Apr-2008 7:10pm "Astral" - Because I love alchemy
bill	posted 2-Apr-2008 7:58am acerbic
bill	posted 2-Apr-2008 7:58am ersatz
Zang	posted 4-Apr-2008 5:55pm Marmoset
judgescratch	posted 10-Apr-2008 10:32am I don't know about the 'best' word, but I try to throw in "anastomose" and/or "anastomosis" whenever I can. It doesn't happen real often.
SMILEY	posted 13-Apr-2008 8:27pm Vulva.
Biggles	(reply to judgescratch) posted 14-Apr-2008 2:20pm Strangely enough, I seem to have said/heard "anastomose" about 20 times today! I've been talking about blood vessels.
judgescratch	(reply to Biggles) posted 14-Apr-2008 3:42pm Makes sense, that's usually where it's used, and the context which I've learned it. I try to apply it otherwise, too, cause it's so good...when I can find a situation where it's appropriate to describe things coming together like that.
Biggles	(reply to judgescratch) posted 19-Apr-2008 6:21pm I usually manage to say it incorrectly. Even when I get the word right (I embarrassed myself by asking a surgeon about vascular apoptosis) I tend to say "anastomotose"...
judgescratch	(reply to Biggles) posted 21-Apr-2008 7:23am Ouch. I'm sure you laughed it off. Are you liking your work in the medical field? What's your role? Are you in med school?
Biggles	(reply to judgescratch) posted 26-Apr-2008 10:34am I'm a medical student now - I was working as a nursing assistant before but I'm too busy with university at the moment to have a job on the side. I'm enjoying it so far, but there's a lot of new information to take in!
judgescratch	(reply to Biggles) posted 30-Apr-2008 8:15am Wow WOW Thinking about the time, money, and lifestyle of being in med school gives me pause. I give you a ton of credit for your aspirations.
Biggles	(reply to judgescratch) posted 10-May-2008 3:20pm I'm enjoying it, but it's definitely hard work! I think it's probably a little easier here than in the States because it's not a graduate degree here so most of my peers are fresh from school. I still seem to be putting in a lot of hours though It's also a lot cheaper. I only have to pay £3000 in fees each year - I'm amassing a fair debt (building on the debt from my last degree) but I should qualify with a tiny amount of debt compared with doctors in the US.

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