Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the Antediluvian Word Preservation Society?
- Why do you care about old words?
- What do you mean by old words?
- How do you protect, preserve, and promote old words?
- Collecting and documenting old words from various sources, such as dictionaries, books, newspapers, and oral traditions. We also research the origins, meanings, and usage of these words over time.
- Storing and archiving old words in our online database, which is accessible to anyone who is interested in learning more about them. We also create and share digital and physical materials that feature these words, such as podcasts, newsletters, posters, and stickers.
- Encouraging and supporting the use of old words in various contexts and platforms, such as social media, blogs, podcasts, games, and art. We also organize and participate in events and activities that celebrate these words, such as word-of-the-day challenges, quizzes, contests, and workshops.
- How can I join or support your society?
- Contact us via email at [awps@oldwords.org] or follow us on our social media accounts on [Facebook], [Twitter], [Instagram], and [YouTube].
- Donate to our society via [PayPal] or [Patreon]. Your donations will help us cover the costs of maintaining our website, database, materials, and events.
- Volunteer with us by contributing your time, skills, or resources. You can help us with research, data entry, editing, design, outreach, event planning, or anything else that you think would benefit our society.
- Spread the word about our society by telling your friends, family, colleagues, or anyone who might be interested in old words. You can also share our content on your own social media accounts or blogs.
The Antediluvian Word Preservation Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting, preserving, and promoting old words that are in danger of becoming overlooked, outmoded, and obsolete. We are a community of word lovers who want to keep these old words alive and relevant.
We care about old words because we believe that words are the building blocks of human communication, culture, and creativity. Words have the power to inspire, inform, and entertain us. Words can also reflect the history, values, and diversity of our society. By preserving old words, we hope to enrich our language and our understanding of the past, present, and future.
By old words, we mean words that are no longer commonly used or recognized in modern English. These words may have fallen out of fashion, become obsolete due to technological or social changes, or simply been replaced by newer or simpler terms. Some examples of old words are: antediluvian (very old or outdated), brabble (to quarrel noisily), cacoethes (an irresistible urge to do something unwise), dudgeon (a feeling of offense or resentment), eftsoons (soon afterward), fribble (a frivolous person or thing), gorgonize (to have a paralyzing or mesmerizing effect), hodiernal (of or relating to the present day), imbroglio (a complicated or embarrassing situation), jocund (cheerful and lighthearted), kenspeckle (easily recognizable or conspicuous), limerence (the state of being infatuated with someone), mumpsimus (a stubborn person who insists on making an error in spite of being shown that it is wrong), nimiety (excess or redundancy), obambulate (to wander about), philomath (a lover of learning), quixotic (exceedingly idealistic or unrealistic), rhapsodic (enthusiastically expressive or ecstatic), sanguine (optimistic or positive), tatterdemalion (a person in ragged clothing).
We protect, preserve, and promote old words by:
If you share our passion for old words and want to join or support our society, you can: