Actually, when I saw this word it reminded me of that racist word commonly used against black people and people of any race associated with blacks. I'm not gonna say what word I mean, seeing as it is racist and the ban filter would probably own me, but if you rearrange the letters g, n, and r correctly and add two vowels, you'll see what I mean. Also, noone I know has ever heard such a word as "niggling" before, and I live in the UK. So it does not appear to be a local word. And can we stop blaming UK first for once?

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If you actually read the word it clearly has a totally diffrent meaning than the Taboo word. Even with the words controversary "remove the ling and add er"....... Not a racial preference.... it only will be until the last 4 letters are removed.

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Whenever I've heard the word it's been in a racist manner (however jokingly). It does mean something quite different however if you look it up in an official dictionary (oxford, dictionary.com). But it also has a racist connotation (ala urban dictionary).

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Heh, I like using larger words because of the subtle neuances that they convey. For instance, if you say a girl (or guy, if that's your orientation) is "hot" that's quite different than saying that they're "cute" or "beautiful." All of those words have the same basic meaning--attractive--but they convey subtlties far beyond that basic meaning.

I don't know...maybe it's just me. But i feel that the more words I know, the more expressive I can be while speaking or writting.

 

 

 

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I have to say that expanding one's horizons comes in more that one way. Expanding your vocabulary is definately a good thing. I actually amaze myself sometimes when I pop out with a word that I learned ages ago that I forgot I even knew. I also find vocabulary extremely useful in writing and when discussing interesting topics here on Trap17.

I find it wonderful to learn new words. Its going to be fun to use this one on my friends and family when they are doing this. Its also great to see a fabulous discussion about it.

If any of you has a chance you should take a linguistics class. Its very vacinating how words are formed and where they come from.

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