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rob, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
Favourite: syzygy
Least favourite: primitivism
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willenium Fist bump for verification, Fri 28 Oct 2011, 20:04,
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latest was 14 years ago)
what does syzygy mean
and can I use it in conversation?
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Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Fri 28 Oct 2011, 20:05,
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The conjunction of heavenly bodies
"A lunar eclipse is my favourite type of syzygy, even more so than solar. But that's just me I suppose"
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willenium Fist bump for verification, Fri 28 Oct 2011, 20:13,
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Also one of the few words in the English language with no vowels.
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NoeI «:::P:::» «:::E:::» «:::R:::» «:::V:::» «:::E:::», Fri 28 Oct 2011, 20:15,
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Unless you count Y
Fun fact in most Slavic languages K is considered a vowel
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willenium Fist bump for verification, Fri 28 Oct 2011, 20:24,
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that's my kind of fun
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Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Fri 28 Oct 2011, 20:33,
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Actually,
I take it back, Zygote is my least favourite word as It has started many arguments in scrabble.
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willenium Fist bump for verification, Fri 28 Oct 2011, 20:14,
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why arguments?
that's a good word
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Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Fri 28 Oct 2011, 20:16,
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People thought I was making it up
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willenium Fist bump for verification, Fri 28 Oct 2011, 20:24,
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stupid people presumably
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The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Fri 28 Oct 2011, 20:32,
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