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capri0mniA few weeks ago, I bemoaned the lack of any word for an adult whose parent had died, akin "widow" and "widower."
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indefatigable42 was looking for the word that means the opposite of "lonely."
In an interview on the radio, last year, about his new book Alphabet Juice, Roy Blount Jr. pointed out how we needed a better way to give sympathy than either "I'm sorry..." (too murky) or "my condolences" (too aloof).
So:
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The other day,
indefatigable42 was looking for the word that means the opposite of "lonely."In an interview on the radio, last year, about his new book Alphabet Juice, Roy Blount Jr. pointed out how we needed a better way to give sympathy than either "I'm sorry..." (too murky) or "my condolences" (too aloof).
So:
[Poll #1354379]
