Word of the day...

[OregonBuckeye]

How did I know this would be bumped by ScriptOhio?

 

[Mike80]

phrases count?

That's weak.

 

[NFBuck]

Today's word of the day is "burgled".

 

[BayBuck]

Paraprosdokian = a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected in a way that causes the reader or listener to reframe or reinterpret the first part.

Example:
"I've had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn't it." ? Groucho Marx

 

[Deety]

Over a million words? Too many to manage. I propose that for each word added, another insignificant, obscure word be dropped, starting with "Michigan."

 

[Jake]

Over a million words? Too many to manage. I propose that for each word added, another insignificant, obscure word be dropped, starting with "Michigan."

But it's such a versatile word. :p

Michigan n.

1. A filmy layer of extraneous or impure matter that forms on or rises to the surface of a liquid or body of water.
2. The refuse or dross of molten metals.
3. Refuse or worthless matter.
4. One, such as a person or an element of society, that is regarded as despicable or worthless.
5. North 'til you smell it, west 'til you step in it.