What word am I trying to think of?

vincent1989 · 15 Jul 2007 at 09:11

Solari said:
Myriad sounds more English?

yeah, or plethora was good as well, better than smorgasbord anyways

Masterdog · 15 Jul 2007 at 09:31

Smorgasbord's a perfectly cromulent word - I've seen it used more than myriad (which is a fine word itself). Implies variety as well as number, which plethora and myriad don't. Also adds the sarcastic tone of the letter.

dirtydog · 15 Jul 2007 at 09:40

I've never heard of that word before today :eek:

dirtydog · 15 Jul 2007 at 09:40

Masterdog said:
Smorgasbord's a perfectly cromulent word - I've seen it used more than myriad (which is a fine word itself). Implies variety as well as number, which plethora and myriad don't. Also adds the sarcastic tone of the letter.

I've seen myriad used many times but I've never seen smorgasbord.

Masterdog · 15 Jul 2007 at 09:54

dirtydog said:
I've seen myriad used many times but I've never seen smorgasbord.

Googlefight would appear to agree with you (strongly). Still. Smorgasbord sounds so deliciously vituperative.

singist · 15 Jul 2007 at 10:18

Smorgasboard is a good word ......... now tell me what this word "ridiculous" is?

VIRII · 15 Jul 2007 at 10:21

Cornucopia

Masterdog · 15 Jul 2007 at 10:21

VIRII said:
Cornucopia

Ooh good call.

ots3go · 15 Jul 2007 at 10:41

Latitudinous?

Magister · 15 Jul 2007 at 10:45

Masterdog said:
Smorgasbord's a perfectly cromulent word - I've seen it used more than myriad (which is a fine word itself). Implies variety as well as number, which plethora and myriad don't. Also adds the sarcastic tone of the letter.

Words like smorgasbord truly embiggen our vocabulary.

Amoeba · 15 Jul 2007 at 11:11

(According to wiki) smorgasbord is used to define a variety of pleasant things. Are these council initiatives pleasant?

gumbald · 15 Jul 2007 at 11:14

Letters to the council, more sarcasm the better

Therefore I vote smorgasbord, you'd be having a dig at the initiatives, as well as your lack of use for them.