Wonderful Words Americans Don't Use
Today we are proud to present to the world: Wonderful Words Americans Don't Use. We hope to make this a regular segment - and hopefully get people to present other words that we, the makers of this blog, are not aware of either. The first word we present to you is: Garbarator.
Garbarator is a Canadian word, and we're not sure how it's spelled (any Canadians out there please feel free to leave a comment correcting us on any grievous errors) however we do know that it sounds much more powerful and prestigious than its American (United Statesian) equivalent: Garbage Disposal. It's a word of power, a word of grace, a word of beauty, a word that rolls off the tongue, and, most important, it's a word with far less letters and syllables in it than its American version. Just compare the difference in the following sentences:
American: "Hey Ma! The garbage disposal broke after I shoved that chuck roast down it!"
Candian: "Mother! The garbarator broke after I shoved that chuck roast in it!"
Now that you know about this marvelous word, garbarator, go out there and spread the news, and help to make the world a more joyful place.
Garbarator is a Canadian word, and we're not sure how it's spelled (any Canadians out there please feel free to leave a comment correcting us on any grievous errors) however we do know that it sounds much more powerful and prestigious than its American (United Statesian) equivalent: Garbage Disposal. It's a word of power, a word of grace, a word of beauty, a word that rolls off the tongue, and, most important, it's a word with far less letters and syllables in it than its American version. Just compare the difference in the following sentences:
American: "Hey Ma! The garbage disposal broke after I shoved that chuck roast down it!"
Candian: "Mother! The garbarator broke after I shoved that chuck roast in it!"
Now that you know about this marvelous word, garbarator, go out there and spread the news, and help to make the world a more joyful place.
posted by CT at 10:08 PM
8 Comments:
What about American words that don't get used often enough. Like conundrum. Or felicitous. Or antiphony.
We will start including those words as well. However for now we wish to remain focused on our main goal: Educate Americans on words they've never even heard of. After that battle is won we will start with the next fight.
I have to agree with Traci on this one. We need to concentrate on the plethora of words available to us here at home. For example, pulchritudinous. Pulchritudinous. Need I say more?
Wow. Where'd you get THAT word? I had to look it up. I post the definition for all of the fainéant (lazy) people out there.
Courtesy of Answers.com:
pul·chri·tu·di·nous (pŭl'krĭ-tūd'n-əs, -tyūd'-)
adj.
Characterized by or having great physical beauty and appeal.
OK, OK, you guys got me. We'll work on that as well. Nice words by the way, I wouldn't feel qualified to be able to present them to the public. Now garabarator however, THAT is a word of beauty.
Wow Traci. An English word with an accent? You truly are the master!
Or I know how to master a thesaurus. Oh wait, no. I am the master!
I'm puzzled. None of these so-called American words are American (in origin, I mean).
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