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Oooh the Echo of a challenge. I put my money on mr_e, its always the quiet ones that turn out unexpectedly. :D

I like Myopic at the moment, to be more precice Myopically.

My word of the day - Expedient, really tickled the Structural Engineer today. He was saying expedient alot during the meeting later the same day. Somehow I think he might have been taking the michael. :D

I've collated all the words into a nice list and edited my first post to save Mike the bother. The word from me is piquant.

Sarcasm rules!

Sarcasm does indeed rock, but I tend to prefer Stephen Fry's type of sarcasm, not quite as overtly scathing as some. I hear some delicate people really, really don't like sarcasm, but fortunately I don't think I've met too many. If I have, I've not known them for that long...I wonder why?

On a side note, would I have the piss mercilessy taken out of me if I edit some links into the word-list post? Part of me thinks I should really be encouraging people to search for themselves.

No we won't take the piss out of you John, though you probably do have too much time on your hands.

As it's in the name of education, I just might do it...tomorrow sometime.

I learnt a new word today (such is the joys of switching from the Daily Mail to the Times for a day !!)- 'hagiograophy' which means a 'saint' like biography from my inderstanding.

By the way - the reason I am telling you is because you have to use a word a certain number of times (can't remember how many- can anyone else ??) before you remember it and I don't think I will have many opportunities to use the word 'hagiography'!!

I'll be sure to drop it in conversation to help you remember it. If I remember to.

I'm liking anemone today.

Sorry to be a moron - but what does that mean ??

Anemone:
any of several types of small plant, wild or grown in gardens, with red, blue or white flowers.

And you also get those cool sea anemone thingies. I tend to use http://dictionary.cambridge.org for all my looky up stuff if you need an online reference.

Are we allowed words from different languages? If so, I'm going for Hosenbugler- it's German for 'trouser press'. I'm in Germany at the moment- such an ace language!

You lucky thing being in Germany certainly beat going to Chester for a seminar weekend! Bring on the Germanic words.

I like 'zanahorias' (please excuse spelling - I think that is correct) which is spanish for carrots, much more exciting that the english word !!