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Gnarly

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It’s that G at the beginning. The sound of the word fits its meaning somehow, but that G enables it to conjure up images of mis-shapen trees and terribly old men, so well that I find it oddly funny. Hope it’s not just me!

Mark Harwood
Isle of Arran

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Pernickety on April 17th, 2009 3:03 pm

Oh you described it so well, I wasn’t sure what that image I was getting in my head at the sound of this word – “gnarly” but it’s so true, mis-shapen trees and terribly old men.. oh terribly old men with terribly yellow teeth too! Gnarly, I say!

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