Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day agoWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?message-squaremessage-square240fedilinkarrow-up1292arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1288arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square240fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareJordan117@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up60arrow-down2·1 day agoPetrichor: The smell of rain on dry ground. One of those things everybody knows about but lacks a word for.
minus-squarebuddascrayon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-23 hours agoIt’s funny, literally every Doctor Who fan knows this word and what it means thanks to Neil Gaiman.
minus-square5714@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·1 day agoApparently Streptomyces are the cause.
minus-square2001aCentenaryofFederation@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·1 day agoI learned about this in Amsterdam’s Groote Museum today, huh
Petrichor: The smell of rain on dry ground. One of those things everybody knows about but lacks a word for.
It’s funny, literally every Doctor Who fan knows this word and what it means thanks to Neil Gaiman.
Apparently Streptomyces are the cause.
I learned about this in Amsterdam’s Groote Museum today, huh