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Word of the day  

Likes2Flirt37 55F
852 posts
5/26/2013 3:44 pm

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5/29/2013 7:14 am
Word of the day

Today's word is SESQUIPEDALIAN.

Sesquipedalian [sess-kwuh-puh-DAIL-yun] adjective

1: having many syllables: long

2: using long words

Example:
I'm definitely not a sesquipedalian type of person and keep my writings simple and easy to read without all the long words others sometimes use.

Did you know?
Horace, the Roman poet known for his satire, was merely being gently ironic when he cautioned young poets against using "sesquipedalia verba"—"words a foot and a half long"—in his book Ars poetica, a collection of maxims about writing. But in the 17th century, English literary critics decided the word "sesquipedalian" could be very useful for lambasting writers using unnecessarily long words. Robert Southey used it to make two jibes at once when he wrote "the verses of [16th-century English poet] Stephen Hawes are as full of barbarous sesquipedalian Latinisms, as the prose of [the 18th-century periodical] the Rambler." The Latin prefix "sesqui-" is used in modern English to mean "one and a half times," as in "sesquicentennial" (a 150th anniversary).

That word is a bit of a tongue twister lol. Well I hope that everyone is having a great Memorial weekend. Please remember though its not just the kickoff to summer but its a day to remember those fallen soldiers who have helped give us the freedoms we love today! Thank you to all those who have served, serve now, and those who have fallen in service to protect us and our freedom Hope y'all have a fanfreakintastic day!

DeftDECouple 59M/53F
1703 posts
5/27/2013 4:11 am

 Uh-oh! This one will really make them afraid of you.

Thanks for the reminder of the day. You have a good one !
"That's my opinion." - Supreme Speaker, @ 1974
"To each: His reach. And if I don't cop, it ain't mine to have." - George Clinton, @ 1975
"But what do I know? I don't know anything." - DeftDECouple
"Guess Who's Back" - William Michael Griffin, Jr. @ 1997


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