cool looking resource

[grahamguitarman]

Searching for some reference material I just came across this site.

some of you may have already been there, but I think its a really useful site for obscure words and lists.

For example there is a list of carriages, with just about every type of carriage named and briefly defined.
Another list give names of just about every type of fabric going, and so on.

I can see myself coming here now and again for alternative words and objects in my stories.

The Phrontistery: Obscure Words and Vocabulary Resources

 

[Benjamin Clayborne]

Hah, that is awesome. I certainly hope it doesn't lead to people putting a lot of obscure words into their writing Just Because They Can, but I for one love a good etymological discussion.

 

[Ghost]

I used that website when I tried to come up with a band name, but I'm the sort of person who finds that sort thing fun whether or not I have a use for it.

 

[SeverinR]

Did this get submitted for the Research resource list?

Its real world so it would qualify.

 

[grahamguitarman]

No idea, I'm not even sure how I'd do that to be honest (not really looked into it)

 

[Drakhov]

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I think this is the relevant procedure - copied from Ravana's sticky here Research Forum: Usage Guidelines

 

[Ravana]

Yeah, I've got it. I think that one's the reason I added "miscellaneous" to the category list, 'cause I sure don't know what else to file it under.

 

[grahamguitarman]

Yeah, I've got it. I think that one's the reason I added "miscellaneous" to the category list, 'cause I sure don't know what else to file it under.

cool and yes it would be a difficult one to classify LOL