bradleyandroos
bradleyandroos

āœļø New Word Learned:

Bituminous: a dull black, intermediate-rank coal

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JohnPhilpin
JohnPhilpin

@bradleyandroos not sure if i have been spelling it wrong all my life - or if this is one of those english /american things - but I would spell it bitumous’.

Related? different word? different meaning? šŸ¤·šŸ»ā€ā™‚ļø

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JohnPhilpin
JohnPhilpin

Going to got for the english / american thing

.uk web site:

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devilgate
devilgate

@JohnPhilpin @bradleyandroos According to Websters Bituminous is an adjective, meaning ā€˜Having the qualities of bitumen’. Which is what I understood it as. I’ve never heard of ā€˜bitumous’, which does sound more like a noun. But I can’t find a reference to that spelling anywhere.

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bradleyandroos
bradleyandroos

@devilgate @johnphilpin I also have not heard of, nor can I find anything, regarding bitumous. However, I agree that it sounds exceptionally legitimate. šŸ˜‚ I came across ā€œbituminousā€ in class last night, while reviewing some earnings reports for Big Oil. Apparently _subbituminous _is also a thing.

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JohnPhilpin
JohnPhilpin

@bradleyandroos @devilgate it all sounds … wait for it …

a bit ominous

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bradleyandroos
bradleyandroos

@JohnPhilpin 🤣 Bravo, this made me literally laugh out loud.

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