Vocabulary

[dilloduck]

I try to limit what vocabulary I use when posting strictly for purposes of communication but I love words and found a new one while searching for the Rules of War (an oxymoron in my opinion)

Debellatio (also debellation) (lat.: "Defeating, or the act of conquering or subduing") designates the end of a war caused by complete destruction of a hostile state.

The Unconditional surrender of the Third Reich at the end of World War II has been cited as a case of Debellatio [1][2][3]. In other cases debellation ends with a complete dissolution and annexation of the defeated state into the victor's national territory, as happened at the end of the Third Punic War with the defeat of Carthage by Rome in the second century BC[4].

I'm sure some of you may have already known this but for those who didn't--now you do!

 

[USViking]

I don't think I ever heard of it.

The words which come to my mind
are conquest and annihalation.

 

[Nienna]

That's a new one for me, dillo! I love words, too, so thanks for sharing.

 

[dilloduck]

That's a new one for me, dillo! I love words, too, so thanks for sharing.

My pleasure. Problem is finding someone to use it on who won't think I'm talking dirty. :teeth:

 

[Nienna]

My pleasure. Problem is finding someone to use it on who won't think I'm talking dirty. :teeth:

Well... big words ARE sexy!

 

[dilloduck]

Well... big words ARE sexy!

Ya--the one it rhymes with it is I guess.

 

[Nienna]

Ya--the one it rhymes with it is I guess.

 

[dilloduck]

Ok--I'll use ' debellation ' instead.:halo:

 

[Mr. P]

lat.: "Defeating, or the act of conquering or subduing")

Hey I took Latin in HS, I failed though.

 

[Nienna]

Ok--I'll use ' debellation ' instead.:halo:

Just make sure you're in the presence of a hottie when you let that word fly!

 

[dilloduck]

Just make sure you're in the presence of a hottie when you let that word fly!

:rotflmao: My girlfirends always accused me of "missing it" when someone was flirting with me so I can't make any promises.

 

[KarlMarx]

Well... big words ARE sexy!

So, are you saying that size DOES matter?

 

[KarlMarx]

Ok--I'll use ' debellation ' instead.:halo:

It's the hottest new song on the radio!!!!!

Everybodys doin the brand new dance now,
Come on baby, do the debellation ...
I know you'll get to like it if you give it a chance now,
Come on baby, do the debellation ...

My little baby sister can do it with ease,
It's easier than learnin your abc,
So come on, come on, do the debellation with me...

 

[dilloduck]

It's the hottest new song on the radio!!!!!

Everybodys doin the brand new dance now,
Come on baby, do the debellation ...
I know you'll get to like it if you give it a chance now,
Come on baby, do the debellation ...

My little baby sister can do it with ease,
It's easier than learnin your abc,
So come on, come on, do the debellation with me...

MAybe it's a good thing we missed each other in New York. I got a feeling we might have gotten into trouble! :teeth:

 

[Joz]

:rotflmao: My girlfirends always accused me of "missing it" when someone was flirting with me so I can't make any promises.

WHY are men this way???? I've heard & seen this happen with so many.
Unless a girl/woman is, what I consider quite brazen, and tells the guy exactly what's on her mind, he's clueless.

Like last weekend with one of the band members. A lady touched his crotch while he was talking to her. He politely told her she'd be disappointed. (I think his wife, had she been there, would have killed the woman.)

 

[Nienna]

So, are you saying that size DOES matter?

It's not necessarily the size... it's more the complexity.