A tisket, a tasket, a queen's head in a basket.

[truepenny]

I have encountered a shining example of the moss-troll problem in the goblin book, viz. and to wit, the word "guillotine." Instead of merely brooding about it, I decided to burst into song make a poll.

[Poll #1506528]

Feel free to expound in the comments if you need to.


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*From the Turkey City Lexicon:

“Call a Rabbit a Smeerp“

A cheap technique for false exoticism, in which common elements of the real world are re-named for a fantastic milieu without any real alteration in their basic nature or behavior. “Smeerps” are especially common in fantasy worlds, where people often ride exotic steeds that look and act just like horses. (Attributed to James Blish.)

Comments

[shadefell.livejournal.com]

I loved that you made up "sanguette." It added a lot to the world and the world building. But if you'd have used "guillotine" that would have made sense and not been obtrusive the way that "nyquil" would be obtrusive, maybe because "guillotines" are HISTORICAL or something.