Word of the Day for Monday December 12, 2005
I like this word:
tmesis \TMEE-sis\, noun:
In grammar and rhetoric, the separation of the parts of a compound word, now generally done for humorous effect; for example, "what place soever" instead of "whatsoever place," or "abso-bloody-lutely."
If on the first, how heinous e'er it be,
To win thy after-love I pardon thee.
--Shakespeare, Richard II
His income-tax return, he remarked, was the "most rigged-up
marole" he'd ever seen.
--Frederic Packard
In two words, im possible.
--Samuel Goldwyn
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Tthe emails seems to be sent out alphabetical order. A colleague whose name starts with B gets it early in the morning. Me, I got the above email 13/12/2005 02:22
The send time of the email was 08:00
tmesis \TMEE-sis\, noun:
In grammar and rhetoric, the separation of the parts of a compound word, now generally done for humorous effect; for example, "what place soever" instead of "whatsoever place," or "abso-bloody-lutely."
If on the first, how heinous e'er it be,
To win thy after-love I pardon thee.
--Shakespeare, Richard II
His income-tax return, he remarked, was the "most rigged-up
marole" he'd ever seen.
--Frederic Packard
In two words, im possible.
--Samuel Goldwyn
To subscribe: Dictionary.com
Tthe emails seems to be sent out alphabetical order. A colleague whose name starts with B gets it early in the morning. Me, I got the above email 13/12/2005 02:22
The send time of the email was 08:00
posted by lizze at 12/13/2005 12:02:00 pm
1 Comments:
That is a truly great word! Thank you.
Some time ago I heard another wonderful word, but I failed to write it down and now I've lost it: It was for a word that is a legacy of another era, but persists despite being meaningless today.
The best examples are that we say we "dial" a phone or that someone releases an "album" and kids might have no idea why, but they just accept it. There is a word for it, and I... can't.. remember... it....
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