Yesterday, I wrote about flummery and warned of the return of the Word of the Day series.
This was a brief collection of “daily” posts written back in 2005. A post could be about anything, but it had to contain the Dictionary.com Word of the Day.
Since I’m recovering from a bad case of blogging burnout, I think I’ll resurrect the Word of the Day posts. Any objections?
My hectic class schedule has caused a bit of recidivism… I’m already posting the words a day behind.
Word of the day for October 24, 2007
recidivism \rih-SID-uh-viz-uhm\, noun:
A tendency to lapse into a previous condition or pattern of behavior; especially, a falling back or relapse into prior criminal habits.
No objections. As long as you don’t expect me to join in with the use of “flummery”. I do, however, propose a usage limit for the word of the day. Well, at least when it is “flummery”.
I have no strong feelings toward recidivism, though.
Comment by Rachel — 10/25/2007 @ 9:28 am
Rachel, honey, your comment was a bunch of flummery…
Comment by Amy — 10/25/2007 @ 9:30 am
Ohhhh!
Comment by Rachel — 10/25/2007 @ 9:52 am
I personally was never a big fan of the “word of the day”. I guess I won’t object to the posts or even to the use of the word flummery; as long as neither are too stentorian.
Comment by Jami Leigh — 10/25/2007 @ 11:06 am
DOH! You beat me.
Comment by Amy — 10/25/2007 @ 11:09 am
Okay, this comment discussion almost makes me think you all have been drinking Postum.
Comment by Debbie — 10/25/2007 @ 12:57 pm