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Wednesday, 29 November 2006
Wednesday words of the week that sound rude but aren't

There are many many words that sound rude but aren't. When I remember, I'll try to mention five of them every Wednesday.

Here are five words that sound rude but aren't:

Masticate

Bloviate

Onomastic

Dictaphone

Bomfoggery

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29 Nov 2006
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I wonder how large a supply of these you have. Is there any chance you might run out? Here are some that come immediately to mind.

thespian

sects

proselyte

formicate (a favourite)

and of course, homophone

You might also want to delve into words that don't sound rude but are.

merkin
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