Friday, April 11, 2008

Old Timer Talk

I came across the word milquetoast yesterday.
I haven't heard it used very much lately. Great word.

Many words and phrases that were staples of my vocabulary are being shoved aside in favor of shorter and more encompassing utterances. Wimp in this case.

There are plenty of older words that need to be rediscovered:

addled
beckon
dearth
doff
mettle
erstwhile

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