scott baroloNov 19, 2022

Iā€™m going to make a tournament bracket of THE BEST WORDS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Winner to be determined by head-to-head Mastodon polls.

Nominate your favorite words for the competition by replying to this post šŸ’™

#WordBracket #words #linguistics @bookstodon #BookMastodon #bookstodon #writing #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #bookstodon

Show threadMatteo CarandiniNov 19, 2022

@scottbarolo @bookstodon

Hitherto
Tousled
Dating

(The latter because it's unique to English afaik)

Show threadscott baroloNov 19, 2022
@MatteoCarandini thanks! What do you mean by unique to English? How is dating more unique to English than hitherto?
Show threadMatteo Carandini
@scottbarolo I guess the concept is known worldwide but at least in the other languages I speak, expressing it requires multiple words. For instance, it's two words in French, three in Italian. In English, it's one word.
Nov 19, 2022 at 5:35pmTusky
Show threadscott baroloNov 19, 2022
@MatteoCarandini ah, I see, thanks!