#1 07-14-2012 12:01:55
nasty afflictums
Thirteen letters in an alphabet prescribed, described and scribed by zealous missionary types, as they watched a romantic, but dying race succumb to small pox, measles and other nasty afflictums.
My made up word, afflctums, does it work?
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#2 07-14-2012 12:25:45
- Jeni Decker
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I love it. 
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#3 07-14-2012 13:55:40
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Imma steal it.
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#4 07-14-2012 16:31:33
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It read naturaly, nice one max. :-)
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#5 07-14-2012 16:33:51
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Works for me, I like made-up words, epecially when they are self explanatory. Take care. Vern
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#6 08-17-2012 08:31:29
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Like it a lot. It's the kind of word I can imagine a slightly befuddled old university professor saying, believing it was Latin or something.
.... and I'm not implying anything, by the way! *picks up up shovel to dig self out of hole*
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#7 08-17-2012 08:47:38
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Is it a portmanteau word made up of afflictions and thingums?
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#8 08-17-2012 09:31:45
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I feel like a cunt, but... I don't get it. Why can't you just say "afflictions"? Not that I'm against making up words or anything. I just don't get this one. Maybe if I saw it in context?
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#9 08-17-2012 09:49:13
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WTH JEliz!? The author of "kangaroo'd"!!! lol why ya gotta be a afflictums h8r? (but I agree. If I read 'afflictums' I'd lump it in the same category as those who say "could care less"... as in..you're saying it wrong, buddy...lol.)
However, if that's the "thing" this character/narrator does, then it'll likely explain itself, like the asian kid in Goonies always saying shit wrong. Endearing.
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#10 08-17-2012 10:29:51
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Rory Noel Hawk wrote:
WTH JEliz!? The author of "kangaroo'd"!!! lol why ya gotta be a afflictums h8r? (but I agree. If I read 'afflictums' I'd lump it in the same category as those who say "could care less"... as in..you're saying it wrong, buddy...lol.)
However, if that's the "thing" this character/narrator does, then it'll likely explain itself, like the asian kid in Goonies always saying shit wrong. Endearing.
I know lol I felt like such a hypocrite. 
I'm really picky with stuff, though. That's why I wanna see it in context before I make my final judgment. 
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#12 08-17-2012 13:06:02
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Well, okay, but smallpox and measles wouldn't fit that, they're not idiopathic or unquantifiable. They've got definite causes, and you can test for them.
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