Friday 28 September 2012

FF (89)


Follow Friday is an opportunity to discover and follow other book related blogs! Want to join? Check it out at Parajunkee.

This week's question feature is
Nina @ J’adore Happy Endings

Q: What is the BIGGEST word you’ve seen used in a book lately – that made you stop and look it up? Might as well leave the definition & book too.


My Answer: I don't usually come across many big words, not that I'd notice anyway. BUt I recently read 'Dash & Lily's Book of Dares' and Dash used a lot of 'intelligent words'. This extract is from page 2 - 


"but mostly I was spending time in the Strand, that bastion of titillating erudition, not so much a book- store as the collision of a hundred different bookstores, with lit- erary wreckage strewn over eighteen miles of shelves"

This wasn't majorly big words or anything, but made me go 'woah - concentrate' 


Happy Hopping & Blogging. :D 


P.S - Sorry there hasn't been as many posts this week, it's been a crazy, hectic week and I haven't even managed to read 1 book!!! I can normally do 3 in a week so this is really behind. Lunchbreaks have been used to run errands, I've been out a couple of evenings, went to an Agent's Party in London last night (which was awesome, got some great tips on submitting manuscripts etc) and filling out job application. So it's been crazy. I'm going to try and catch up a bit this weekend, but I'm going to a Gamers Convention in London this Sunday so I might not get much done again.
Thanks for your patience and continual support of my blog. :)

9 comments:

Unknown said...

LOVE Dash & Lily, it's one of my favorite books... and yes, they do use a lot of big words :)

Liza’s Feature Friday

Moonlit Librarian said...

That's quite the mouthful of big words! :)
New follower. Hi!

Kaitlyn Devin and Grace said...

I'm loving that phrase, "bastion of titillating erudition" lol anyway I'm your newest follower just hopping on through from Parajunkee's FF

-Kate the Book Buff
Recent Post: Follow Friday: What’s Your Vocab Kryptonite?

BLHmistress said...

LOL, that would have me rereading it more than once.

My FF

Jenny said...

Three big words in one passage, nice!
New follower hopping by!
My ff:
http://bookwormmia.blogspot.com/2012/09/feature-follow-5.html

Rinn said...

Hi, I'm a new follower via GFC =)
Haha, what a combination of words!
Rinn
http://rinnreads.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/feature-follow-2.html

Emma said...

I haven't heard of this book, and yeah that is a big word. I know what you mean about the question, it really stumped me...

Here's my My FF

New Follower! Lovely Blog!

barmybex said...

Liza - i really loved it too.
Moonlit - I know! took me by surprise.
Welcome Kaitlyn- it does sound good! May have to use it sometime.
BLHmistress - think I did read it a couple of times.
Jenny - he is certainly eloquent that's for sure.
Rinn- welcome :D
Emma - you should look it up, was really good. :D Welcome!

Lectus said...

Hi there!
New Follower.

This is the link to my FF
http://onlectus.blogspot.com/2012/09/friday-feature-and-follow-4.html

Lectus