tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post3614978438311415943..comments2024-03-28T03:13:15.831-04:00Comments on Remarkable: From Bill Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words 3 (Commonplace Book)Geoff Klockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09080580776997273785noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-67995303877492091522007-04-25T18:08:00.000-04:002007-04-25T18:08:00.000-04:00Sara: thanks. Jason, Neil: someone explain the jok...Sara: thanks. <BR/><BR/>Jason, Neil: someone explain the joke to me.Geoff Klockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09080580776997273785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-88363612180058439832007-04-25T11:01:00.000-04:002007-04-25T11:01:00.000-04:00Jason: Yeah, I also found the definition somewhat ...Jason: Yeah, I also found the definition somewhat diconcerting. :)neilshyminskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14745442660488961314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-49672741042963228122007-04-24T21:07:00.000-04:002007-04-24T21:07:00.000-04:00because I'm a nit-picker: it was the dad asking fr...because I'm a nit-picker: it was the dad asking frumpy which was which in the "bingo" strip.<BR/><BR/>sorry...sara d. reisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18229743478023552805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-79462784012390598792007-04-24T20:03:00.000-04:002007-04-24T20:03:00.000-04:00""Discomfit, discomfort." Discomfit has nothing in...""Discomfit, discomfort." Discomfit has nothing in common with discomfort besides sound; it means to rout, overwhelm or completely disconcert."<BR/><BR/>Does this one strike anyone else as really funny?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com