Friends don't waste wine when there's words to sell

[venta]

I have just met the word "disambiguate" in some documentation I'm reading (DOM Level 1, if you care).

[Poll #357609]

Yes, I should be concentrating on DOM rather than posting silly polls. Thank you for asking.

Update: It is, of course, a great word. It covers a concept which (in my opinion) isn't covered by any other word, and is nicely euphonious to boot.

I'd now close this poll if I had any idea how to do so :)

Comments

Re: Chambers - never wrong

[ringbark.livejournal.com]

My uncle Harold said Chambers was full of "class words" and he was at least a finalist in the annual Times Crossword competition and may even have won it.
But you're right, there are some shite words there too. I think "disambiguate" is a truly awesome word, and I thought it was marvellous the first time I ever saw it (wikipedia, as mentioned by another correspondent).
Wikipedia also has other interesting phrases like "weasel words" and "peacock words", which describe other key concepts of language.