This is as much a way of being as it is a dictionary - it's a private guide to what a certain individual finds noteworthy and worth preserving. But a dictionary that's the work of a single person is going to be something very special. Official Website The Off Topic Podcast is the official Achievement Hunter weekly podcast largely focusing on comedic commentary on the popular culture of the week, including video games, recent news, website features, sports and upcoming projects as well as. All dictionaries are wilful and secretly partisan - you can't really have language and definitions without this stuff. The lads and lasses of Achievement Hunter congregate each week to discuss the important questions in life. And my favourite? The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Words, by George Stone Saussy III.Ĭheck that last part.
Spread out: I have a Who's Who in Ancient Egypt which is pretty well thumbed. Ditto a dictionary of historical terms, a dictionary of etymology. Or who wanders off topic to raise issues that are off the agenda and that cannot be addressed by the board Setting a specific time limit for each speech, one. Do you have a Rhyming Dictionary? You must get one - it's a life-changer, a kind stranger, a park ranger. This is particularly true of the dictionaries I love best: speciality dictionaries. I am unable to escape their gravity - I open the book to look up one thing, and then something else draws my eye, and that leads to something else, and something else. In truth, I was born old and tedious, and I have loved dictionaries forever. my video essay about why Reddit sucks and why old school internet forums (like this one) are way better.
I wish I could tell you that the older and more tedious I get the more I see the appeal of dictionaries. In the context of mailing lists, discussion groups, discussion forums, bulletin boards, newsgroups, and wikis a contribution is off-topic if it is not within. From the mayor to the governor to everything in between, Off Topic/On Politics: The NY1 Political Podcast is a weekly discussion of all things political.
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