Good Morning Digital Neighbors! Happy Tuesday ADD Irregulars, WSN Aficionados, Friends, Refugees, Early Birds, Later Dayers, Conversants, Lurkers, Phamily, Dawn Patrol, Misfits, Triggeratti, Fascinating People and Beautiful Bigots! I haven't forgotten you Seekers of Civility & Sanity and you Common Sensers that have enticed me lately with visits to you shore. Time for more fun with endangered words.
VERBIGERATE - to verbigerate simply means 'to repeat a word or sentence endlessly and meaninglessly'. The OED categorizes the verb as a pathological term and defines the meaning 'to goon repeating the same word or phrase in a meaningless fashion, as a symptom, of mental disease. whispers - Joe Biden
Apparently it dates back to the late 19th century and did not see much use as a word even when it was part of the vernacular. Its practice has become more evident in recent decades by the people who mindlessly use filler words in their conversations.
Simon Hertnon commentary: *I am sure it ...
Today marks the three hundred and thirtieth birthday of the Frenchman François-Marie Arouet, better known by his nom de plume, Voltaire (1694-1778).
Born into a bourgeois family during the reign of Louis XIV, the “Sun King” (r. 1643-1715), Voltaire suffered tragedy at a young age when his mother died. Never close with his father or brother, Voltaire exhibited a rebellious attitude toward authority from his youth. His brilliant mind was fostered in the care of the Society of Jesus, who introduced him to the joys of literature and theater. Despite his later criticisms against the Church, Voltaire, throughout his life, fondly recalled his dedicated Jesuit teachers.
Although he spent time as a civil servant in the French embassy to the Hague, Voltaire’s main love was writing—an endeavor where he excelled in various genres, including poetry, which led to his appointment as the royal court poet for King Louis XV. Widely recognized as one of the greatest French writers, and even hyperbolically referred to by ...
Padre - Tom Miller invites you to a Coffee Talk, Speakeasies, Schmoozes, Tea Times, Afterhours and other gatherings.
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