$20 Words

[anthrodisiac]

I will not stand for this slander against "taint," one of the English language's greatest and versatile words

Tain't that the truth?

 

[Kumquatqueen]

I will not stand for this slander against "taint," one of the English language's greatest and versatile words

I looked to see if there were stories of Tainted Love on Lit focusing on perineal delights, but they all seem to be horror or falling for someone you shouldn't.

So there's a niche for someone to fill.

 

[caleb35]

I looked to see if there were stories of Tainted Love on Lit focusing on perineal delights, but they all seem to be horror or falling for someone you shouldn't.

So there's a niche for someone to fill.

Tainted Love??? Oh yeahhhhhhhh

 

[caleb35]

Tain't that the truth?

Was waiting for someone to make that joke, thanks for coming through

 

[Kumquatqueen]

Tainted Love??? Oh yeahhhhhhhh

Saw him in concert last year. He's still got it.

 

[SkyBubble]

Who enjoys using big words that are written so damn well that it makes the reader rush to a dictionary to see what it means?

Example... music and memory are ubiquitous.

When I was in college, I was talking to a friend about all the $50 words I liked but never could manage to work into a story. He said "Why don't you just use them all in one story?" So I did.

 

[EmilyMiller]

I will not stand for this slander against "taint," one of the English language's greatest and versatile words

T’ain’t

 

[SoCalAshley]

I try to write my stories with words that my readers don’t have to look up. There was an exception, though. I was writing about my dad, who was the only person in the neighborhood who still had a print subscription. I called him a luddite.

 

[anthrodisiac]

Was waiting for someone to make that joke, thanks for coming through

I live to serve.

 

[liliput1]

I live to serve.

It's a cookbook!

 

[liliput1]

Stygian. For when 'really dark' or 'hellish' just aren't bleak enough.