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Hey Cats! A word I learned today.

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  • George KG George K

    @doctor-phibes said in Hey Cats! A word I learned today.:

    That’s funny - is that an unusual word in the US?

    Well, unusual to me, at least.

    It’s quite common to use it in the uk (at least when discussing castles, which I guess we do more than you)

    Reynolds is Welsh, by the way.

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    @george-k said in Hey Cats! A word I learned today.:

    Reynolds is Welsh, by the way.

    Growing up in the north of England, no holiday to Wales would be complete without a visit to one of their castles, of which there are many...which might explain the vocabulary of an average English bloke

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    I was only joking

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      I am shocked you aren’t familiar with the word, George.

      The Brad

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        Not unusual to those of us who read fantasy books as kids. I bet that word even appears in Tolkien.

        Education is extremely important.

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          Yep, George; I was already familiar with that word from medieval castles and warfare and such like.

          Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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          • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

            @george-k said in Hey Cats! A word I learned today.:

            Reynolds is Welsh, by the way.

            Growing up in the north of England, no holiday to Wales would be complete without a visit to one of their castles, of which there are many...which might explain the vocabulary of an average English bloke

            alt text

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            @doctor-phibes Hey, Phibes, which castle is that? And what is that round thing in the middle? Was that the oubliette?

            Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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              Does a day go by without using the word portcullis?

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                I think mostly white people use the word.

                Education is extremely important.

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                • HoraceH Horace

                  I think mostly white people use the word.

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                  @horace said in Hey Cats! A word I learned today.:

                  I think mostly white people use the word.

                  And I am mostly white

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                  • Catseye3C Catseye3

                    @doctor-phibes Hey, Phibes, which castle is that? And what is that round thing in the middle? Was that the oubliette?

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                    @catseye3 said in Hey Cats! A word I learned today.:

                    @doctor-phibes Hey, Phibes, which castle is that? And what is that round thing in the middle? Was that the oubliette?

                    That's Caernarfon Castle. The round thing is where Prince Charles was made Prince of Wales - I think it's a modern construction. I remember visiting not long after that had happened, when I was very young.

                    I was only joking

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                      @george-k said in Hey Cats! A word I learned today.:

                      I've mentioned I love Alastair Reynolds' use of rare and unusual words.
                      Today I read portcullis:

                      Today I read Panthalassa:

                      https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/panthalassa

                      Proper Noun: A universal sea or single ocean, such as would have surrounded Pangaea.

                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                        Around here those are called....

                        Drop gates.......

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