Abandoned Words

[poliphilo]

I visited this site in the hope of getting my teeth into something chewy, but to be honest most of these abandoned words are ones only a pedant could love- things with Greek and Latin roots, conceived in the study and of little use out of it. Few of them will ever have had much of a life.  Still, the site itself is fun. I like the way the poor little things clamour for our attention. 

Comments

[heleninwales.livejournal.com]

I've visited this site before and I agree with you, these words aren't really very uesful or beautiful. Having said that, "tortiloquy" caught my eye as a word that could be applied to many politicians. It means dishonest speech. :)

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Yes, I like that one too. I'm sure there must be other gems in there if you care to search.