Archaic words

ZenGum · 05-15-2009, 09:09 PM

In sooth, such verbiage oft falls from my lips.

I have students who think of a Chinese word, put it through a translating dictionary, and ignore the bit where it says "obs.".
So I get essays with words like vainglorious, nidering, etc.
These are kids who sometimes don't know words like collapse, circular, etc.

P.S. Tribadism: two women, legs interwoven, each rubbing their thigh against the other's crotch (and vice versa, presumably). FYI. TMI?

05-15-2009, 09:09 PM	#4
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	In sooth, such verbiage oft falls from my lips. I have students who think of a Chinese word, put it through a translating dictionary, and ignore the bit where it says "obs.". So I get essays with words like vainglorious, nidering, etc. These are kids who sometimes don't know words like collapse, circular, etc. P.S. Tribadism: two women, legs interwoven, each rubbing their thigh against the other's crotch (and vice versa, presumably). FYI. TMI? __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

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