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anothersam

SMIDSMe
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Far East Sussex
Preferably a physical one. Open it at random. What is the first word that your eyes focus on? (Mine was ‘jetsam’.) Now use it in a sentence. (‘The Jetsams were a space age family.’ It doesn’t matter if the sentence is factual.)

Better yet, open the dictionary again at random and grab another word. (Mine was ‘reflexology’.) Now make a new sentence, using both words. (‘Her book on reflexology was rubbished by a critic as “jetsam in the flotsam of literature.’)

I think that’s all I can ask of you today.
 

Dave7

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Location
Cheshire
We have a very old Collins dictionary that lists 'fart' as "a slight explosion between the legs".
They had obviously not met Drago at that time :wacko:
 

Old jon

Guru
Location
Leeds
Oh 'eck, I only have a Portuguese dictionary.
'Cerveja', the only sensible sentence is

Mais uma cerveja por favor.

More than one might be greedy
 
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ozboz

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Richmond ,Surrey
That’s a hard quest , find a dictionary , there are plenty of them around here , but they've been put to other use,propping up cars that have had the wheels nicked !!😂😂
 
Best in an Aussie accent, ideally a really crap one, that's how I do it:


An Australian local radio station is having a contest: the first person to call in with an English word the DJ has never heard of will win $1000.

So this guy calls in and when asked for the word, he says, "Goan...G-O-A-N…Goan."

The DJ thinks for a moment and says, "That’s not even a real word!"

"Sure it is," argues the caller.

"Well then use it in a sentence," says the DJ.

The caller replies "Goan f#ck yourself!"

The DJ quickly hangs up.

About 30 minutes and many calls later, no one has won the contest and the DJ answers yet another call.

When asked, the caller says, "Smee...S-M-E-E...Smee."

The DJ shakes his head and says, "I don't think that's real word. Can you please use that in a sentence caller?"

To which the caller responds, "It's Smee again......Goan fark yourself!"
 
1. Dictionary of Animal Life: Marsupial.
Mother's oxtail soup is great. I hope you all like Marsupial

2. Dictionary of European Union Terminology: protected services directive
Under the protected services directive, kangaroos and other marsupials must fit thermal linings before they are allowed to deliver hot pizzas in their pouches.
 
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anothersam

anothersam

SMIDSMe
Location
Far East Sussex
Oh 'eck, I only have a Portuguese dictionary.
'Cerveja', the only sensible sentence is

Mais uma cerveja por favor.

More than one might be greedy

Excelente.

1. Dictionary of Animal Life: Marsupial.
Mother's oxtail soup is great. I hope you all like Marsupial

2. Dictionary of European Union Terminology: protected services directive
Under the protected services directive, kangaroos and other marsupials must fit thermal linings before they are allowed to deliver hot pizzas in their pouches.
That's really getting into the spirit of it. And two dictionaries!
 
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