@squid_slime@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world • 11 months agoFavourite word and why?message-square96fedilinkarrow-up177file-text
arrow-up177message-squareFavourite word and why?@squid_slime@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world • 11 months agomessage-square96fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@Karcinogen@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilink5•11 months agoEntreat - verb - ask someone earnestly and anxiously to do something It’s a handy word that kind of combines “pleading” and “asking”. It’s a bummer it fell out of style because I can think of many scenarios where it would fit perfectly.
Entreat - verb - ask someone earnestly and anxiously to do something
It’s a handy word that kind of combines “pleading” and “asking”. It’s a bummer it fell out of style because I can think of many scenarios where it would fit perfectly.
I entreat that we bring this word back