Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days agoWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?message-squaremessage-square281fedilinkarrow-up1335arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1330arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square281fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up95·2 days agoperambulation is a good one. My morning walk isn’t quite grand enough to be called a ‘constitutional’; nor scenic and leisurely enough to be called a ‘stroll’; nor yet social enough to be called a ‘promenade’; ‘perambulation’ is just the ticket.
minus-squareyngmnwntr@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up49arrow-down2·2 days agoI thought the morning constitutional was taking a shit.
minus-squareDrSleepless@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·2 days agoAnd what a lovely paragraph about it. Thank you.
minus-squareLighttrails@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 days agoOh I love to perambulate, sitting still is what I really hate
perambulation is a good one. My morning walk isn’t quite grand enough to be called a ‘constitutional’; nor scenic and leisurely enough to be called a ‘stroll’; nor yet social enough to be called a ‘promenade’; ‘perambulation’ is just the ticket.
I thought the morning constitutional was taking a shit.
And what a lovely paragraph about it. Thank you.
Oh I love to perambulate, sitting still is what I really hate