Comments on: Fulsome pedantry

By: Alan Ishibashi

Alan Ishibashi — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:29:26 +0000

Hah! I think we’ve all be guilty at one time or another of using words we don’t quite know the meaning of. It’s obviously a tad embarrassing when you’re called out on it, but in the case of fulsome, correcting its usage sounds like a losing battle!

It’s just one of those words now that you have to judge from the context it’s used in. It could mean one thing, or the opposite!

By: Rich

Rich — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:56:07 +0000

I very rarely hear/see the word “fulsome” or “pedantry” used, let alone together. Nicely done.

By: Markus Walsh

Markus Walsh — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 06:00:29 +0000

I’m pretty sure I’ve only ever heard fulsome used incorrectly. To be honest, I also thought it meant for something to be full. I think it’s a bit of a runaway error. Basically a meme now.

By: rene

rene — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 04:52:26 +0000

You wouldn’t happen to be talking about [...*] now, would you? I think I remember him using the word in one of his speeches. I giggled a little bit when I heard him say it and I wondered why his speech writer decided to use that word.

[* I've edited the name out here: E0D]

By: Nick

Nick — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 21:50:21 +0000

I initially had fulsome praise for your post, but figured just plain old praise would suffice.

But seriously, it is interesting how words can have contradicting meanings. I’m pretty suer I never would have dug in to a word such as “fulsome” had it not been for this post.

Thanks