portmanteaufor instance 'chortle' from 'chuckle' and 'snort'. There are two meanings packed up into one word. It's from Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking Glass. What are they teaching in schools these days?
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Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag,
Fri 9 Mar 2012, 23:23,
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i'm 35 and went to a comprehensive, we didn't read much lewis carroll
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sock more tea vicar?,
Fri 9 Mar 2012, 23:25,
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me tooholy moly.
then what happened?
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Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag,
Fri 9 Mar 2012, 23:36,
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i continued not to read lewis carrolledit - i should probaby add - thank you for your explanations and ongoing patience, i feel we've shared information here net / net, me with my history lesson and you with your english lesson
( sock more tea vicar?,
Fri 9 Mar 2012, 23:40,
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yeah, sorry,I sound a bit rude. My inner monologue is now going "blame the whisky, blame the whisky". I think that's the whisky talking though.
Sometimes I take things for granted. I've spend most of my adult life unemployed and I kind of forget that some people have more pressing things to do than spend all day reading.
(Sometimes I take things for granted. I've spend most of my adult life unemployed and I kind of forget that some people have more pressing things to do than spend all day reading.
Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag,
Fri 9 Mar 2012, 23:55,
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nah not rude, i'd like to blame my obtuseness on the wine but my wits are this dull when i'm sober :)
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sock more tea vicar?,
Sat 10 Mar 2012, 0:03,
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well in that case,I'm just going to leave you with the word "obliquangular", and go to bed. A word so obtuse, when I Google it, I only get a quote from the book I read it in. It is my favourite word after "quincunx".
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag,
Sat 10 Mar 2012, 0:09,
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haha cheers, i shall try to shoe horn it into conversations :)
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Sat 10 Mar 2012, 0:11,
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