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Posted April 03, 2015
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zeffyr: So, better not say 'this car is in kilter' (in good condition) because I might not be understood correctly?
Correct. The word 'kilter' is never used either on it's own or in the positive; it is only ever used in the phrase mentioned earlier; 'out of kilter'.
Posted April 03, 2015
loquacious

talkative

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/loquacious
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zeffyr: So, better not say 'this car is in kilter' (in good condition) because I might not be understood correctly?
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Hickory: Correct. The word 'kilter' is never used either on it's own or in the positive; it is only ever used in the phrase mentioned earlier; 'out of kilter'.
i always thought the expression was off kilter
Post edited April 03, 2015 by snowkatt
Posted April 03, 2015
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snowkatt: i always thought the expression was off kilter
Ach! There's an expression that slipped by me. Though to be precise, in this sense it would be 'off-kilter'. So now we have two uses. That's what I love about the internet: you'll always be corrected if/when necessary. :D
Posted April 03, 2015
not necessarily corrected ;p
just throwing up a different version of the same expression
Posted April 08, 2015
galore - plenty of sth
Posted April 08, 2015
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zeffyr: - plenty of sth <a href="http://www.gog.com/forum/general/english_word_of_the_day/post155" class="link_arrow"></a></div> Also '[url=http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/aplenty]aplenty'.
Posted April 08, 2015
The phrase "back to square one" means the same as "back to the beginning." As in: My game was going so badly that I started over; it seemed easier to go back to square one than to try and fix the mess I was in.

I don't know if this phrase is used outside the USA. Can anyone comment?
Posted April 08, 2015
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Gerin: The phrase "back to square one" means the same as "back to the beginning." As in: My game was going so badly that I started over; it seemed easier to go back to square one than to try and fix the mess I was in.

I don't know if this phrase is used outside the USA. Can anyone comment?
It's a pretty universal phrase that did not originate in the US.
Posted April 08, 2015
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Gerin: The phrase "back to square one" means the same as "back to the beginning." As in: My game was going so badly that I started over; it seemed easier to go back to square one than to try and fix the mess I was in.

I don't know if this phrase is used outside the USA. Can anyone comment?
Yup, we use it in the UK too :)
Posted April 20, 2015
For yonks = for ages.
Posted May 18, 2015
A word I encountered yesterday in an old issue of Popular Electronic.

guy-wire
From wikipedia:
A guy-wire, guy-line or guy-rope, also known as simply a guy, is a tensioned cable designed to add stability to a free-standing structure. They are used commonly in ship masts, radio masts, wind turbines, utility poles, fire service extension ladders used in church raises and tents.
Posted May 18, 2015
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justanoldgamer: A word I encountered yesterday in an old issue of Popular Electronic.

guy-wire
From wikipedia:
A guy-wire, guy-line or guy-rope, also known as simply a guy, is a tensioned cable designed to add stability to a free-standing structure. They are used commonly in ship masts, radio masts, wind turbines, utility poles, fire service extension ladders used in church raises and tents.
Not to be confused with the wire guy: https://youtu.be/AV_0PzeZRs8?t=1m9s ;)
Posted May 18, 2015
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justanoldgamer: A word I encountered yesterday in an old issue of Popular Electronic.

guy-wire
If you've ever pitched a tent you've probably used a guy rope.
Posted May 18, 2015
Battleaxe, n. A formidable woman.
Posted May 20, 2015
Muggins (n): A stupid and/or unfortunate person. Often used about oneself when consequences of the actions of oneself or others hits one.

"And who is going to have to clean all this up later? Muggins here, that's who!"
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