Word I just learned, and love: amanuensis (n. a person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another; secretary)
― Les hommes de bonbons (cryptosicko), Thursday, 24 November 2022 17:00 (one year ago) link
Any word that Stephin Merritt could use as the title for a 6ths album is good.
"Phthalates"
― Hideous Lump, Friday, 25 November 2022 08:19 (one year ago) link
xp re: amanuensis funnily enough, a common word in Dutch in a secondary school context (at least in my days):
In the Netherlands it refers to a (technically schooled) physics, chemistry or biology laboratory assistant responsible for preparing and assisting with or conducting laboratory demonstrations and maintaining the instruments. When employed as such in a school environment s/he will have the title of "TOA" ("technisch-onderwijsassistent", i.e. Technical Teaching Assistant).
― big movers, hot steppers + long shaker intros (breastcrawl), Friday, 25 November 2022 08:48 (one year ago) link