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Wow, that's quite a word:
proceleusmatic (pros-uh-loos-MAT-ik) adjective
Inciting, exhorting, or inspiring.
noun
A metrical foot of four short syllables.
[From Late Latin proceleusmaticus, from Greek prokeleusmatikos
(calling for incitement), from keleuein (to rouse to action).]
But--[SQUAWK]! What the heck was last week's theme??
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Jackie: I believe it was called "yours to discover"
I gather that once read, you permanently delete each bulletin. In Outlook, at least, and I presume in other messaging and management algorithms, convenient means are provided to clear the Inbox by stacking old mail in one of several other handy folders provided for the purpose. After reading, one simply drags the title from the Inbox, for instance, to the Deleted folder, where it remains for later disposition
Typically I keep messages for a year, dealing with one days' worth at a time. This gives me the option of permanent deletion, or if I decide to keep the message, sliding it into one of the Archive subfolders
It must all be very easy to learn if I was able to do it
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Mm--guess I should have specified further that I was surprised that the noun and adjectival def.'s are completely unrelated to each other.
"yours to discover" Yes, but he always tells us what it is, when the week's over--and I wanna know now.
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The first citation in the OED for its use in the adjectival form is Johnson, and it appears in his dictionary. He's simply given it its etymological meaning in Greek: from the verb keleuo 'to exhort, or order forward'. The rhetorical term used this metaphorically. Maybe NCOs have always used short, barked out commands with their troops. The PIE root * kleu- also gives us English loud.
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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"yours to discover" Yes, but he always tells us what it is, when the week's over--and I wanna know now.
But he did tell us, Jackie, in AWADmail issue 209, which I received on Saturday.
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>But he did tell us
why don't you just pass that information on, as a favor for those who don't get AWAD mail (and can't be arsed to find the link via the site map (or wherever))?
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Each of last week's words (aphotic, plashy, scrabble, balsamic, and procellous) is worth 14 points in a game of Scrabble.
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why don't you just pass that information on, as a favor for those who don't get AWAD mail (and can't be arsed to find the link via the site map (or wherever))?
I was gonna, then I figured only the people who get the mail would be interested in knowing what the theme was.
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Lunatic moonatic
Baron Von Munchausen
German nobility
And raconteur
Shared his adventures most
Proceleusmatically
Of their veracity
We're not so sure
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This week's theme reminds us of the wise saying: "Never use a big word when a diminutive word will suffice.".
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What is a tiny word for a metrical foot of four short syllables?
[Edit: t for r.]
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But he did tell us, Eeep--so he did!  Thanks! Never in a million years would I have gotten that! I wonder if he got the idea from FF's oBviated thread? Oh--never mind, he couldn't have: that thread was started the same day that the first Word came out. Funny, though, that we had a thread relating to the theme and didn't know it!
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Lunatic moonatic
Baron Von Munchausen
German nobility
And raconteur
Shared his adventures most
Proceleusmatically
Of their veracity
We're not so sure
Bravo! Braver! Bravissimo! 
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What is a riny word for a metrical foot of four short syllables?
Pls define "riny," Nuncle. And yes, I looked it up first. It ain't there anywhere.
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Pls define "riny," Nuncle. And yes, I looked it up first. It ain't there anywhere.
I rhink rhat was just a rypographical error, AnnaS.  (Glad you liked the double dactyl.)
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Pls define "riny," Nuncle. And yes, I looked it up first. It ain't there anywhere.
I rhink rhat was just a rypographical error, AnnaS. (Glad you liked the double dactyl.)
Heh®. Rhanks
Liked it? I loooved it!
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Well, that third word should have been the tip-off. At one point I wondered if there was a board game named 'Plashy'. Was leaning toward having to do with water, as in the aphotic bottom of the ocean.
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Pls define "riny".
By now yes, all have figured it out. Sorry. [icon of shame]
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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Did not find the answer. Is it 'bar'?
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This week's theme reminds us of the wise saying: "Never use a big word when a diminutive word will suffice.".
Where's the fun in that?
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Steve: I don't quite agree with the saying
There are three kinds of words to express an idea; the commonplace, the expressive, and the snobbish. In this case the plebian "convince" might often be used in an application where the more expressive "persuasive" or "exhortive" would convey the idea more clearly; while "proceleusmatic" would be snooty
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Never use a big word when a diminutive word will suffice.
Think about it... 
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Quote:
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Never use a big word when a diminutive word will suffice.
Think about it...
Suffice it to say, do!
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Al, mav: "convince" is diminutive because it's used by the smaller folk
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