Unique Words I've Learned

[DrPlacebo]

Speaking of oreos, I recently discovered that there are plain vanilla oreos -- cookies with no chocolate in them whatever. I'd always thought I'd hated oreos, because of that chocolate outer cookie that always tasted bitter and dry and dusty and altogether terrible. So now I have to deal with a completely new world, where oreo does not have to be a misspelling of "disgusting". Alas, there are still all kinds of other things that contain that particular kind of chocolate I find so intolerable. Fortunately, there are all kinds of chocolate candy bars (Hershey's, Snickers, M&Ms, etc.) that aren't so bad. But now I wonder: are there two completely different kinds of chocolate? Is there a kind put in chocolate ice cream or chocolate milk that is completely horrible and another that is put on Dairy Queen cones and is delicious? Since my taste buds are about as destroyed as you might expect at age 74, I invite someone younger to explain things to me that I will probably never taste nor appreciate otherwise. I also invite anyone to tell me words that might mean "hates chocolate", "loves chocolate", "seeks chocolate", and "avoids chocolate". Certainly such words must exist!

I have a weird relationship with chocolate. I love chocolate on its own (either in the form of chocolate candies or hot cocoa), but I hate chocolate ice cream and chocolate cake. Same for chocolate cookies (though I like chocolate chip cookies). I think it might be a textural thing. I feel chocolate ruins the texture of either ice cream or baked goods.

[2cute]

OREOLOGY (14 pts)

Unfortunately, not the study of Oreos, but instead the study of mountains. I took a screen shot of that one, I thought it was a hoot.

Orelogy. Actually the study of mountains for mining.

I also found something very unique, imagine a beer brewed with milk. Yep. Its called Oreology. LOL Sounds very similar to my Guinness ice cream (which is very good by the way). I couldn't consume it as they add vanilla, but it does sound tasty: https://www.riverlandsbrewing.com/oreology .

[2cute]

Speaking of oreos, I recently discovered that there are plain vanilla oreos -- cookies with no chocolate in them whatever. I'd always thought I'd hated oreos, because of that chocolate outer cookie that always tasted bitter and dry and dusty and altogether terrible. So now I have to deal with a completely new world, where oreo does not have to be a misspelling of "disgusting". Alas, there are still all kinds of other things that contain that particular kind of chocolate I find so intolerable. Fortunately, there are all kinds of chocolate candy bars (Hershey's, Snickers, M&Ms, etc.) that aren't so bad. But now I wonder: are there two completely different kinds of chocolate? Is there a kind put in chocolate ice cream or chocolate milk that is completely horrible and another that is put on Dairy Queen cones and is delicious? Since my taste buds are about as destroyed as you might expect at age 74, I invite someone younger to explain things to me that I will probably never taste nor appreciate otherwise. I also invite anyone to tell me words that might mean "hates chocolate", "loves chocolate", "seeks chocolate", and "avoids chocolate". Certainly such words must exist!

Its a good thing they make all kinds of chocolate because the chocolate cookie part of the oreo is all that I like. That white fluffy sugary middle, its just sugar & hydrogenated palm oil, ick! As you can see we both don't eat oreos, yet for different reasons. You seem to like the sugary sweeter or milkier kind of chocolate & I prefer the less sweetened bittersweet chocolate. Of course I'm not a big fan of chocolate in general, yet if I'm going to have some, keep that ultra sweetened type away from me. Ick! Like Hershey's chocolate in general is tooooo sweet. The only time I ate some I liked was when I visited the factory in PA, then it was fresher & hadn't marinated in its sugar. It seems the only chocolate I like lately is Godiva Dark Chocolate Pearls. The package is small, I can have a couple, to taste the flavor of it, yet won't have too much (like eating a bar, per se). So much chocolate adds Vanilla of which I can't consume, so finding some I can eat is very difficult.

So to answer your question, its all the same chocolate, its just the amount of sweetener or milk (and preservatives) they add to the product. I've gotten to the point I really can't stand ice cream either as all of it is too sweet. They do make types with fake sugar, yet the amount of sweetness is the same. Too much. The only way to have less sweetened ice cream is to make it yourself, then you can control its sweetness. Of course then I'd make unique flavors like lavender, cinnamon, jasmine, green tea, taro, licorice, St. Germaine, Guinness ... Since it is the sweetness you prefer, you have such a larger selection of choices available, especially made in the US. Again, thank goodness they make all kinds of chocolate for so many different tastes.

[bwt1213]

OREOLOGY (14 pts)

Unfortunately, not the study of Oreos, but instead the study of mountains. I took a screen shot of that one, I thought it was a hoot.

Speaking of oreos, I recently discovered that there are plain vanilla oreos -- cookies with no chocolate in them whatever. I'd always thought I'd hated oreos, because of that chocolate outer cookie that always tasted bitter and dry and dusty and altogether terrible. So now I have to deal with a completely new world, where oreo does not have to be a misspelling of "disgusting". Alas, there are still all kinds of other things that contain that particular kind of chocolate I find so intolerable. Fortunately, there are all kinds of chocolate candy bars (Hershey's, Snickers, M&Ms, etc.) that aren't so bad. But now I wonder: are there two completely different kinds of chocolate? Is there a kind put in chocolate ice cream or chocolate milk that is completely horrible and another that is put on Dairy Queen cones and is delicious? Since my taste buds are about as destroyed as you might expect at age 74, I invite someone younger to explain things to me that I will probably never taste nor appreciate otherwise. I also invite anyone to tell me words that might mean "hates chocolate", "loves chocolate", "seeks chocolate", and "avoids chocolate". Certainly such words must exist!

Okay, I just tried to fix a typo in a post, and it got flagged as spam. Seriously, changing "didnot" to "did not" isn't something spam-worthy. I'm with you, lalatan.

OREOLOGY (14 pts)

Unfortunately, not the study of Oreos, but instead the study of mountains. I took a screen shot of that one, I thought it was a hoot.

Nursle: to nurture, train, raise. nursles.

That word made me think of one of my favorites: rootle, said of animals putting snout in the ground to look for food. (That is not the Wordtwist dictionary definition, but similar.) No idea how many points, I don't think many, but I just love the way it sounds. As with nursle.

[Naboka]

Nursle: to nurture, train, raise. nursles. 10/12 points

Sungar: a lookout post. sungars. 10/12 points

[Naboka]

ransel: the search for stolen goods. Also spelled rancel.

Also, 10 and 12 points.

[Naboka]

sansar and sarsar: a cold whistling wind.

sansar is 10 points singular, 12 plural, so I assume sarsar is also.

[2cute]

Well, my memory isn't what it used to be. I misspelled the word. It's OVOVIVAPOROUS. If I encountered it in a puzzle, WordTwist would have reminded me. Not many words have 3 v's in them. Here's a link to how to pronounce it.
https://www.google.com/search?q=ovov...hrome&ie=UTF-8
Apparently, some fish also reproduce that way.

Yes, Scots have many unique words and expressions. I listened once to a Scottish comedian speaking in Edinburgh and I only understood about 2/3 of what he said. Many of the jokes were lost on me while the audience was laughing.

Years ago I was watched a fascinating (I've always been interested in language) series on PBS called the Story of English. The host Robert MacNeil (a Canadian) travelled the world and investigated how English is spoken in various countries. Each nation has made English its own and even in the same country there are many dialects (For instance I, as a western Canadian, sometimes can't understand some Newfoundlanders at all. It's the easternmost province.)



I added a comma to my original post and it was flagged as spam. Disgusting.

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I can't recall if it was in that series or something else I read. A study showed that along 1 of the longest borders in the world Canadians and Americans on both sides retained their way of speaking English and didn't want to incorporate the other side's manner of speaking, even though there has been interaction between the 2 for many decades. Sort of a nationalist language, I suppose. I suspect Scots feel the same way even more keenly about Brits since they dominated by them for centuries.

Okay, so its OH-VOH VEH-VIP-EROUS (NESS-ES). Hey, I did it, 3 times fast! Woo Hoo!

I too am interested in language (hence enjoying WordTwist), oooh, that documentary sounds good, that's really interesting. I think people stick to their way of speaking as its how they initially learned it. This is even if they move to another country, they keep their original dialect, terms and pronunciations, even if over time it becomes embedded into that other way of speaking. Like for example Jack Pepin, he's a famous PBS chef. He was born in France and lived there for many years before he moved to the US. He has lived now in Connecticut for several years. He still retains his French accent and expressions and probably now when he travels to France he sounds more American than from before. It is what he learned initially.

Oh, BTW, I found that program, and yes, Robert MacNeil was the co-host of Jim Leherer's NewsHour for a really long time. I remember him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3q95Mg2i7c&list=PLU4NLgyO40M8niZReH8rnrHqcBIxHlu1X

[lalatan]

I added a comma to my original post and it was flagged as spam. Disgusting.

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I can't recall if it was in that series or something else I read. A study showed that along 1 of the longest borders in the world Canadians and Americans on both sides retained their way of speaking English and didn't want to incorporate the other side's manner of speaking, even though there has been interaction between the 2 for many decades. Sort of a nationalist language, I suppose. I suspect Scots feel the same way even more keenly about Brits since they dominated by them for centuries.

[lalatan]

Well, my memory isn't what it used to be. I misspelled the word. It's OVOVIVAPOROUS. If I encountered it in a puzzle, WordTwist would have reminded me. Not many words have 3 v's in them. Here's a link to how to pronounce it.
https://www.google.com/search?q=ovov...hrome&ie=UTF-8
Apparently, some fish also reproduce that way.

Yes, Scots have many unique words and expressions. I listened once to a Scottish comedian speaking in Edinburgh and I only understood about 2/3 of what he said. Many of the jokes were lost on me while the audience was laughing.

Years ago I was watched a fascinating (I've always been interested in language) series on PBS called the Story of English. The host Robert MacNeil (a Canadian) travelled the world and investigated how English is spoken in various countries. Each nation has made English its own and even in the same country there are many dialects (For instance I, as a western Canadian, sometimes can't understand some Newfoundlanders at all. It's the easternmost province.)

[2cute]

Well 2cute, it would seem that you never played Dungeons & Dragons. D&D players all know wyvern/wivern.

Yep, you're right. I never have. Harry Potter is the closest I've come to my experience with dragons.

Unique words I've learned? Don't even get me started, lol. I've written about this before but don't know if you ever saw it, 2cute. Two of the most unique I've learned are OVIVIVAPOROUS(NESS-ES) defined as: (of an animal) producing young by means of eggs which are hatched within the body of the parent, as in some snakes

The other is INTERTENTACULAR. As I recall I first spotted inter- then tentacle so I tried them together and was rejected. Then I noticed -TENTACULAR and reasoned that it could be a descriptor of tentacles. I pictured how this may have been coined: 2 scientists looking at a squid possibly through a microscope. One says, "What's the word for the area between tentacles?" The other, "I don't know if there is one. Let's make one up!" "What's wrong with 'between tentacles'?" "That's just too plebeian. How about intertentacular? It's sounds scientific and a lot of people probably won't understand it." "Perfect!"

These 2 words and many others like them I've come across have convinced me there's a word for everything on earth and that happens on earth, as well as to the edges of the universe.

Anyway, I know this thread is more about short words for speed players. I thought I'd throw in my 2 bits (an expression from my childhood) on the subject.

No, no no lalatan, this thread is for everyone who'd like to share unique words they come across (& possibly retained) while playing WordTwist.

Ahh, I like the way you described how you found INTERTENTACULAR. And, I like your story about the scientists. Yep, that's probably exactly right. Stories do help me retain the words much easier than just memorization.

Now as far as OVIVIVAPOUROUS(NESS-ES), wow, have you tried saying this word 3 times fast? LOL I can't even figure out how to pronounce it. Is it OH-VIVIA-POUR-RESS (NESS-ES)? And the definition, the egg must hatch INSIDE the mother, so that wouldn't describe chickens. Now I wonder besides snakes how many creatures are born in this way?!

These 2 words and many others like them I've come across have convinced me there's a word for everything on earth and that happens on earth, as well as to the edges of the universe.

Yep, you are right. Just a couple of games ago I found Wite or Wyte = Verb. (chiefly Scotland) To blame; regard as guilty, fault, accuse . So only in Scotland would someone use this word as anywhere else its considered obsolete. So we've heard of British speak, it seems there's also Scottish speak as well. I guess the drawback in our quest to know these words is describing them in order to find these terms or just by playing WordTwist.



Fascinating! Thanks for sharing!

[lalatan]

Unique words I've learned? Don't even get me started, lol. I've written about this before but don't know if you ever saw it, 2cute. Two of the most unique I've learned are OVIVIVAPOROUS(NESS-ES) defined as: (of an animal) producing young by means of eggs which are hatched within the body of the parent, as in some snakes

The other is INTERTENTACULAR. As I recall I first spotted inter- then tentacle so I tried them together and was rejected. Then I noticed -TENTACULAR and reasoned that it could be a descriptor of tentacles. I pictured how this may have been coined: 2 scientists looking at a squid possibly through a microscope. One says, "What's the word for the area between tentacles?" The other, "I don't know if there is one. Let's make one up!" "What's wrong with 'between tentacles'?" "That's just too plebeian. How about intertentacular? It's sounds scientific and a lot of people probably won't understand it." "Perfect!"

These 2 words and many others like them I've come across have convinced me there's a word for everything on earth and that happens on earth, as well as to the edges of the universe.

Anyway, I know this thread is more about short words for speed players. I thought I'd throw in my 2 bits (an expression from my childhood) on the subject.