Word

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There it was, word for word,
The poem that took the place of a mountain.


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 – Wallace Stevens (1879-1955)
 – The Poem That Took the Place of a Mountain [1952], st. I

Words derive their meaning from the surrounding words, just as human beings derive their meaning from interacting with other humans around them.

The word on my mind right now is >>weekend<<. It's only a few hours away!

I can't wait to get away from this office!!

on Mar 22nd 2001, 02:07:31, Natasha Jordan wrote the following about

word

Think how much acceptance Mary showed when she said:

»Let it be done to me according to thy word.«

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And how much courage.

Have you ever noticed that the only difference between »word« and »weird« are the vowels?

The best way to discover new words is by reading a book.

Spaces define which letters to together to make up a word.

mortar my words
with particles
prepositions
adverbs
and conjunctions

A word after a word after a word is power.

(Margaret Atwood)

Isn't it weird that words work as well as they do? Think about it.

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Once a word has been allowed to escape, it cannot be recalled.

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 – Horace (65-8 B.C.)
 – Epistles, bk. I, epistle xviii, l. 71

The >>Word of the Day<< today over at dictionary.com is >>oblation<<.

>>Oblation<< comes from the past participle form of the Latin verb* >>offerre<< meaning >>to bring<<.

So, an oblation is an offering or a gift.

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* A Latin verb is traditionally cited by giving four forms, in this case: offero, offerre, obtuli, oblatum.

Without another word spoken on either side, the lodger took from his great trunk, a kind of temple, shining as of polished silver, and placed it carefully on the table.

Think how much acceptance Mary showed when she said:

»Let it be done to me according to thy word.«