Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 days agoWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?message-squaremessage-square275fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square275fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareschnurrito@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days agoIt’s an obsolete and relatively obscure word that I think a lot of people don’t know - because if most people did know it, no one would ever have gotten into trouble for using it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversies_about_the_word_niggardly
minus-squareGodric@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days agoYeah, I know the word, just I’ve only ever heard it used by smug assholes with “guess what I almost said” expressions on their faces.
It’s an obsolete and relatively obscure word that I think a lot of people don’t know - because if most people did know it, no one would ever have gotten into trouble for using it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversies_about_the_word_niggardly
Yeah, I know the word, just I’ve only ever heard it used by smug assholes with “guess what I almost said” expressions on their faces.