Comments on: Strange Similes

By: daniel-mark

daniel-mark — Mon, 13 Oct 2003 22:14:15 +0000

For ten points extra credit, which lexicon (if any) merits the epithet “tumescent”? I would propose any “College” dictionary of “American” “English”. Such a lovely word, tumescent.

By: andrew

andrew — Mon, 13 Oct 2003 11:45:18 +0000

Youthful braggadocio. I’m sure all of our lexicons displayed impressive turgidity when we were that age.

By: Frank Wilhoit

Frank Wilhoit — Mon, 13 Oct 2003 02:59:08 +0000

The Random House Unabridged could, I think, be described as swollen (among many other adjectives). The OED is merely overstuffed. The American Heritage certainly has a swelled head, but that is probably not what they are getting at. For ten points extra credit, which lexicon (if any) merits the epithet “tumescent”?

By: Brian Weatherson

Brian Weatherson — Mon, 13 Oct 2003 00:04:43 +0000

Oops! My bad. Corrected now.

By: enthymeme

enthymeme — Sun, 12 Oct 2003 23:11:52 +0000

Sir, the plural of ‘simile’ is ‘similes’. Smilies :)