# Polysyllabic Thread! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 23, 2001, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polysyllabic-thread/63021 "2001-04-23T18:05:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![MrVisible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@MrVisible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrVisible)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2001, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polysyllabic-thread/63021/81 "2001-05-01T23:22:46Z")
Regretfully reporting MrVisible deceased. Causation: Severely disappointing reactions directed toward above bodice-ripping romance. Silent moment ensues. ---
**Author:** ![Tabithina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f04885/32.png) [@Tabithina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabithina)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2001, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polysyllabic-thread/63021/82 "2001-05-01T23:31:05Z")
Visiting relatives arrival imminent. Planning later return, after visit’s completion. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2001, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polysyllabic-thread/63021/83 "2001-05-02T00:37:01Z")
Thankfully, others contibute! Blessings bestowed upon everyone. Sushi awaits, accompanying gratuitous carbonated beverages. Return imminent, continuation guaranteed. Parting always delicious sorrow. Until later tonight. Farewell! ---
**Author:** ![UncleBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2001, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polysyllabic-thread/63021/84 "2001-05-02T03:48:55Z")
Banishment within second screenshot again! Rejuvenate! Quoting document before **UncleBill** , “Superfluous gratuitous alcoholic beverages abounded, releasing intellectual reserves, attenuating concentration concerning verbage, actually written upon napkin upon brewpub drinking surface, tankard emptying. (written with single minute 11:05pm)” Compadres! Continue! ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2001, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polysyllabic-thread/63021/85 "2001-05-02T08:24:37Z")
Regretfully, constructive contribution currently impossible. Cerebrum currently emitting distant snoring noises. Caffeinated beverage desparately needed. ---
**Author:** ![pluto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f08c70/32.png) [@pluto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pluto)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2001, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polysyllabic-thread/63021/86 "2001-05-02T22:55:37Z")
Gratified upon witnessing lengthy existence (reflexively referencing message sequence created personally). Greatly exceeds expectations. Umbrage taken, however, vis-a-vis attempted hijack directing elevated sexual content. Many monosyllabic Ango-Saxon utterances already available, suitable within sexual context, especially regarding bodily functions. Latin verbiage, also other classical languages, carry clinical connotations, spoiling enjoyment. Poetic contributions deeply appreciated, gratifying, amazing. Desire personal ability likewise. Alas, unattainable! (Foregoing merely unsubtle sequence prolongation attempt.) ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2001, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polysyllabic-thread/63021/87 "2001-05-02T23:08:40Z")
Headline: “Primary Poster Pluto Prefers Platonic Perorations” ---
**Author:** ![Wastrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f17d59/32.png) [@Wastrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wastrel)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2001, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polysyllabic-thread/63021/88 "2001-05-02T23:39:15Z")
Wastrel apologizes UncleBill. Because Wastrel’s gender being un-female, Wastrel cannot succumb towards flirting. Regarding marriage status, Wastrel being single. Wastrel declines dinner invite also. Sorry. Apologies regarding brief post. _Note: Wastrel is very heterosexual and very male. This is evident with his constant use of his dick instead of his brain._ ---
**Author:** ![eunoia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eunoia/32/97_2.png) [@eunoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eunoia)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polysyllabic-thread/63021/89 "2001-05-03T02:30:09Z")
Roaring! Retrieving thesaurus atop horizontal modular storage unit. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polysyllabic-thread/63021/90 "2001-05-03T05:45:03Z")
Crapola! Another “potential” destroyed via gender identification (thankfully!). Therefore **UncleBill** specifies FEMALE gender members ably apply themselves toward flirtatious relations within context **Zyada** outlined. Promised spankings? Acceptable. **Tabithina’s** gender appears considerately feminine, however assumptions dangerous. Gender determination supercedes marital disposition. Unhappily married possibly equals happily available, although rarely, even discouraged herin. Goodnight everyone, slumber beckons strongly. ---
**Author:** ![idiotb0x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecae2f/32.png) [@idiotb0x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/idiotb0x)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polysyllabic-thread/63021/91 "2001-05-03T12:49:16Z")
Verily! exclaims oneself. Truly magically inspired idea regarding current discourse. Suggests underlying difficulties weilding bulky polysyllables whilst retaining appropriate meaning. Possibly encourages beneficial cerebral activity, definitely invokes blasphemy, additionally necessitates fruitful lexicon retrieval. Otherwise vocabulary reveals itself lacking diversity. Suggestion regarding subsequent topical content: polysyllablised popular phrases. Examples follow. Humpty Dumpty retained sedentary position upon vertical masonary boundary, Humpty Dumpty accidentally travelled downward mightily towards terra firma, Patriarchal monarch’s total soldier/cavalry acompaniment attempted unsucsessful Humpty repair. Difficulty considerable, cerebrum fatigued, retiring presently. Return anticipated forthwith. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polysyllabic-thread/63021/92 "2001-05-03T14:04:01Z")
Warning! Warning! Polysyllabic police entering! Certain posters breaking regulations. UncleBill: Apprehended using unacceptable preposition - “…releasing intellectual reserves, attenuating concentration concerning verbage, actually written upon napkin upon brewpub drinking surface, tankard emptying. (written **with** single minute 11:05pm)…” Wastrel: Disregarding (under protest) disclaimer’s pronouncement regarding Wastrel’s gender/ sexual preference, Wastrel nevertheless uses unacceptable verbiage - "Wastrel apologizes UncleBill. Because Wastrel’s gender being un-female, Wastrel cannot succumb towards flirting. Regarding marriage status, Wastrel being single. Wastrel declines dinner invite also. Sorry. Apologies regarding **brief post.** _Note: Wastrel is very heterosexual and very male. This is evident with his constant use of his dick instead of his brain._ " Dolores urges continuance! Carry onward! ---
**Author:** ![UncleBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polysyllabic-thread/63021/93 "2001-05-03T14:40:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dolores Claiborne \* > \*\*Warning! Warning! Polysyllabic police entering! Certain posters breaking regulations. > > UncleBill: Apprehended using unacceptable preposition - > “…releasing intellectual reserves, attenuating concentration concerning verbage, actually written upon napkin upon brewpub drinking surface, tankard emptying. (written **with** single minute 11:05pm)…” \*\* Verbage error non-existant. Rather typing upon keyboard problem rampant. Intention definitely “within”. Definitely. Really. Honest. [sub]anybody believe UncleBill?[/sub] Noticed other error earlier, decided against putting Polysyllabic Police uniform upon myself. Quebec projectile hurling incident lesson. Fantastic ocular accruacy, **Dolores**. Carrying onward! ---
**Author:** ![pluto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f08c70/32.png) [@pluto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pluto)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polysyllabic-thread/63021/94 "2001-05-03T21:32:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted via idiotb0x \* > Suggests underlying difficulties weilding bulky polysyllables **whilst** retaining appropriate meaning. Highlighted utterance polysyllabic? Never within current writer’s experience. Confused over polysyllabic versus archaic, Elizabethan? Methinks simple oversight perchance? Cunning little monosyllables slyly insinuate themselves upon slightest opportunity. Impromptu screening algorithms often perform poorly. Totally eliminating offending verbiage requires constant vigilance, frequent proofreading. Incredibly, literate polymaths frequenting present messaging community often experience error, superior intelligence notwithstanding. (Regardless? Irregardless? Either acceptable herein!) Personally, prepositions remain primary offending particles, especially double/triple letter varieties. Present writer frequently experiences relief upon successful sentence completion. Unfortunately also often dismayed upon review, belatedly discovering further revision necessary. Overall, however, participating remains enjoyable activity. Sincerely, Pluto (fortunately possessing acceptable moniker!) ---
**Author:** ![pluto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f08c70/32.png) [@pluto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pluto)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polysyllabic-thread/63021/95 "2001-05-03T21:45:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted via idiotb0x \* > Suggests underlying difficulties weilding bulky polysyllables **whilst** retaining appropriate meaning. Highlighted utterance polysyllabic? Never within current writer’s experience. Confused over polysyllabic versus archaic, Elizabethan? Methinks simple oversight perchance? Cunning little monosyllables slyly insinuate themselves upon slightest opportunity. Impromptu screening algorithms often perform poorly. Totally eliminating offending verbiage requires constant vigilance, frequent proofreading. Incredibly, literate polymaths frequenting present messaging community often experience error, superior intelligence notwithstanding. (Regardless? Irregardless? Either acceptable herein!) Personally, prepositions remain primary offending particles, especially double/triple letter varieties. Present writer frequently experiences relief upon successful sentence completion. Unfortunately also often dismayed upon review, belatedly discovering further revision necessary. Overall, however, participating remains enjoyable activity. Sincerely, Pluto (fortunately possessing acceptable moniker!) ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polysyllabic-thread/63021/96 "2001-05-03T23:09:12Z")
Balance renames “Primary Poster Pluto”. Current designation: “Plural Poster Pluto”. ---
**Author:** ![tradesilicon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/439d5e/32.png) [@tradesilicon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tradesilicon)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polysyllabic-thread/63021/97 "2001-05-03T23:57:39Z")
Request UncleBill identify flirtatious intensions toward whomsoever enters herein allowing every individual opportunity toward refusal (acceptance also possible, given individual’s preference toward flirter’s gender). Misunderstandings possible, embarassing. Second Wastrel’s observation regarding masculine gender’s substitution - genital region utilized, cerebral needed! Having personal experience, Tradesilicon proclaims confidently. Unworthy Offering During hasty poetic endevour Mostly tacky, alas, never clever Tradesili attempts Something alfully dence Resulting even harsher than ever ---
**Author:** ![UncleBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2001, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polysyllabic-thread/63021/98 "2001-05-04T03:12:58Z")
**UncleBill’s** gender, desires, freely admitted. Manly, seriously heterosexual, currently available, willingly flirtatious within confines encompassing heterosexual feminine ladies, Southern Florida geographic disposition preferred, although travel extremely possible. Internet conversations potentially leading toward increasingly intimate meetings person-facing-person. Sounding desperate? Sorry. Truthfully, within desperation neighborhood. Sadly enough, truthfullness abounds. ---
**Author:** ![idiotb0x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecae2f/32.png) [@idiotb0x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/idiotb0x)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2001, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polysyllabic-thread/63021/99 "2001-05-04T15:18:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by pluto \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted via idiotb0x \* > > Suggests underlying difficulties weilding bulky polysyllables **whilst** retaining appropriate meaning. > > Highlighted utterance polysyllabic? Never within current writer’s experience. Confused over polysyllabic versus archaic, Elizabethan? Methinks simple oversight perchance? > \*\* Apologies offered profusely. Query accent responsibility. Locally pronounced “why-ulst” (Aberdeenshire, Scotland). Agree checking often inadequate, thereby allowing illegal monosyllables into discourse. ---
**Author:** ![pluto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f08c70/32.png) [@pluto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pluto)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2001, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polysyllabic-thread/63021/100 "2001-05-04T19:17:41Z")
Response directed toward **idiotb0x** : Proffered apology unnecessary. Local pronunciation certainly valid, albeit personally unfamiliar. Southern American pronunciations often include spurious extra syllables. Common locative sometimes pronounced somewhat resembling “hee-yah”; Referencing “Shiite” Muslims frequently humorously received. Response directed toward entire audience: Double posting unintentional. Regrets expressed, forbearance requested. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polysyllabic-thread/63021.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polysyllabic-thread/63021.md?page=6)