Competition Toga Times. Advance Notice about a S. 35 Competition - Word Wrangling.

[Tigerturbulance]

Wow!

Now there is a shock. I had settled into the Tigerturbulance poddy marking Mobbs 550th game. Lo and behold Mobbs had to correct Turbo on how to pronounce the word “Gerbil”.

I am now introducing the Mumbler award. Turbo is the inaugural winner. Enjoy, big fella.

being 245kg of love muscle I have never had need of a Gerbil

but still an award so early in the season is sensational,
thank you Horrie this is going straight to the pool room

 

[Mrs Turbo]

being 245kg of love muscle I have never had need of a Gerbil

but still an award so early in the season is sensational,
thank you Horrie this is going straight to the pool room

we're gunna need a bigger Pool room to accommodate for S35

 

[GWS Goose]

Mostly, citizens of the Sweet FA express their thoughts in our peculiar language called English. Unhappily some can only express themselves in shambolic grunts (Pickitt ), images (I believe these are called gifs) or in references to the Simpersons Simpsons .

I was famously a member of Caesar’s international aid project to introduce civilisation across the then known world. This included the Badlands of Isle of Pomgolia (ok numbskulls it is aka now known as England and the occupied territories of Scotland and Wales). We bequeathed those backward folks a number of gifts. These included a more robust DNA, the rudiments of public health - sewage systems, clean water, bathing - public infrastructure like roads, the wheel as well as the basics of now popular games like Qooty, Qoccer, Qicket, Qugger and Qarts.

Importantly, we introduced them to Latin, the beautiful language which is still the foundation of modern Pomgolian English.

Now, I do like words but I am a mere jobber in their use. Luckily in the Sweet FA there is no shortage of brilliant wordsmiths. There are folks who can wrangle words into a great turn of phrase as part of witty banter in their Match Threads. The purpose of this forthcoming competition is to highlight and document excellent use of the language we all use.

The competition is still at a formative stage but is likely to include the following weekly elements:

1. The Weekly “Silver Tongue”. Nominations will be be flagged in this thread by you. I will be the sole arbiter.

2. Mrs Malaprop pays you a visit. It is not hard to write ‘should have’. Yes, it involves two more key strokes than ‘should of’ but it is worth the effort to use the language correctly. Folks who are repeat offenders will be highlighted as will other sometimes funny malaprop. Split infinitives will be excluded, not least because I regularly commit those errors.

You can blame Tigerturbulance for this initiative from the Toga Times. I am an Hon. Associate Professor out at Spotswood. As such, I am obliged to do something and I also have a monstrous bar tab that must be paid.

I must say I dread the day Turbo cops a visit from Mrs Malaprop. I am relying on Mrs Turbo to edit his texts.

I am still working on elements of the competition and would like a team and individual element. More details will be released in the next week or so.

I'm a very lazy typist and commit many grammatical boo.boos, despite knowing better, which is probably worse. I expect at some point to be visited by Mrs Malaprop.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Dammit … no really …. Dammit!

I quite liked the posting from Sun Ra and he was an early fave to take out a Silver Tongue.

Now the absent minded dills at the Burblers have lost yet another poster.

Some argue BAT and Jabbery are evil Hansel and Gretel disposing of human crumbs (eg Ava, tones, sky, santox, justabungler) to feed the Mods.

This has now got beyond a joke. Time for BLUEALLTHRU and Jabba73 to show up, take accountability and ensure no other Bollard poster is lost.

 

[BLUEALLTHRU]

Dammit … no really …. Dammit!

I quite liked the posting from Sun Ra and he was an early fave to take out a Silver Tongue.

Now the absent minded dills at the Burblers have lost yet another poster.

Some argue BAT and Jabbery are evil Hansel and Gretel disposing of human crumbs (eg Ava, tones, sky, santox, justabungler) to feed the Mods.

This has now got beyond a joke. Time for BLUEALLTHRU and Jabba73 to show up, take accountability and ensure no other Bollard poster is lost.

 

[dogs105]

That is a pity as I find the term quite endearing.

Settle down Rambo

 

[GWS Goose]

Dammit … no really …. Dammit!

I quite liked the posting from Sun Ra and he was an early fave to take out a Silver Tongue.

Now the absent minded dills at the Burblers have lost yet another poster.

Some argue BAT and Jabbery are evil Hansel and Gretel disposing of human crumbs (eg Ava, tones, sky, santox, justabungler) to feed the Mods.

This has now got beyond a joke. Time for BLUEALLTHRU and Jabba73 to show up, take accountability and ensure no other Bollard poster is lost.

are they all perma banned now

 

[Jabba73]

Goodbyes are usually sad, why do we call them that then?

Shouldn't we calling them Badbyes?

 

[kananooks]

ohhh he actually did end up copping a permaban?! thats why i got the frosty reception to my post the other day.

rip Sun Ra

 

[Jabba73]

ohhh he actually did end up copping a permaban?! thats why i got the frosty reception to my post the other day.

rip Sun Ra

No

 

[Braklet]

No

I can't even start a conversation with Sun Ra, that sux.

 

[BLUEALLTHRU]

ohhh he actually did end up copping a permaban?! thats why i got the frosty reception to my post the other day.

rip Sun Ra

He'll return after his sabbatical.

 

[kananooks]

He'll return after his sabbatical.

ah he must be up to his 3 weeker by now. poor bugger. hang in there mate.

sunglasses on for Sun Ra



i appreciated the lasagnas out for me.

 

[Elton Johns Wig]

Why is there no other word for Thesaurus?

Wordbook




Similar words
thesaurus
noun

a book or electronic resource that lists words in groups of synonyms and related concepts.
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wordbook

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You're welcome.

 

[Jabba73]

Wordbook




Similar words
thesaurus
noun

a book or electronic resource that lists words in groups of synonyms and related concepts.
Similar
wordfinder

wordbook

synonym dictionary/lexicon
synonymy



You're welcome.

All books have words, word book could mean dictionary or any other novel, play, storybook or instruction manual.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Pity the regular season has not commenced. Otherwise ClarkeM would have been hands down winner of the Silver Tongue for sustained wordsmithing fun last night.

 

[Braklet]

Pity the regular season has not commenced. Otherwise ClarkeM would have been hands down winner of the Silver Tongue for sustained wordsmithing fun last night.

ClarkeM

 

[Elton Johns Wig]

All books have words, word book could mean dictionary or any other novel, play, storybook or instruction manual.

Mate, I don't make these words up, don't shoot the messenger.

 

[ClarkeM]

My tongue has skills. Ask croweater 41

 

[croweater 41]

My tongue has skills. Ask croweater 41