for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt where the given word is Perplex and the limit just 90 words.
I’m playing this word quiz online. It’s quite easy.
I know cattywampus means askew, borborygmus is the noise my tummy just made because I’m starving and pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is a lung disease.
Pauciloquent is someone who hardly speaks, bloviating means speaking non-stop and blatherskite, someone who makes more noise than sense.
And the next word … perplex. Is it plastic? No that’s perspex. Cotton fabric? Nope, that’s percale. Is it to understand? No, that’s to perceive, something I’m struggling with right now! Actually, I’m totally bumfuzzled, dumbfounded, non-plussed even.
Perplex? Per-plex? Perp-lex ……
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Love your vocabulary!
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My vocab, with a little help from a dictionary of odd words Thanks Sadje.
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👍👍👍
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The reason you can’t underconstumble it is because it’s a mis-spelling of purple-ex i.e. the colour of your former partner’s face when your name is mentioned. 😉
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Haha! Too right Doug! Cheers.
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Very cute. “bloviating means speaking non-stop and blatherskite, someone who makes more noise than sense.” Sounds like a certain President I know.
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I didn’t think of that at the time, but now you come to mention it!
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Dear Keith,
You are delightfully crazy. I love to see what you come up with on these word prompts.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I really aught to write something deep and meaningful one day. Next week perhaps – or perhaps not! We’ll see. Thanks Rochelle.
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Oh this was clever! Really enjoyed my read.
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I’m delighted, thanks so much Violet.
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This was adorable, Keith. Right up the alley of every logomaniac.
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What a delightful comment! Thanks so much Jo.
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Hi Keith – no wonder Rosie isn’t around much – she’d really struggle to understand what’s going on … after all her brain struggles at times – perhaps she can translate for us all sometime … ?? Cheers Hilary
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Now that would be interesting! Not sure it would be helpful though! Thanks Hilary.
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ha ha! This was fun! (and yes, I did check your spelling on that pneumo-what-ma-call-it … GOOD JOB!) 😉
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Phew, that’s alright then! Cheers Na’ama!
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Yeah! Cheers!!! 🙂
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You need a perspective on perplexity!
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I think you’re right! Cheers Mimi.
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Muchas gracias. ?Como puedo iniciar sesion?
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Muchas gracias. ?Como puedo iniciar sesion?
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