The Semantic Drift Thread
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Re: The Semantic Drift Thread
evolution > change > ability to change > energy > energy drink > disgusting drink > pee > waste > useless item
Next: useless item
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Zain pazitovcor, sio? Sio, tovcor.
You can't read that, right? Yes, it says that.
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Shinali Sishi wrote:"Have I spoken unclearly? I meant electric catfish not electric onions."
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Re: The Semantic Drift Thread
European person > bourgeoisie (adj.) > unwanted > useless > useless [thing] > shameful object > taboo item > buddha statue > Buddha
Nekt word: Buddha or wise (wo)man
Nekt word: Buddha or wise (wo)man
Re: The Semantic Drift Thread
Buddha > an enlightened man > (through sarcastic usage) a knuckledragger/moron > idiocy > a dumb accident > children from teenagers
next word bloated
next word bloated
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Re: The Semantic Drift Thread
blank > empty > spacious > wide > round > bloated > expanded > unabridged > complete > finite > closed (of integrals)Kvan wrote:next word bloated
Next word: synthesizer
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Re: The Semantic Drift Thread
maker > synthesizer > assembler > player > child
Next word: crap
Next word: crap
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Re: The Semantic Drift Thread
Crap > awful stuff > cheesy music > synthesizerDarkgamma wrote:maker > synthesizer > assembler > player > child
Next word: crap
Haha, just kidding, I like myself some cheesy prog on occasion.
Next word: bifrucating
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Re: The Semantic Drift Thread
bifurcating > branching > an offshoot (from the main trunk) > a small waterway that feeds into a large river > a small creek or stream > a lick or ephemeral stream > a wadi, arroyo, or gulch > a valley > a terraced valley > agricultural terraces > cultivated field.
Next word: cultivated field.
Next word: cultivated field.
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Re: The Semantic Drift Thread
two > together > meeting > crossroads > grid > cultivated field > civilization > the world
Next: axe (n.)
Next: axe (n.)
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Re: The Semantic Drift Thread
axe (n) > crazy > mad > annoyed > annoyance > small insect > mosquito > bloodsucker > leech > a clingy person > affectionate
Next: bikini
Next: bikini
Zain pazitovcor, sio? Sio, tovcor.
You can't read that, right? Yes, it says that.
You can't read that, right? Yes, it says that.
Shinali Sishi wrote:"Have I spoken unclearly? I meant electric catfish not electric onions."
Re: The Semantic Drift Thread
Bikini Atoll > bikini (swimwear) > bikini bottom > underwear > granny panties > thermal underwear > layered clothing (for cold weather) > heavy clothing > a parka > a creature that moves awkwardly > a walrus
Next word: walrus
Next word: walrus
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Re: The Semantic Drift Thread
name of a fat character in a popular play > fattie (insult) > blubber > walrus > tusk > ivory > white (color) > snow > meltwater > what makes crops grow > fertilizer > dung
Next: primary/important crop (corn in UK usage)
Next: primary/important crop (corn in UK usage)
Re: The Semantic Drift Thread
You sure about that?Bob Johnson wrote:Next: primary/important crop (corn in UK usage)
Re: The Semantic Drift Thread
Astraios wrote:You sure about that?Bob Johnson wrote:Next: primary/important crop (corn in UK usage)
grass > wheat > primary/important crop > cash crop > money > a unit of currency > financeMerriam-Webster Online wrote:corn1 3: British : the grain of a cereal grass that is the primary crop of a region (as wheat in Britain and oats in Scotland and Ireland); also : a plant that produces corn
Next word: occupy (in the military sense)
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Re: The Semantic Drift Thread
Well, MWO, it seems you and I disagree, because to me that just sounds stupid.Ollock wrote:Merriam-Webster Online wrote:corn1 3: British : the grain of a cereal grass that is the primary crop of a region (as wheat in Britain and oats in Scotland and Ireland); also : a plant that produces corn
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Have you guys stopped calling it maize?Astraios wrote:You sure about that?Bob Johnson wrote:Next: primary/important crop (corn in UK usage)
sleep > go indoors (as that's where the beds are) > be in > occupy (in the military sense) > rule > mismanage > sleep instead of working
Next: be perched on a long narrow object such as a branch
Re: The Semantic Drift Thread
I'm quite sure I've never heard anybody use "corn" to mean "primary crop of a place". And no, maize is the plant, the little yellow grains are sweetcorn, but corn is the grain that makes breakfast cereal.Bob Johnson wrote:Have you guys stopped calling it maize?
Re: The Semantic Drift Thread
Actually IMD (Appalachian English), it's all just "corn". "Maize" is never heard headr, except in the odd technical usage.Astraios wrote:I'm quite sure I've never heard anybody use "corn" to mean "primary crop of a place". And no, maize is the plant, the little yellow grains are sweetcorn, but corn is the grain that makes breakfast cereal.Bob Johnson wrote:Have you guys stopped calling it maize?
be perched on a long narrow object such as a branch > land on a long narrow object > land > fall down > fall > declineBob Johnson wrote:Next: be perched on a long narrow object such as a branch
be perched on a long narrow object such as a branch > a long narrow object > {nominal classifier for long, narrow things}
be perched on a long narrow object such as a branch > a long narrow object > twig > penis
Next: maize
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Re: The Semantic Drift Thread
enlarged grain > maize > variegated, particolored > gaudy > worthless > gift (humble) > religious sacrifice
Next: be balanced on something
(Can you tell I'm thinking about postural verbs?)
Next: be balanced on something
(Can you tell I'm thinking about postural verbs?)
Re: The Semantic Drift Thread
be balanced on something > move across a narrow surface (such as a branch) > cross a rope or log bridge > cross a bridge or boundary > make a transition > become an adult > an adult > a person
Next word: a person.
Next word: a person.
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person > relative > friend > helpful person > (+ NEG) annoying person > harmful person > enemy > enemy troops > troops > military force > police force > police (v.) > control (v.)
next: control (v.)
next: control (v.)
Zain pazitovcor, sio? Sio, tovcor.
You can't read that, right? Yes, it says that.
You can't read that, right? Yes, it says that.
Shinali Sishi wrote:"Have I spoken unclearly? I meant electric catfish not electric onions."
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be in love > marry > be henpecked > control (v.) > control the movement of > drive a horse/etc > carriage/wagon
and now that song is in my head, argh
next: orange (color)
and now that song is in my head, argh
next: orange (color)
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Re: The Semantic Drift Thread
purple > grape > wine > drunkenness > vomit > orange
Next word: horse-shoe
Next word: horse-shoe
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Re: The Semantic Drift Thread
sheath > metal reinforcement for tigers' claws > horse-shoe > reinforcing object (construction etc) > rebar (in concrete) > I-beam > metal rail > launch rail for Gauss gun
Gladiators vs tigers, maybe? But the tech levels...
Next: thunder
Gladiators vs tigers, maybe? But the tech levels...
Next: thunder
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Re: The Semantic Drift Thread
launch rail for Gauss gun > railgun > powerful weapon > thunder > lightning > flash > light > lightbulb > burned out bulb > junk
next: railgun
next: railgun
Zain pazitovcor, sio? Sio, tovcor.
You can't read that, right? Yes, it says that.
You can't read that, right? Yes, it says that.
Shinali Sishi wrote:"Have I spoken unclearly? I meant electric catfish not electric onions."
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Re: The Semantic Drift Thread
railgun > standard weaponry for spaceships > basis of authority > government > authority figures > older family member > big brother
Next: imaginary
Next: imaginary