…when’s the last time you saw the word “chortle” in a newspaper headline (see the previous entry)? Or heard it in a conversation?
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…when’s the last time you saw the word “chortle” in a newspaper headline (see the previous entry)? Or heard it in a conversation?
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… I think those Beano comics use em from time to time.
But other than that…
It’s an unusual word to see in the news, all right…
I don’t know if I’ve ever seen it used outside of a book, and that certainly made me chortle.
My father and I use it in conversation with one another all the time.
… But I don’t usually use it in conversations with others 🙂