Comments | gilathief: I love the OED!

gilathief

I love the OED!

Apr 28, 2006 10:30

Interesting word of the Day:

oneirodynia n. Brit. /()nrdn/, U.S. /onarodni/ [< ONEIRO- + -ODYNIA, after post-classical Latin oneirodynia (1780 in the passage translated in quot. 1800); cf. French onéirodynie (1795)], disturbed sleep, including that in which nightmares and sleepwalking occur. oneiromantist n. [cf. ancient Greek ] = ONEIROMANCER n ( Read more... )

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gritkitty April 28 2006, 15:56:47 UTC

Good Night and Good Luck came in the mail yesterday. When would be a good night for you guys to come over? Saturday, Sunday?

galateadia April 28 2006, 16:04:51 UTC

i used to do that here at my work. (i kind of miss doing it)
it didn't really go over so well, everyone here would more often make fun of the word, and then forget about it, than take it seriously.
but then again we are a manufacturing business that hires mostly locals, a majority of which only have highschool diplomas, if that. :|