James C.
Subscriber since: May 2010
Location: Philadelphia, PA
About Me
Retired high school social studies teacher. Returned US Peace Corps Volunteer/Nigeria.
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Favorite Word:

luscious
The word 'luscious' makes my mouth water.
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Least Favorite Word:

despicable
The word 'dispicable,' especially the way Daffy Duck pronounces it, also makes my mouth water, and I hate it for that.
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Favorite Quote:

""Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit.""
- Virgil, “The Aeneid,” Book 1.

Favorite Topics:

Fun:

Self-Partnered to Poppycock
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers December 11, 2019 - 5 Comments
Finding (or Inventing) Euphemisms in the Latest OED Update
November 13, 2019 - 4 Comments

Language:

Suffrage and Language
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers February 17, 2020 - 2 Comments
Guys and... ?
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers February 3, 2020 - 8 Comments

Word Origins:

Suffrage and Language
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers February 17, 2020 - 2 Comments
Pronouns Prevail for Word of Year and Decade
January 10, 2020 - 1 Comment

Linguistics:

Suffrage and Language
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers February 17, 2020 - 2 Comments
Guys and... ?
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers February 3, 2020 - 8 Comments

Politics:

Suffrage and Language
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers February 17, 2020 - 2 Comments
Unidentified Aerial Horse Apples
October 9, 2019 - 5 Comments

Words:

Pronouns Prevail for Word of Year and Decade
January 10, 2020 - 1 Comment
Comparative Nonsense
November 1, 2019 - 5 Comments