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Old 26-08-2013, 23:17
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Thank you for that. I enjoyed it very much. I think there is a fair bit of epicaricacy on here. (spell check doesn't recognise it I see - no surprise there though).

My favourite little used word is sybarite. I find the feel of it when I say it or indeed write it has the feel of its meaning. Its sort of onomatapoeiaic but not exactly.

Interesting question is are words products of our thoughts or are our thoughts limited or governed by our language?.
Epicaricacy was a new one to me, but it means exactly the same as schadenfreude, which is commonly used. Came across sybaritic when I was studying Greek and the antics of Dionysus in various plays.

Interesting last question. How did our ancient ancestors manage in the age of grunts and gestures when thoughts could not be governed by language. And this forum would suggest that words are not always the product of thought!
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Old 26-08-2013, 23:22
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Epicaricacy was a new one to me, but it means exactly the same as schadenfreude, which is commonly used. Came across sybaritic when I was studying Greek and the antics of Dionysus in various plays.

Interesting last question. How did our ancient ancestors manage in the age of grunts and gestures when thoughts could not be governed by language. And this forum would suggest that words are not always the product of thought!
Its a very good question and one I have often debated with colleagues. One has to assume that we were less sophisticated as a species. If you are familiar with Maslow - perhaps we only fulfilled and worried about levels 1 to 3 on his hierarchy of need.

Did you know that it is thought in many circles that it is likelier to be women rather than men who developed language? Impossible to prove of course but it does sort of stand to reason that the gatherers and children raisers were more likely to converse than the hunters.
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Old 26-08-2013, 23:30
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Wow, thanks for the English lesson, had to google a couple of words there.

I always thought there was no English equivelant of schadenfreude, but epicaricacy is a fabulous word.

Thats all, carry on.
Now all we need is an English word that means Zietgeist and one that means Terroir and our language will be complete. Although to be fair we are and have always been very happy to borrow from other languages.

Come to think of it I don't think we can claim epicaricacy to be English. Sounds like a Greek descendant to me, from Epicurus perhaps.
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Old 26-08-2013, 23:34
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Its a very good question and one I have often debated with colleagues. One has to assume that we were less sophisticated as a species. If you are familiar with Maslow - perhaps we only fulfilled and worried about levels 1 to 3 on his hierarchy of need.

Did you know that it is thought in many circles that it is likelier to be women rather than men who developed language? Impossible to prove of course but it does sort of stand to reason that the gatherers and children raisers were more likely to converse than the hunters.
I have got a few books on language, but have only dipped into them. In Wales, before changes in education, the children from families in which only one parent spoke Welsh were far more likely to become fluent in the language if it was their mother.
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Old 26-08-2013, 23:37
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Now all we need is an English word that means Zietgeist and one that means Terroir and our language will be complete. Although to be fair we are and have always been very happy to borrow from other languages.

Come to think of it I don't think we can claim epicaricacy to be English. Sounds like a Greek descendant to me, from Epicurus perhaps.
It is derived from Greek - kakos means evil.
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Old 27-08-2013, 02:07
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Did you know that it is thought in many circles that it is likelier to be women rather than men who developed language? Impossible to prove of course but it does sort of stand to reason that the gatherers and children raisers were more likely to converse than the hunters.
Although hunting in packs requires excellent communication skills also ....
good grief, it's years since my ex did this at Uni!! I've forgotten most of it
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Old 27-08-2013, 02:09
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Although hunting in packs requires excellent communication skills also ....
good grief, it's years since my ex did this at Uni!! I've forgotten most of it
How was the live feed? Too often tended to be the dead feed on BB14.
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Old 27-08-2013, 02:10
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Did you know that it is thought in many circles that it is likelier to be women rather than men who developed language? Impossible to prove of course
i think we can use Big Ron as evidence in an enquiry....
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Old 27-08-2013, 02:12
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i think we can use Big Ron as evidence in an enquiry....
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Old 27-08-2013, 02:13
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How was the live feed? Too often tended to be the dead feed on BB14.
Unmissable.
Leaving aside Carol's astounding drunk bits (I know I shouldn't laugh, but she is pure genius at it), the interactions are great and the conversations never less than interesting.
It's like classic BB days when they laid in the garden talking all afternoon about rubbish, with the occasional burst of utter insanity.
Also, they're up until 2 - well most of them.

This is shaping up to be a legendary series I think.
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Old 27-08-2013, 02:15
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Unmissable.
Leaving aside Carol's astounding drunk bits (I know I shouldn't laugh, but she is pure genius at it), the interactions are great and the conversations never less than interesting.
It's like classic BB days when they laid in the garden talking all afternoon about rubbish, with the occasional burst of utter insanity.
Also, they're up until 2 - well most of them.

This is shaping up to be a legendary series I think.
so much better than the civilians...although i start grinding my teeth everytime we get sophie
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Old 27-08-2013, 02:18
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Unmissable.
Leaving aside Carol's astounding drunk bits (I know I shouldn't laugh, but she is pure genius at it), the interactions are great and the conversations never less than interesting.
It's like classic BB days when they laid in the garden talking all afternoon about rubbish, with the occasional burst of utter insanity.
Also, they're up until 2 - well most of them.

This is shaping up to be a legendary series I think.
Might have to start watching it
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Old 27-08-2013, 02:21
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so much better than the civilians...although i start grinding my teeth everytime we get sophie
I'm rapidly beginning to think that first HM nominations she's up, and then straight out. She's got a very mean streak in her. Jealousy that she's near the end of the career and Courtney is young?

Might have to start watching it
Do - it's worth the sleep deprivation, and I suspect can't continue at that pace for long without HMs having organ transplants
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Old 27-08-2013, 02:23
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I'm rapidly beginning to think that first HM nominations she's up, and then straight out. She's got a very mean streak in her. Jealousy that she's near the end of the career and Courtney is young?


Do - it's worth the sleep deprivation, and I suspect can't continue at that pace for long without HMs having organ transplants
Big Brother won't have a heart!
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Old 27-08-2013, 02:24
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a new specification!!

I'm rapidly beginning to think that first HM nominations she's up, and then straight out. She's got a very mean streak in her. Jealousy that she's near the end of the career and Courtney is young?
she doe have a mean/barking streak from what i know of her in RL...
it's so hard to dislike Courtney she seems genuinely sweet.
as much as i hated to watch it her true self came out the other night when she was pissed...
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Old 27-08-2013, 02:31
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a new specification!!



she doe have a mean/barking streak from what i know of her in RL...
it's so hard to dislike Courtney she seems genuinely sweet.
as much as i hated to watch it her true self came out the other night when she was pissed...
Seems to have set a fast pace, but I am lagging. Night all.
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Old 27-08-2013, 02:32
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Seems to have set a fast pace, but I am lagging. Night all.
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Old 27-08-2013, 02:40
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I think that's about it for tonight for me. The recent threads look pretty quiet, and I'm not looking at anything that's been silent for an hour or more, just in case ...

New mouse is better than old, loved the live feed again, and the HL /WHATM threads were brill again. Result!
Acres of bloody lawn still to mow in the morning .Bah!

Night
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Old 27-08-2013, 04:39
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I love mine. Its silky smooth.
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Old 27-08-2013, 09:21
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I think that's about it for tonight for me. The recent threads look pretty quiet, and I'm not looking at anything that's been silent for an hour or more, just in case ...

New mouse is better than old, loved the live feed again, and the HL /WHATM threads were brill again. Result!
Acres of bloody lawn still to mow in the morning .Bah!

Night
You kill one mouse and then just buy another Mice are human too you know.
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Old 27-08-2013, 09:46
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You kill one mouse and then just buy another Mice are human too you know.
Do hairy mice have mousetaches?
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Old 27-08-2013, 09:49
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All the way from Memphis?
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Old 27-08-2013, 09:59
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Do hairy mice have mousetaches?
Of course they do.

And

The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

Good Morning. How are you today?
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Old 27-08-2013, 10:03
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Of course they do.

And

The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

Good Morning. How are you today?
Morning. Leg improving after penicillin, just as well as I have to drive to Guildford later.

Thought the second mouse would get vermincelli
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Old 27-08-2013, 10:10
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Morning. Leg improving after penicillin, just as well as I have to drive to Guildford later.

Thought the second mouse would get vermincelli
Silly sausage

Glad to hear the leg is improving. Do you feel up to the drive? How far is Guldford from you.

I'm worried about you now
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