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>oft

>> No.14749368
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14749368

>>14749286
>betwyxt
>nought
>colour
>ostensible instead of presumable
>superfluous instead of redundant
>fortuitous instead of fortunate
>rigmarole

>> No.14749377

A thread died for this.

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14749387

>consequently

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14749404

>thusly

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>voluptuous
>sensual
>member
>arousal
>svelte
>soft
>throbbing
>engorged

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>fuck ______

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>lest

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14749460

>>14749286
'tis a lovely archaic contraction.

You still say "o'clock" for "of the clock"

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>quiff

>> No.14749483

>hitherto

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14749495

>thenceforth

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>>14749479
>Quim

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14749522

>, nay,

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>Peradventure
>Wight
>Wittol
>Begrime
>Anon
>Whence
>Hight
>Spinster
>Wherefore
>Bereaved
>On the morrow
>Withal
>Fourscore
>Fortnight
>Indite
>Liefsome
>Ween
>Whither
>Whilom

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14749561

>>14749532
>Welp

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>>14749561
>whiff

>> No.14749837

Is "nor" an acceptable word? It's not like "thou" is it?

>> No.14749841

>>14749837
yes i use it every time and it should be standard english but amerisharts and bongs aren't aware of it

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>an historic

>> No.14750499

>>14749286
Who is this girl?

>> No.14750558

>methinks

>> No.14750632

>>14749841
It is standard for non-retards

>> No.14750661

the only good threads on /lit/

>> No.14750667

>>14750558
god i fucking hate this one

>> No.14752099

>>14750558
what's this about?

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14752524

>shan't

>> No.14752579

>>14749368
Superfluous is a good word. As are ostensible and fortuitous.
>>14749522
Can be good poetically
>>14749532
Whence can be nice poetically
Fortnight and wight are useful words that describe specific things.
>>14749837
Nor is a good word

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14752590

>apt

>> No.14752608

>>14749532
what's wrong with 'Bereaved'? it's 'bereft' that can fuck off imo

>> No.14752612

>>14749495
sauce?

>> No.14752621

>>14752608
The first time I read that word was in a Dickens novel

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14752623

>wrought

>> No.14752633

>>14752623
of fuck off, its a good word.

T. Archaic-prose fag

>> No.14752635

>henceforth
>hitherto

>> No.14752890

>>14752633
Honestly just used it myself, just being a bit tongue-and-cheek :^)

>> No.14753071

>>14752635
>bereft

>> No.14753121

Why do writers feel the need to write like retards? why not just write like a normal person?

>> No.14753127

>>14750558
I always think of a "le quirky" redditor when I see this one

>> No.14753140

>>14749532
>wittol

A willing cuck, surprised this hasn't caught on here

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14753484

>>14749286
>selten

>> No.14753517

>>14749368
Superfluous and redundant do not mean the same exact thing.
Something superfluous is still beneficial but not necessary, but something redundant is utterly pointless.

>> No.14753518

>would that I could
It makes me irrationally angry

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14754171

>>14749286
>whilst

>> No.14754219

>>14753484
German words on english sentences sound really nice.

>> No.14754546

Whomst'd've

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>>14752590
>apropos

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14754586

>milquetoast

>> No.14755579

>>14753517
Thanks for elucidating that

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>>14753517
>something redundant is utterly pointless
Two is one and one is none. You always need spares of vital tools to insure against failure.
t. /k/fag

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14756662

>aught

>> No.14756666

>>14752590
>dpkg