Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day agoWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?message-squaremessage-square227fedilinkarrow-up1278arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1275arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square227fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareschnurrito@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·11 hours agoIt’s an obsolete and relatively obscure word that I think a lot of people don’t know - because if most people did know it, no one would ever have gotten into trouble for using it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversies_about_the_word_niggardly
minus-squareGodric@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 hours agoYeah, I know the word, just I’ve only ever heard it used by smug assholes with “guess what I almost said” expressions on their faces.
It’s an obsolete and relatively obscure word that I think a lot of people don’t know - because if most people did know it, no one would ever have gotten into trouble for using it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversies_about_the_word_niggardly
Yeah, I know the word, just I’ve only ever heard it used by smug assholes with “guess what I almost said” expressions on their faces.