Read Across Canada: A 2013 Challenge discussion

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message 1: by Melissa, Chief Bookworm (last edited Aug 24, 2012 03:46PM) (new)

Melissa Eisenmeier (carpelibrumbooks) | 425 comments Mod
This game sounds interesting, so I thought it would be fun to play here. One person posts a word and the meaning, and the next person says if it's a real word or not. I guess we're supposed to say inconceivable if we think the last word isn't real. I'm using my first word in a sentence, but you guys don't have to, unless someone asks for it.
Anyhew, my word is dewdemony. It's a nautical term meaning to head north. Captain Jack Sparrow said, "I spy ships! Head dewdemony, boys!"


message 2: by Autumn (new)

Autumn I'm going to say inconceivable...although I do love Captain Jack (really who doesn't).


message 3: by Melissa, Chief Bookworm (new)

Melissa Eisenmeier (carpelibrumbooks) | 425 comments Mod
Correct. :)


message 4: by Autumn (new)

Autumn Scrawb. An islander term meaning scratch.
"We scrawbed out the engine bonnet to ready the Jeep for sale."


message 5: by Melissa, Chief Bookworm (new)

Melissa Eisenmeier (carpelibrumbooks) | 425 comments Mod
I'm going to guess and say that's a word.


message 6: by Autumn (new)

Autumn You would be right! The example from the Newfie English Dictionary is "The cat gave me some scrob!"


message 7: by Melissa, Chief Bookworm (last edited Sep 06, 2012 03:10PM) (new)

Melissa Eisenmeier (carpelibrumbooks) | 425 comments Mod
A dischamper is the opposite of an adovocate; this is someone who will actively tell people the disadvantages of something.
Adele is an extreme dischamper of e-readers and has a long list of reasons of reason why they're extremely impractical and bad that she is willing to share with anyone and everyone.


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