WORDS!!!!!!!!!

50 of your favourite words Story about man who read the OED in a year Lots of sesquipedalians out there, judging by the response to our feature on the man who reads dictionaries for fun, Ammon Shea. We asked for your favourite words and were overwhelmed with nominations. Here we list 50 of the best. 1. To throw something (someone) out of a window is to defenestrate. I love this word because it immediately brings some interesting memories to the front, not to mention makes me think of some new things to toss out of a window. Lee Nachtigal, West Hartford, Connecticut, USA 2. Poodle-faker - a young man too much given to taking tea with ladies. Jane, Pembroke 3. Omphaloskepsis (self-absorbed, navel-gazing). I'm not really a selfish person, but I do occasionally need someone to remind me to look up from my navel. Plus, things that... [read full story]