Sense of responsibility
Sick
Diseased
Catch a disease
Infected
Dead
Dead people
Lunacy
Lunatic
Insane
Psychiatric
Maniac
Manic
Senile
Senility
Demented
Unhappy
Sad
Desolate
Inconsolable
Neglect
Neglected child
Abandoned
Drunk
Alcoholic
Drug addict
Intoxicated
Inebriated
Slob
Thug
Despot
Tyrant
Tyranical
Wimp
Sook
Wife
Husband
Married
Unmarried
Childless
Spouse
Single
Miss
Master
Young lady
Young man
Educated
Uneducated
Civilized
Uncivilized
Personal standards
Discipline
Common
Crude
Obscene
Foul-mouthed
Polite
Good manners
Refined
Deportment
Elocution
Disreputable
Prostitute
Tart
Kerb-crawler
Promiscuous
Philanderer
Sleaze
Smut
Smutty
Filthy
Dirty old man
Pervert
Child molester
Exhibitionist
Serendipity
Getting fleeced
Daylight robbery
Matronly
Stout
Plump
Rotund
Portly
Gaunt
Thin
Skinny
Rich
Poor
Destitute
Scientism
Fanatic
Fanaticism
Religious fanatic
Rejoice
Jubilation
Hallelujah
Forgiveness
Gratitude
5 comments:
Lili Marlene:
I see you write kerb the American way. With a K and a E.
When I was reading about the National Broadband Network - there was a lot of fibre to the curb/kerb.
This is part of the Labor compromise - maybe better on Never Heard of the Bloke.
And was mania/maniac ever unfashionable? Seems not?
Dysphoric is a currently fashionable concept though it is deeply politically incorrect.
I had never thought of the word "curb" as a noun or as an alternative spelling of the word "kerb". I thought I had a good grasp of the English language, but you've taught me something new.
I was thinking the terms "mania" and "maniac" have probably been overtaken with the over-popularity of the concept and term "bipolar". The term "maniac" used to be given to people who were generally over-the-top in some way or a bit of a menace. Could well be that some were on a bipolar upswing, in hindsight.
I'm not so familiar with the term "dysphoric", although I recall it has been used in psychiatric diagnosis. I think it is more to do with dissatisfaction than an intrinsic unhappiness? There are many good reasons to feel dissatisfaction for sure.
Someone has things upside down. Curb is the North American spelling in the bastard argot that passes for English over there. Here in England we spell the edge of the pavement kerb. Since its OUR language, that lot over the Pond can get lost. :-)
The dysphoria of the moment is "Gender Dysphoria"; wibbling on about transexuality is about as PC as you can get!
Apologies for the late comment, I've only just come across your blog, by way of finding out who on earth Helen Dale, formerly Darville, was. There is an awful lot of rubbish in the blogosphere, so so it is refreshing to come across a level-headed, forthright, and cogent blog now and again. Tah very muchly.
Welcome to my world, Mr Watson! I'm sure we could find many things to agree and disagree about.
I harbour a suspicion that the current wave of interest in transgender transformations could be a product of rampant popularity and marketing of gender stereotype ideas in psychology (see research and pop psychology publications by Baron-Cohen et al) in children's toys and clothes and in Western culture in general, and also a product of a decline in the use of job or occupation as a foundation of personal identity, due to unstable, meaningless or non-existent working lives. But all the same, I'm not going to be the one to tell anyone who they are or how to dress.
You know, the funny thing about the Helen Demidenko thing is that the story seems to have been forgotten in Australia. Years ago when I was trying to get hold of books from around 1996 to research her biography secondhand books had become hard to source, and one staffer in one of those musty sheds full of crap old books told me that they'd never stock such books, as though the whole episode was to be forgotten. It seems the lesson about the pretention and gullibility of the Australian literary establishment has been lost.
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