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A.Word.A.Day--analects Pronunciation: WAV or RealAudio analects (AN-uh-lekts) also analecta (an-uh-LEK-tuh) plural noun Selections from or parts of a literary work or group of works. Often used as a title. [Greek analekta, selected things, from neuter plural of analektos, gathered together, from analegein, to gather : ana- + legein, to gather.] "The Confucian Analects are endlessly reinterpreted: the sage must have turned over in his grave several times over because of the liberties taken in his name." Chong Seck Chim, Old news and views recycled, The New Straits Times, Feb 16, 2000. This week's theme: words about words. X-Bonus All great masters are chiefly distinguished by the power of adding a second, a third, and perhaps a fourth step in a continuous line. Many a man had taken the first step. With every additional step you enhance immensely the value of your first. -Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

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