Re: MR: Discuss: Wlonk

[edh@ascc01.ascc.lucent.com (Alfredo el Bufon)]

Poster: edh@ascc01.ascc.lucent.com (Alfredo el Bufon)

Quoth Mistress Branwynn Ottersby:
> However much I'd like to use wlonk in my everyday SCAdian vocab,
> there are some uses in which it will NOT surpass spiffy for proper
> rhythm and just-so-ness, FI, "Too wlonk for my hat.." Somehow
> leaves ya wanting, eh, Henry? ;^)

My fault for not mentioning the next entry, "wlonkful", which is
a synonym for "wlonk".  That has the same rhythm as "spiffy"; I'm
afraid I'm not competent to judge just-so-ness.

-- Alfredo
(who loves the just-so-ness of "the green-grey greasy Lim-po-po River")
 
Alfredo el Bufon
Elvegast, Windmaster's Hill, Atlantia
edh@ascc01.ascc.lucent.com
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