Stern to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world • 8 months agoScrabble’s New Official Word List Contains Dozens of Stunning Additions. Elite Players Are Mortified.slate.comexternal-linkmessage-square65fedilinkarrow-up1139arrow-down16
arrow-up1133arrow-down1external-linkScrabble’s New Official Word List Contains Dozens of Stunning Additions. Elite Players Are Mortified.slate.comStern to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world • 8 months agomessage-square65fedilink
minus-square@Sanctus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish13•edit-28 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@deegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilink9•8 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@Sanctus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish5•8 months agoDidnt it specifically say horsefeatherses in one of those comments? I start drawing the line there.
minus-square@joel_feila@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•8 months 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.