World Wide Words: The Word File http://www.worldwidewords.org Copyright 1997-2011 Michael Quinion World Wide Words examines the English language from a British viewpoint. It discusses word histories, new words, the background to words in the news and problems of English usage. Monday to Friday, the Word File provides a random link to a World Wide Words page. webmaster@worldwidewords.org (Michael Quinion) wordseditor@worldwidewords.org (Michael Quinion) Wed, 16 May 2012 09:00:00 GMT en-gb 1440 Word File: Yaffle http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-yaf1.htm yaffle.]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 09:00:00 GMT http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-yaf1.htm Word File: Whose http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-who3.htm whose be used of inanimate objects?]]> Tue, 15 May 2012 09:00:00 GMT http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-who3.htm Word File: Ultimo http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-ult2.htm Ultimo.]]> Mon, 14 May 2012 09:00:00 GMT http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-ult2.htm Word File: Incarnadine http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-inc2.htm incarnadine.]]> Fri, 11 May 2012 09:00:00 GMT http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-inc2.htm Word File: Ginglyform http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-gin1.htm Ginglyform is a term in anatomy that is now rarely encountered, though one of its relatives is fairly common.]]> Thu, 10 May 2012 09:00:00 GMT http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-gin1.htm