I’ve got my whole plot written out in Spreadsheet form (how amazing am I?) and apparently, if I stick to my estimated amount of pages and words for each scene, I will end up with 104500 words at the end of November, after writing my complete NaNo novel. I THINK IT’S POSSIBLE. Don’t you? xD
Anyway, I want a bit of fun now. What I need are words - random, strange, uncommon words - to include in my story. That’s where you all come in. =D
I want you all to give me one or more words that you think I won’t be able to include in my story. You can be as mean as you like. Literally. I will find a way to include every word, and if I don’t, I’ll fail, and you can all laugh at me. =]]
You have until Halloween. Which btw is such an awesome time to, at midnight, start writing a story about ghosts. <3
OH GOSH AIMEE! You got me all excited searching for words!
this is what I came up with >=D
Ugaritic - an extinct Semitic language of the region that is now northern Syria, closely related to Hebrew and Phoenician
MWAHAHAHAHA GOOD LUCK!
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LOL. Trust you. =P
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Oh, perfect! To help me with some 17th century slang, I recently bought a book called “Lost Beauties of the English Language,” which has well, weird words.
Let’s see if I can dig up some gems for you…
Aidle - to earn one’s bread indifferently well. ‘I aidle my keep.’
Leath - cessation or soothing. ‘The leath of pain in sleep.’
Nurly - lumpy, knotty; whence, metaphorically, cross-grained, and ill-tempered.
Spoom - a nautical word, signifying to go right before thie wind. ‘When virtue spooms before a prosperous gale, / My hearing wishes help to fill the sail.’ -Dryden: Hind and Panther.
I’m glad you have it planned out so well! I never get stories done when I plan them. Right now I just kind of have a vague idea in my head.
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Thanks so much Michelle! =P
I’m hoping I’m gonna get it done anyway. I have the majority planned out, but I know I’ll still get stuck at some point.
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