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Words That Should Exist: Temptuous
So we were at dinner Saturday night (the fabulous Tilia…thank you Steven Brown!) and our server described the pasta as “temptuous.” Which isn’t a word, I knew right away. She was conflating “tempting” and “sumptuous.” BUT, I got to thinking: This is how language evolves, which is a good thing. AND, this is a word [...]
