pussilanimous
 

Would you ever have tought there is a word like this?
English is really unbelivable...and guess what it means: NOT BRAVE....


haha, pussilanimous....English is weird............

We learned that word around the 4th grade. Needless to say 9 and 10 year old boys made a big joke of it.

Becky

that's where the expression 'you're a pussy' comes from.

you really did...wow....nobody knew what it means and i have a lot of british friends aor guys who are now ENglish teachers but none of them knew what it means and you learn it in the 4th grade..... :idea: 8) :wink:


But do you know what OBLOQUY means without looking in a dictionary???

you really did...wow....nobody knew what it means and i have a lot of british friends or guys who are now ENglish teachers but none of them knew what it means and you learn it in the 4th grade..... :idea: 8) :wink:


But do you know what OBLOQUY means without looking in a dictionary???

No, I don't know that one. But I'd guess it has something to do with being uneven. That's just a guess. I'm probably so far off base that it's laughable.

Becky

obloquy= very severe criticism.....you wouldn't have expected that huh?

Don't be scaredif i'll start using such words on the forum....i'm learning for my TOEFL :D

No, but it makes sense. "Ob" for against and "loquy" for speech, like soliloquy. (I can say it, but I can't spell it. Spelling was always my worst subject!)

Becky

Please do. If you use them and I don't know them, I'll have to look them up, so I'll learn something new too. :)

Becky