March 29, 2003

LOGOLEPT'S DELIGHT.

Avva describes how he hit upon the word "uglyography" (an invention of Southey's) in the OED, looked for it online, and found exactly one Google hit: on a page of Forthright's Phrontistery. I thought I'd share this remarkable site with you; its primary feature is a "14000-word dictionary of obscure and rare words, the International House of Logorrhea," and anyone who enjoys the dustier corners of the English vocabulary will want to explore it.

Posted by languagehat at March 29, 2003 07:57 PM
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My favorite word in the English language is on that list:

logodaedaly
verbal legerdemain

It's Sue's, too. She even uses it as her prompt on the UNIX system we use. Alas, I am not the logodaedalus I wish I were.

Posted by: Chris at March 30, 2003 03:47 AM

((drools with love and lust, is unable to type coherently. This is being typed by her cat))

Posted by: M o I r A at April 1, 2003 02:16 AM

I am an inveterate logolept, and have been for many years. I am looking for someplace to chat with others who also can't get enough words. Can you give me any leads?

Thanks!

Posted by: Doug Working at October 14, 2005 12:08 AM