Stern to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world • 2 years agoScrabble’s New Official Word List Contains Dozens of Stunning Additions. Elite Players Are Mortified.slate.comexternal-linkmessage-square45fedilinkarrow-up1122arrow-down14
arrow-up1118arrow-down1external-linkScrabble’s New Official Word List Contains Dozens of Stunning Additions. Elite Players Are Mortified.slate.comStern to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world • 2 years agomessage-square45fedilink
minus-square@Sanctus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish8•edit-22 years 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@deegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilink7•2 years agoMirepoix is an ordinary word in cooking, but it’s an uncountable noun and they’re inventing a fake plural, like “featherses”.
minus-square@Sanctus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish4•2 years agoDidnt it specifically say horsefeatherses in one of those comments? I start drawing the line there.
minus-square@joel_feila@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•2 years agoI have never heard or seen mieropoix before.
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.