Sunday Word: Anecdoche

[theidolhands.livejournal.com]

a·nec·do·che [ān-ěk'dəkē]:
origin: [1720] Greek; anecdote= things unpublished + [1500's] Greek; synecdoche= a section that implies the whole

noun
When everyone is talking, but no one is listening, an act resembling a conversation, but not really accomplishing it; Talking at each other, but not to each other.

Comments

[fieryphoenix.livejournal.com]

So, basically, almost every political talk show on 24-hour news.

[calzephyr77.livejournal.com]

This describes life lately!

[theidolhands.livejournal.com]

I've always needed a word for this type of situation, previously I'd called it a "non-convo".

It can get very surreal.

[prettygoodword.livejournal.com]

Okay, THAT's a useful word. This happens around me all too often.

---L.

[med_cat]

What an interesting word! I'd heard of synecdoche, but never of this one, shall have to make a note of it ;)