A Must Read

In my next post I will write about the magnificent German autumn I am experiencing this year (pictures too!). But for now I leave you all with an excerpt from, The Book of Lists, by David Wallechinsky and Amy Wallace, a true collection of things you will never need to know. I have, however, found it incredibly entertaining. Viel spass!

29 Words Rarely Used in Their Positive Form
Negative Form------------Positive Form
1. Inadvertent-------------Advertent (giving attention; heedful)
2. Analgesia---------------Algesia (sensitiveness to pain)
3. Antibiotic---------------Biotic (of or relating to life)
4. Unconscionable---------Conscionable (conscientious)
5. Disconsolate------------Consolate (consoled, comforted)
6. Incorrigible-------------Corrigible (correctable)
7. Uncouth----------------Couth (marked by finesse, polish, etc; smooth)
8. Indelible----------------Delible (capable of being deleted)
9. Nondescript------------Descript (described; inscribed)
10. Indomitable-----------Domitable (tamable)
11. Ineffable---------------Effable (capable of being uttered or expressed)
12. Inevitable-------------Evitable (avoidable)
13. Feckless---------------Feckful (effective; sturdy; powerful)
14. Unfurl-----------------Furl (to draw in and secure to a staff)
15. Disgruntle-------------Gruntle (to put in good humor)
16. Disgust----------------Gust (inclination; liking)
17. Antihistamine---------Histamine (a crystalline base that is held to be responsible for the dilation and incresed permeability of blood vessels which play a major role in allergic reactions)
18. Disinfectant-----------Infectant (an agent of infection)
19. Illicit------------------Licit (not forbidden by law; allowable)
20. Immaculate-----------Maculate (marked with spots; besmirched)
21. Innocuous-------------Nocuous (likely to cause injury; harmful)
22. Deodorant------------Odorant (an odorous substance)
23. Impeccable-----------Peccable (liable or prone to sin)
24. Impervious-----------Pervious (being of a substance that can be penetrated or permeated)
25. Implacable------------Placable (of a tolerant nature; tractable)
26. Ruthless--------------Ruthful (full of compassion or pity)
27. Insipid----------------Sipid (affecting the organs of taste; savory)
28. Unspeakable----------Speakable (capable of being spoken of)
29. Unwieldy-------------Wieldy (strong; manageable)

And a quote that made me laugh tonight...
Jack: "We have to talk. You have to leave."
Algy: "But if I leave, how can we talk?"
(from the film The Importance of Being Earnest)