Today I grace you with more words that displease me. Beware, all who use these words—you might elicit a disapproving glare!
As usual, it’s my pious pleasure and pedantic privilege to share those words with you now. Enjoy volume 2, plebes.
Pulchritudinous • This word just means “physically beautiful.” But can you really see someone using it? Imagine a man walking into a bar, adjusting his sunglasses with a smirk—and telling a girl, “Hey babe, you’re pretty pulchritudinous.”
She’d probably slap him.
That sums up how I feel about this word.
Wrongness • This one is the height of wrongness. And to my sincerest dismay, it is actually a word in the dictionary.
No, not American in origin. Perfectly valid. You could use this in scrabble. You could even use it at a fancy party. You’ll still sound like an idiot—but that’s a hazard of speaking.
Badness • Can we rectify these bad words? Irregardless, the wrongness of certain words indubitably sharpens their badness—yet they are pulchritudinous if you squint at them.
Now I need to wash my mouth out with soap.
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That’s three more of them. (Tucks away inner curmudgeon) See you next time!
–Ian
The Flames Chronicles, Book One
The Flames Chronicles, Backstory to Ayphae
The Flames Chronicles, The world of Ayphae
The Flames Chronicles, Book Two
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