Roll Call
Maybe you haven’t noticed, well of course you haven’t noticed, who looks at the address bar anymore, besides me. My blog has moved to its new domain name, ThinkingOutLoudBlog.com. It’s true, I posted a public service announcement about it last night. If you clicked over, did you notice the name, it’s different. Please let me know that you made the transition over here safely by commenting “present” when your name is called. (That means leave me a comment).
So on my closed blog, I said I had a very important question to ask. Here goes: “What’s your favorite word?” I stumbled upon a website that said everybody has a favorite word and I thought hey that’s true, but who ever asks that question. Well I’m asking, what’s your favorite word. My favorite word, well I have more than one, is loquacious. I also fancy verbose, incognito, enigmatic, inconsequential, just to name a few. I don’t use any one of those words daily when a simpler word will do, I use them on special occasion. I like their pronunciation.
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YES! First.
Present and accounted for. Rushing so I can be first.
I like promptly. I like the sound of it, it’s curt and I like the action of it. Get there on time, will you?
YES (pumps fist in the air) FIRST, baby! FIRST.
glad you could make it cardiogirl, your converses are untied. i’m sure had you stopped to tie them, someone would have taken your place in line. happy to see you.
i thought you were going to drop a 20 letter word on me. i had my dictionary and thesaurus ready. i looked up the word promptly anyway – i like the word expeditiously.
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Not trying to spam or anything but I just realized I nudged meleah rebeccah out of first place on the Top Monthly Commentators.
Dual win today! Riding high.
*And* I’ll throw out this challenge to meleah — you want to go commenter y commenter? It’s *on.*
i have no more words for you CG. you are so darn funny. mel is not in a good place right now, she needs a hug. well today is jan. 31 so tomorrow that list goes bye bye and i have nothing else to post, but when i do you get to start all over again, if you wish. and you know i stalk your blog several times a day, your blog made it to my toolbar. so there! happy commenting.
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one of my favorites is pizzazz – can’t stay surly when I say it
that IS a cool word and i wonder if to a kid it translates as: pizza is sleep.
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My fav word, even though I never use it, is antidisestablishmentarianism, just because it’s so long. I also like petulant, voracious, and as you said, loquacious. I have many more, but can’t recall them right now.
okay i had to slow my roll on that word. a mouth full, but i like it and if you can say it without hesitation or getting tongue tied, i’d be so impressed. yes voracious, i love that word too.
My favorite word is “retired,” because it is a much better word than “work.”
My second favorite word is “attitude.”
retired. i would love to retire so that i can get to work. real work that i love
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President!
Christmas Present!
Do students still call these things out during roll? I don’t know. I just visually do my roll every morning in class.
But I’m present and accounted for. Thanks for telling us of the move.
oh chase, so good to see you again. i have to stop by your pad, it’s been too long. um teacher, you forgot to leave your favorite word. now you have to have one, you’re a teacher. i enjoy knowing little details about people.
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Here, Miss!
Sorry but I haven’t got a favorite word – maybe “food”, or “chocolate”.
(Val – your feed title is “title unknown”, unfortunately – could it be your theme?)
robin, the website said everyone has a favourite word, so you have to come up with something. what about life. no? uh then food and chocolate it is, works for me. I know about the unknown title but i don’t know how to fix it. it only happens in google’s reader. you’d think the no. 1 search engine would be able to search for my title and find it.
i’m going to seek out help for that….i admit, it does bother me. thanks robin.
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I’m here, too! I have a lot of favorite words, depends on mood, time of day etc. One of them right now would be efficacious, I always feel so on-top-of-the-situation when I say it, though usually that is not the case! (Which would be why I am saying it in the first place, come to think of it)
checking off your name.
beautiful word, i like saying that one myself.
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Present and accounted for. I checked and you link is updated in my roll!
happy weekend:-)
i will mark you present and have done likewise
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Hi there. My favourite word is peripatetic. Look it up. It’s a good one for us retired people.
ah, nice word. i like the word nomadic come to think of it. i think i’m going to write all of these words down in the comment section for keeps.
My favorite word (today,) is pumpernickel!
Yesterday it was tuque!
pumpernickel is fun to say. wow, do you have a new favorite word everyday?
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hmmm… I don’t know if I have a favourite word… I tend to use “actually” a lot, does that count?
actually lynne, it does count and your name has been checked off. go have some refreshments.
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You cannot tell me that my blog has made it to your toolbar and not expect me to respond. And I swear I am not commenting on the first day of a new month to create a smack down with *Lynne.* (But if she’s up for the challenge, you know it’s on.)
I don’t want to kick mel while she’s down. I’ll have to head on over there and send a cyber hug.
Start posting again, Raj. I must be number one this month. And I promise, promise I will not leave a comment on this post again.
Unless you make me.
p.s. DAMN HER for adding an asterisk that is making her name appear first in alphabetical order.
p.p.s I could have just added another comment to make my count go to number one, but I’m trying to play fair and just edit my original comment.
So there.
you tickle me. yeah on the toolbar at home and work. i just said, what the heck. i took the key from under your mat and pop in any time i feel like it. now you’re just a click away, and i’m lazy. i’m going to make myself comfortable and a sandwich!
we’re all sending hugs to meleah.
my brain is empty, putting baby down for a nap. okay it’s not totally empty, but close. i’m not feeling anything but sleepy right now.
yes pretty smart of *lynne*. (still chuckling)
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Present!
Sorry for the late respond; I must be sleeping while you did the roll call.
oh bk, i’m sorry, if you’re late you have to go to detention. lol. uh where’s your word. you have to have a favorite word, it’s for a good cause. hehe.
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Congratulations on your move to your new Blog Address. Question what is an appropriate house warming gift for Blog Moves? All joking aside, I know I will place you in my Blog Post of “Blogs worthy of mention!” You have more then qualified over the months.
My favorite Word: LOVE
because if it wasn’t for deep love for my daughter, my husband and a select few friends, I would not keep moving forward and trying half the time.
I would like to ask you to drop me an email if you get a moment, and would like to know if you are willing to do a link exchange with me. For this and one other blog. Thank you.
Regina S.
yay, the new home looks great, the grass is cut and it is greener over here too.
oh cool, that’s very kind of you. thanks. i will be over tomorrow to say hello.
love is a great word. a beautiful thing, in fact.
i’m not big into link exchange, i like to keep my list short and manageable, but will send you an email to find find out more. thanks regina.
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PRESENT!
My fave word is “flummoxed.”
flummoxed. can you please use it in a sentence? okay i had to look that one up. heck i stay flummoxed. maybe what i’ll do is take all our favorite words and use them in a blog post with a link back the contributor’s blog. that would be fun, i think. i’ll put it on my to do list. now i just have to wait another 5 years before something interesting happens in my life so i can write about it.
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Congratulations on your new home.
I have to admit, I don’t have a favorite word, although I did like the above commentor’s suggestion of chocolate. That is a good one.
yay it feels good for everything to be under one name. who knew? uh no favorite word, really? okay then chocolate it is.
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I’m the object of a smackdown? ummm okay?
glad my eccentric use of asterisks is doing me *some* good.
oh wait, I used them *again!*
LoL!
i’m sure cardiogirl’s finger is on the mouse debating, i bet you it’s itching too. lol
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the only favourite word I can think of rght now is SLEEP… I hate these early mornings!
that might be one of my favorite things to do or at least be in the bed. sleep is wonderful.
Typo
is that your favourite word or are you just busting my chops. this is the friend i told yall about, you know the one that puts you on broadway for your typos. you’re out of my will. can you fix it for me?
Grog present for roll call.
My favorite word is “Swell”
I can be a dork from time to time.
well that word has many meanings, let’s look at the bright side and not the uh, dork side
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Lukewarm.
hmmm, lukewarm strikes me as something undesirable. interesting choice.
Hi Natural – I may be late, but I’m here.
My most recent favorite word is tenacity.
I’m off to resubscribe. Congrats on the move!
i like the pronunciation of that word, it sounds important. glad you are present and thanks.
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Im here! I made it and I changed your blog address in my blog roll. xoxoxox
hey there girlfriend. glad you could make it, love that outfit.
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My favorite word? El pupitre. It’s spanish for classroom desk. It’s pronounced “poopy tray.” 8th grade humor never goes out of style.
lol. what a funny word sounding word. poopy tray. but can i um say it with a french accent? that is my fav. language.
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ACQUIESCE
ACQUIESCENCE
ENTREPRENEURIAL
JUST TO NAME A FEW!!
darn i forget what that word means, let me go look it up. Pronunciation: ?a-kw?-?es . oooh i like that. it’s french, of course. right?
Ahh, I see you are a worthy competitor *Lynne*. So you’re back, eh? I might have to do some reconnaissance over at your place to get a better handle on you.
I imagine we shall compete Matrix style. I have my long black coat on and am posing at crazy angles as time moves around us. And just a note, these Converse low tops allow me to be pretty nimble.
(skitters away and yells over her shoulder) “I’m on your heels, *Lynne*. Check out her sidebar
”
now i’m scared. run *lynne* run and take your asterisks with you. lol
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Oh, Cardio Girl… here I am, in warrior stance, beckoning to ya a-la Laurence Fishbourne… bring it on! LoL!
Umm, Valerie, are you going to have to clear some room for us to battle it out? LoL!
yes i will clear some room, in fact, i will publish a blank post and you two can go to town. just don’t wake the baby. i just put her down for her nap. now mommy needs some mommy time. any broken plug-ins have to be cleaned up before you leave. mommy don’t like no mess!
um if i don’t post, there is no battle, but if i do post i’ll have at least 2 comments. lol. you two are funny.
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My favorite word is shenanigans.
that is a fun word. i hope to use it in a future blog post…all of the words listed.
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Dirigible–because it just naturally leads to “Oh, the humanity!”, which most people don’t get and look at me kinda strange. What else is new? I just like to say it. I think second place goes to dromedary. Such odd words for odd things, aren’t they?
okay 2 new words for me to learn. i looked them up and i still don’t know what they mean. lol
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Ok – where is Jannie originally from? Because I didn’t know anyone in Texas would know the word tuque. My grandparents seriously used that word. Gosh – my favorite word? I don’t think I have one. So, right now they would have to be … facetious, harridan and seriously.
ah. facetious. i love that word and often hear it after my name. harridan? okay are you talking about me kim? lol
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I’ve usually lurked more than comment here, so you can thank CardioGirl for dragging me into delurk mode, LoL!
I’ll let you dab iodine on my bruises 
dab what on what? eeeewwww. i’m not doing that.
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How did I fall asleep at the wheel? You’re good at ducking *lynne*.
I thought I was the only one who could bend my torso back, limbo style, to miss a kick to the head. But you apparently boxed my ears and kicked my feet out from under me while I glanced away.
Touche.
And the punctuation is really killing me. I keep ending a sentence with your name and then I don’t know if I should throw the period before the asterisk or after. I’ve been putting it after, but it looks weird. And then I thought I could rewrite my sentences so your name was not at the end, but it’s too early for me to do that.
And I’m afraid you’ll knock my coffee all over me while I’m not looking.
Oh.
Hi Raj.
I’ll clean up all the carnage when I finally leave.
-Duncan
yes, clean up because if you don’t, you both will have me to deal with. i wonder what the neighbors are thinking right about now. okay i’ll post something, to your corner.
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Dirigible is a blimp. Back in Hindenburg days, they referred to blimps as “dirigibles”, hence “Oh, the humanity”. I’m not helping on that one, you’ll have to look up Hindenburg Disaster on Google.
Dromedary is a camel. Aren’t those lovely words for not so lovely things?
oh actually i did understand dromedary, but only because there was a picture with the word
i’ll have to do a yahoo search on Hindenburg Disaster, it smells like a jeopardy answer and i need to be prepared. thanks.
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I have many favorites:
Concise which is ironic.
Petulant
notwithstanding
I like a lot of words that aren’t words…yet ginormous
I love the name Benjamin Netanyahu
i like concise too. Petulant is another good one. this should make for some interesting writing.
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Kerfuffle has recently become an instant classic in my vocabulary.
a new word for me, i think. well anyway, i like it.
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hey Valerie aka Natural,
Present.
Congratulations on the DEDICATED blog. Way cool!
My favorite word in honor of this occasion is “hew ah”. Problem is, I don’t know how to spell it, but it’s what Al Pacino says in the Scent of a Woman, I think… the movie where he plays a blind man.
Anyway, otherwise my favorite word would be “love”.
~ Steve, aka the sentimental trade show guru
thanks steve. love? that’s cool.
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LOL – No, I’m not talking about you. I was channeling my ex-husband. His favorite word, by the way, would be pretentious
oh okay, just checking
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Just checking in and hope all is well with you and this awesome new URL.
yep, i think i’m okay. will see you later
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I just had to come back and do a double twist in the empty air, coattails swinging about to see if I could box *Lynne* in the ear with the toe of my low tops.
(swishes idly at air with her foot and lands in the crouched position, ready for combat)
And I am resisting leaving another comment just to topple *Lynne*. Dammit, I just ended a sentence with her name again. Damn that punctuation.
something new is coming soon, i think.
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Hi Val:
Present – your old rss didn’t switch over? I think Feedburner has a transfer feature. In any event I signed for the new and deleted the old…
i didn’t do a transfer, i just changed the URL. lost about 1/2 my subscribers, but such is life. thanks for updating
favorite word – Granny
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Silly Cardiogirl – how’s that steak doing?
btw valerie, I thought of a few words that I like to use:
- dichotomy (from my Psych class over a decade ago!)
- contrived (from my Comparative Literature class over a decade ago!)
- indubitably (I’d read but never heard/said before until watching Star Trek: The Next Generation – Data as Sherlock saying this word has helped sear it into my brain now)
cheers,
*lynne*
i had planned to use these words in a future blog post, but shucks it’s getting more difficult to work them in. i will really have to wear someone else’s thinking cap to pull it off.
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I also like duplicitous and diametrically opposed. But I suppose diametrically opposed is a phrase and not a word.
And the steak is fine, *Lynne* just fine. Thanks for the extra slab.
uh huh
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p.s. When I leave a comment under “Leave a Reply” it says “Welcome back cardiogirl.”
Pretty soon I expect it to sigh and say, “Hey cardiogirl, you know the drill.”
i wish i could make that happen. you’ll have to settle for the welcome back greeting.
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Conniption. And your site on my links updated automatically. How great is that?
i like that word too, it has attitude and yeah that the link updated automatically. really? uh wow
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Just checking in on you.
i’m here dah’ling. i think. glad to see you out and about
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I’ve always liked “epiphany” for some reason.
love that word too. it sounds smart.
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My favorite word of the week is loquacious. I wish my wife wasn’t at times.
hmmm. um. okay. one of my favorites too
Definitely is a word I use a lot, however, I always spell it wrong and have to use spell check. How silly is that?
it’s not silly at all, i do the same thing, well maybe not with my favorite words, but simple stuff i’ve forgotten.
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I made it! I also changed your URL on my blogroll.
My favorite word is douchebag. Somehow I doubt this shocks you. LOL
thanks girlfriend. douchebag? nope not shocked at all. i’ve seen it on your blog, a few times. 3,453 to be exact. lol
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Ooo! And “delicious”. I love that word. Ok that is all.
big grin from me. delicious sound delicious
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I just found your blog. I am like you I don’t write anything I have to hide. But my life is an open book I love sharing the changes that God is making in my life and I hope that in my doing that, changes will happen for other folk too. My favorite word is “whosoever” In the Bible (KJV) it is used alot and it has a very deep meaning to me because it includes me.
You have a nice blog and I like the way you write.
thanks so much for visiting me stormee. whosoever, that’s cool.
My favorite word is “thanks”. I don’t know why. Actually I don’t have any favorite words at all but that’s all I could ever think of. I never though of favoriting a word….
well then thanks bryan. i love words and can’t think of not having a favorite one.
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Thanks for stopping by and commenting. I have thought many times about my favorite words. That’s too funny that other people think about things I thought I was the only one thinking about. I love the word SASSAFRASS and I never have occasion to use it.
Also I love BRIGADIER, As in Brigadier General. (I love to say it but can’t spell it.) I like many words that derive from France.
hello Valerie, so nice to see you again. hmmm, will have to look those words up. which reminds me, i have a post to write before i’m done here that includes all of these words. i hope i can, should be interesting…oh and fun.
My fav word is my PW, so I cannot share it
okay thank you for that discretion.
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