Posts by Lilith __
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Oh Islander, what a nuisance. I do hope you find somewhere you can flourish in, and soon.
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Just when I thought Ian’s writing couldn’t get any more superlative, he raises the bar again. Breathtaking.
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Fine Imperial Bubble Tea Izakaya and Love Hotel
I'll see if I can check in there...
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Hard News: Name That Food Blog, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
a nice touch…
Ian, bravo. I’m lost for words, really!!*
*yes, again ;-)
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Legal Beagle: Paula's Peril; or The…, in reply to Steve Barnes,
Nasty looking bugger too.
Handsome is as handsome does.
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Going from +11 to -9 is quite a change considering how carefully the counting is done. If I were Sepuloni I’d totally go for a petition.
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can anyone else imagine a band called Twat and the Coquettes?
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Hard News: Word of the Year 2011 -- The Vote!, in reply to Islander,
Struth! I forgot to vote for twatcock!
S'alright. Twatcock is so 2010 ;-)
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Hard News: Word of the Year 2011 -- The Vote!, in reply to Scott A,
Does anyone else based their vote partly on how humorous / awkward the conversation between Russell and a slightly-confused pre-Xmas Geoff Robinson might be on Morning Report when the winner is announced?
This year's can't top twatcock in that regard :-)
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All the words I can think of that we use to describe something that’s nice to touch work by analogy, like Islander says: silky, velvety, satiny…or plush. And we can say that something is soft or smooth or warm or cool or whatever but that describes what its properties are, not that we find it pleasant.
We have so many words for things that taste nice (tasty, yummy, delicious, delectable, etc.) or look nice (beautiful, pretty, gorgeous, etc), some for things that sound nice (euphonious, musical*, dulcet) and smell nice (fragrant, aromatic, scented). But no equivalent words for the sense of touch, AFAIK.
* musical, like melodious, is perhaps a kind of analogy too, now that I think about it. But it’s a lot less specific than silky.