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'Nincompoop' tops poll "Nincompoop" is Britain's favourite word, according to a new survey.
More than 2,000 Brits were asked to choose their favourite from a shortlist chosen from the 16,500 words in the Cambridge English Dictionary. The survey found 13% of respondents chose "nincompoop" which is believed to be derived from the Latin "non compos mentis", meaning not of sound mind. The poll was commissioned by Ubisoft, makers of the language computer game My Word Search. The second most popular word was "love" and the third was "mum". Ubisoft spokesman Mike Masuku said: "The results demonstrate our passion for language and the sentiment we attach to words such as love and mum. "It also highlights how narrow most people's vocabulary has become." | |
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Ex-Moderator | My grandmother used to use that word a lot.
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Where does that witty colloquial term of a modern-day archetypal mechanism for the art of insulting discourse rank? "AND", furthermore; where ("Moon-Faced Dweeb!!!") did it originate? [Edited 11/23/07 4:10am] | |
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CarrieMpls said: My grandmother used to use that word a lot.
I'm going to start using it more often, I'm also going to buy a top hat and possibly a monocle later. | |
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Funny...I have yet to hear that word from anyone since I have been here.
Here are the one's that I hear the most: Wanker Bloody Bloody hell Chav Knob I heard a 40 yr old man say "cheerio" on the phone the other day. [Edited 11/23/07 4:18am] | |
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I love the word
Discombobulate.... I often get Discombobulated in PM&M.. One minute they want peace……
Then do everything to make it go away. | |
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shanti0608 said: jami0mckay said: [quote:50db8a0d82]CarrieMpls said: [quote:50db8a0d82]My grandmother used to use that word a lot.[/quote:50db8a0d82] I'm going to start using it more often, I'm also going to buy a top hat and possibly a monocle later.[/quote:50db8a0d82] Funny...I have yet to hear that word from anyone since I have been here. Here are the one's that I hear the most: Wanker Bloody Bloody hell Chav yeah the shop assistants in Asda are really rude aren't they | |
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How bizarre; I was sure it would be "twunt" or "cockbadger" | |
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How do you know 13% of the respondants weren't calling the poll interviewer nincompoop? | |
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jami0mckay said: shanti0608 said: jami0mckay said: [quote:50db8a0d82]CarrieMpls said: [quote:50db8a0d82]My grandmother used to use that word a lot.[/quote:50db8a0d82] I'm going to start using it more often, I'm also going to buy a top hat and possibly a monocle later.[/quote:50db8a0d82] Funny...I have yet to hear that word from anyone since I have been here. Here are the one's that I hear the most: Wanker Bloody Bloody hell Chav yeah the shop assistants in Asda are really rude aren't they Ha!!!! I have only been in that store once since I have been here. I think I was the one calling ppl all of those words... I thought of another one... knob I am going to pick up some bad language I am afraid. | |
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PANDURITO said: How do you know 13% of the respondants weren't calling the poll interviewer nincompoop?
nincompoop | |
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jami0mckay said: CarrieMpls said: My grandmother used to use that word a lot.
I'm going to start using it more often, I'm also going to buy a top hat and possibly a monocle later. | |
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jami0mckay said: CarrieMpls said: My grandmother used to use that word a lot.
I'm going to start using it more often, I'm also going to buy a top hat and possibly a monocle later. I will lend you my smoking jacket and my fez if you want | |
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We are the "NINcumpoops!!!" [Edited 11/23/07 4:27am] | |
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mdiver said: jami0mckay said: I'm going to start using it more often, I'm also going to buy a top hat and possibly a monocle later. I will lend you my smoking jacket and my fez if you want I cannot see you wearing either of those items. Is it a biker's smoking jacket? | |
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FarrahMoan said: We are the "NIN cum poops!!!"
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PANDURITO said: FarrahMoan said: We are the "NIN cum poops!!!"
Jus playin'!!! You know I love Trent Rezzie and the Rest!!! | |
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benyamin said: mdiver said: I will lend you my smoking jacket and my fez if you want I cannot see you wearing either of those items. Is it a biker's smoking jacket? It was smoking as i slid along the deck the other day | |
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Ex-Moderator | jami0mckay said: CarrieMpls said: My grandmother used to use that word a lot.
I'm going to start using it more often, I'm also going to buy a top hat and possibly a monocle later. omg!!! I LOVE monocles. |
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CarrieMpls said: jami0mckay said: I'm going to start using it more often, I'm also going to buy a top hat and possibly a monocle later. omg!!! I LOVE monocles. I've got a hall and oates song stuck in my head and i don't know what its called | |
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Ex-Moderator | jami0mckay said: CarrieMpls said: omg!!! I LOVE monocles. I've got a hall and oates song stuck in my head and i don't know what its called Is it that maneater song? |
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CarrieMpls said: jami0mckay said: I've got a hall and oates song stuck in my head and i don't know what its called Is it that maneater song? oooh here she comes, watch out now she'll chew you uuuuup no. | |
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mdiver said: benyamin said: I cannot see you wearing either of those items. Is it a biker's smoking jacket? It was smoking as i slid along the deck the other day | |
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At first when I saw the title, I thought it was something to do with - you-know-what. Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.
Don Marquis (1878 - 1937) | |
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