Stern to Mildly Interesting • 11 months agoScrabble’s New Official Word List Contains Dozens of Stunning Additions. Elite Players Are Mortified.slate.comexternal-linkmessage-square65arrow-up1139arrow-down16
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minus-square@SanctuslinkEnglish13•edit-211 months agoI would rather be able to spell out bussin’ for points than zzzz, aaa, or Mieropoix. At least it is a word people actually use in conversation.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink9•11 months agoMirepoix is an ordinary word in cooking, but it’s an uncountable noun and they’re inventing a fake plural, like “featherses”.
minus-square@SanctuslinkEnglish5•11 months agoDidnt it specifically say horsefeatherses in one of those comments? I start drawing the line there.
I would rather be able to spell out bussin’ for points than zzzz, aaa, or Mieropoix. At least it is a word people actually use in conversation.
Mirepoix is an ordinary word in cooking, but it’s an uncountable noun and they’re inventing a fake plural, like “featherses”.
Didnt it specifically say horsefeatherses in one of those comments? I start drawing the line there.
I have never heard or seen mieropoix before.