subrosa OP wrote
Reply to comment by Quicksilver in In this thread, you tell us about your username. Why did you choose it? by subrosa
Yeah, still is Quecksilber in German. I assumed quicksilver to be as common, as English, as mercury. Gotta take a look at Anglish, see what them nerds are up to.
Quicksilver wrote
Quicksilver would be used to give a more poetic or more archaic spin to what you're saying or writing. It common parlance you wouldn't generally hear quicksilver used.
It's a really cool concept I think, and the community seems generally alright, and is quite varied in their interpretations of Anglish.
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