I recognise bibliosmia, some people have looked at me like I'm mad for liking the smell of 'fusty musty old books' but I think it's wonderfully evocative, it's like smelling the pages of history.
I have never committed readultery though, I couldn't start reading one book then jump into the pages of another without finishing the first
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I'm just an old fashioned girl with an old fashioned mind
Not sophisticated, I'm the sweet and simple kind
I want an old fashioned house, with an old fashioned fence
And A̶n̶ ̶o̶l̶d̶ ̶f̶a̶s̶h̶i̶o̶n̶e̶d̶ ̶m̶i̶l̶l̶i̶o̶n̶a̶i̶r̶e̶
(Not sure which is my favourite, but the dog one is pretty good... and the one involving the State of Missouri. Not to mention the very specifically designated toilet. )
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It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
Those are brilliant, goes to show how important punctuation is! I especially like the church one, the text and the toilet sign
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I'm just an old fashioned girl with an old fashioned mind
Not sophisticated, I'm the sweet and simple kind
I want an old fashioned house, with an old fashioned fence
And A̶n̶ ̶o̶l̶d̶ ̶f̶a̶s̶h̶i̶o̶n̶e̶d̶ ̶m̶i̶l̶l̶i̶o̶n̶a̶i̶r̶e̶
Courtenay wrote:
Bibliosmia noun The aroma of a good book.
Abibliophobia noun The fear of running out of reading material.
Tsundoku noun The condition of acquiring reading materials but letting them pile up in one's home without reading them.
Shelf-righteous adjective The feeling of superiority about one's bookshelf.
Librocubicularist noun A person who reads in bed.
Readultery noun The act of being unfaithful to one book by reading another at the same time.
Angsticipation noun The feeling when you finish the latest book in a series and there isn't a publication date for the next book in the series yet.
Logophile noun A lover of words.
I have to admit I am, or have done, or have suffered, each of these! Does that make me some sort of Bibliosmic, Tsundokial Shelf-righteous Librocubicularist?
'Oh voice of Spring of Youth
hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
Rob Houghton wrote:I have to admit I am, or have done, or have suffered, each of these! Does that make me some sort of Bibliosmic, Tsundokial Shelf-righteous Librocubicularist?
Yes!
'Tis loving and giving that makes life worth living.
It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
Well, they're not going to get far if they don't breathe
"It's the ash! It's falling!" yelled Julian, almost startling Dick out of his wits...
"Listen to its terrible groans and creaks!" yelled Julian, almost beside himself with impatience.
Breathe/breath along with loose/lose is one of my many pet peeves.
"OMG I totally loose my breathe when I run..." NO YOU DON'T!!
"It's the ash! It's falling!" yelled Julian, almost startling Dick out of his wits...
"Listen to its terrible groans and creaks!" yelled Julian, almost beside himself with impatience.
Breathe/breath jars with me too, and it seems to appear with annoying regularity .
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I'm just an old fashioned girl with an old fashioned mind
Not sophisticated, I'm the sweet and simple kind
I want an old fashioned house, with an old fashioned fence
And A̶n̶ ̶o̶l̶d̶ ̶f̶a̶s̶h̶i̶o̶n̶e̶d̶ ̶m̶i̶l̶l̶i̶o̶n̶a̶i̶r̶e̶
English has been Americanised for ages now. Watching Springwatch, it really started to grate how many times add-olt birds were mentioned. I have always pronounced it as a - dolt. I suppose with so many American and Australian programmes being broadcast in GB over the decades, this is inevitable. It's a wonder we don't all pronounce address as add-dress, instead of as a-dress - which funnily enough, still seems to be the preferred UK English pronunciation.
Not English spelling, but I didn't want to start a new thread.
It's exciting times we live in, the German writing world has a new letter, the capital letter of "ß". The challenges it will mean to include it on PC-keyboards, word-processing software etc., etc.... I'm curious about the results .
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