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[nerdfury.livejournal.com]

First of all, I'd like to again welcome all our new visitors to the community. I'm enjoying the increase in people commenting on words, and hope to see more join in! For those that don't know me, I'm nerdfury, the maintainer and Sunday poster for 1word1day.

Next item on the agenda - substitute posters. We're always on the lookout for subs to take over if the regular posters can't do it. Show of hands for anyone interested in a substitute role?

Finally, are there any interested in a themed role? A themed role would be a recurring weekly spot where you would post something on a theme - it could be science words, words derived from movies, games or other media, insulting words or whatever you like, as long as it passes.

Finally, my word of the Sunday!


Charientism [chah-ree-ehn-tiz'um]
noun

Definition
A rhetorical term to describe the delivering of an unpleasant or disagreeable thing in a more pleasant or agreeable manner.


Etymology
From the Latin charientismus, Greek χαριεντισμός (I think that's right, stupid character map), gracefulness of style, expression of an unpleasant thing in an agreeable manner.


Quoteable
1589 Puttenham Eng. Poesie (Arb.) 201: The Greeks call it charientismus.
1709 Brit. Apollo II. No. 19. 1/1 A Charientism is that Species of an Irony, which couches a Disagreeable Sense under Agreeable Expressions.


Usage
Normally a Friday is generally a Very Good Day for those of us that work, but last Friday was far less agreeable than usual, as our managers called us in for a meeting to advise us that our promised pay rises were being 'reinvested into the company.' There seemed to be hefty charientism at work, as we all felt WE were worth an investment!

Comments

[smilenatalie.livejournal.com]

interesting word!

[nerdfury.livejournal.com]

That's three times you've posted this link. You have been flagged for spam.

[fidgetspin.livejournal.com]

Fun word, I hope the sentence isn't based in reality though.
On a change of subject, if you get substitutes I could probably use one next week. I'll be traveling and while I generally manage to update, it's always a little precarious.

[nerdfury.livejournal.com]

It is based in reality, unfortunately. We didn't get a p[ay-rise last year, either.

[al-rants.livejournal.com]

I'm intrigued by the theme-poster idea. I'm not sure what theme I'd do, but it's an interesting thought...

[nerdfury.livejournal.com]

If you think of something, you're welcome to weigh in! Just PM me or comment in any post tagged 'nerdfury'

[nerdfury.livejournal.com]

Balls! That's what I get for posting at midnight, when i should have been to bed much earlier!

Oh well.

[nerdfury.livejournal.com]

Also, you're welcome to start themeing any time you like! Sounds like a good idea.

I'd say same rules apply for posts - as much info as possible, withy usage, definition, etymology, etc. Also, tag them as 'themed post' and something to do with your theme.

[divalion.livejournal.com]

I'm new here, so this might be totally presumptuous, but I love the idea of doing a themed role. The one that sprang immediately to mind that I'd love to contribute would be "words with deeper meaning than you realize".

I'm a huge word nerd who actually spends a lot of time on dictionary sites. One of the things I'm often doing when I'm looking up a word (besides going, "hmm, have I actually been using that word correctly all along...?") is reading about its origins or the definitions that have fallen out of use. It's fascinating-- well, to me anyway. =)

As an example-- "janitor" derives from Janus, and once referred to the guardian at the gateway.

So my words wouldn't necessarily be as obscure as a lot of the ones that get posted here, but they'd focus on the obscure origin/definition. The format could be Word, What We Think It Means, What It Also Means/What It Used to Mean.

[nerdfury.livejournal.com]

I actually really love that idea! If you can get together a list of three or four words, written as you'd post them here and send them to me at 1word1day@nerd-fury.net. Send it as a PM as well, since I'm not 100% certain my domain is working correctly.

[divalion.livejournal.com]

Will do!

[uniquepov.livejournal.com]

I'd be willing to be a substitue poster. I also love the idea of themed posts. As a complete and utter nerd, my first thought was words created/attributed to Shakespeare. How many words in common use today were first used by him; how was different than the vernacular of his peers; etc.

[nerdfury.livejournal.com]

That's a pretty good idea. As with the above poster, if you can get together a list of three or four words, written as you'd post them here and send them to me at 1word1day@nerd-fury.net. Send it as a PM as well, since I'm not 100% certain my domain is working correctly.

[ioanna-ioannina.livejournal.com]

I am new here, too. I don´t feel as doing my own post, as I am not an English native speaker, but if you wish, I could add some things to etymology, especially wrt Latin and ancient Greek, or I can find some coniunctions, calcs etc. in Slavic languages.

[sultaness.livejournal.com]

Haven't had a chance to comment yet, but I'm really enjoying the community, and wouldn't mind being called on as a substitute poster if you need one.

I see that you've already got some potential theme posters, but if you need more in the future, I think I might could do and "Arts and Crafts" theme (words like decoupage, filigree, and distaff might make good entries).