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    Words that should mean something else

    Ever read a word and think it should have a different definition? Share...

    Example: toothsome-adj. can eat an apple through a picket fence(same as toothy)

    poignant- with child
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    potable - able to be put into a pot
    "Never get so attached to a poem you forget truth that lacks lyricism." - Joanna Newsom
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    Artificial - The 'official' in charge of studying art.

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    Capable - ability to wear a hat.
    Giant - A military insect (G.I Ant)
    Hindsight - Able to see out of your bottom.
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    I laughed so hard at the 'G.I. Ant' xD

    Forums - What you say when you are nervous during a speech (Um.. Um.. Um.. Um..)

    Nonplussed - Two numbers that can not be added together

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    Onomatopoeia - A mat to put your friends on.... (on a mat a peer)





    sorry.
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    Thanks for the memory - Adapted by Short story radio. First prize in Writers' Forum magazine national short story week competition.

    Cattle Market - Long Listed in Fish Publishing Memoir Competition.

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    poignant- with child
    Don't be silly, that means 'stabbed with a small triangular knife', or a small,lentil loving, insect.
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    Cyanide - Sounds like a slang term for Sigh and Hide.

    Uninhibited - A place that is not suitable to house living things. (Such as my room in it's current state...)

    Suitable - Able to wear a suit.

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    Sandwiches, like the psammeade
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    A Read for the Train, a collection of short stories, flash fiction and verse. Its cheaper on Lulu, 25% discount.
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