tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post7034717165338759893..comments2024-03-28T08:18:57.280-05:00Comments on stuff from ellen's head: X is for...ellen abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-66699176354067196672012-09-19T02:45:12.922-05:002012-09-19T02:45:12.922-05:00Interesting! I never realized that the "xylo&...Interesting! I never realized that the "xylo" in "xylophone" comes from a root meaning wood -- which must be the case, based on the other words in your list.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-27267062889591444732012-09-18T23:29:31.475-05:002012-09-18T23:29:31.475-05:00That was a fun read ellen. No kidding. Now the tri...That was a fun read ellen. No kidding. Now the trick is to use one of those words in conversation tomorrow.<br /> <br />I am either going to call Squirrel at college and drop one of the scientific words on her [at least she'll know what I mean] or I am going for something shaped like a sword.<br /> <br />heeheeSkippyMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479661523059481730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-24808283839147586312012-09-18T16:45:50.898-05:002012-09-18T16:45:50.898-05:00Wow.. you graduated before they invented xylophone...Wow.. you graduated before they invented xylophones! ;)<br /><br /><i>ducking the X (cross) look you're probably giving me.</i>Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-88011436566553573892012-09-17T16:46:32.626-05:002012-09-17T16:46:32.626-05:00I know xylophone and your dictionary didn't!
X...I know xylophone and your dictionary didn't!<br />X-words, whatever for. This is English/American, after all.<br /><br />Congratulations on all the work that's come your way. <br />Excellent!Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-60648966364111357822012-09-17T12:13:10.764-05:002012-09-17T12:13:10.764-05:00Ooh, I got me a new desktop picture--your sailing ...Ooh, I got me a new desktop picture--your sailing ship. I must confess, with some embarrassment, that I never pick up a real dictionary anymore, but rely exclusively on the computer. I've even tried to sell my old unabridged (a massive book indeed), but I guess most people are like me and don't use them anymore despite their greater aesthetic appeal.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-49085702630947530282012-09-17T09:51:43.083-05:002012-09-17T09:51:43.083-05:00X got me like this too!
(I think I cheated though...X got me like this too!<br /><br />(I think I cheated though)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-50436304316084543032012-09-17T07:47:37.844-05:002012-09-17T07:47:37.844-05:00Lovely, a well worn dictionary is hard to give up....Lovely, a well worn dictionary is hard to give up.Out on the prairiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548162534362532705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-83254704927867118392012-09-16T18:57:27.674-05:002012-09-16T18:57:27.674-05:00Well, of course there's the Xanax-taking xylop...Well, of course there's the Xanax-taking xylophonist named Xerxes who was a bit xenophobic and....<br /><br />Oh, never mind. ;) Beautiful image of that boat.shoreacreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284698314697628805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-27660308567170363362012-09-16T17:43:25.321-05:002012-09-16T17:43:25.321-05:00I'm sure I had heard of Xylan, but I don't...I'm sure I had heard of Xylan, but I don't think I could have pulled it out of my head (or that other place either!).The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-16398445871413851432012-09-16T13:32:34.970-05:002012-09-16T13:32:34.970-05:00i had heard of xeric. that's it. :)i had heard of xeric. that's it. :)TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-42791506691151615462012-09-16T13:25:24.003-05:002012-09-16T13:25:24.003-05:00I'm sure these x words will come in handy any ...I'm sure these x words will come in handy any day now. Really, who needs more than a page of x words anyway.Rubye Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02511953177053448513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-57834713911032438092012-09-16T13:23:10.150-05:002012-09-16T13:23:10.150-05:00X-cellent! I do love the lines of the mediteranian...X-cellent! I do love the lines of the mediteranian sailing vessel!Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.com