Happily Ever After Cafe discussion

A new game I thought I'd try called Word of the Day. Remember back in school when the teacher gave you a list of words and you had to make sentences using the words? Well, hopefully, this will be a little more fun. Only one word! I or one of the other mods will give a Word of the Day and everyone needs to use it in a sentence.


I normally hope to use more challengeing words than the word today but in honor of Lisa Kay our Word Of The Day is

REALLY

I really hope Lisa Kay can make up a really good sentence for this challenge!

I really think this is a clever idea, Pamela, and really applaud you for coming up with a really clever challenge.

LOL! Really?

Yes, I really thought you were going to come up with a word we would have to look up in the dictionary. LOL! But, no, you really fooled me.

That really for tomorrow!

I really wish I wasn't so addicted to this forum (No, not really, just kiddin'!)

LOL, I really appreciate you, Lisa!

Aaww... Thank U, Pamela.

You are so welcome ☺

No, no, no! That should be: "You are really welcome."

Sorry, Really, really sorry

WOTD - fanfaronade - noun, empty boasting:bluster

My fanfaronade is better than your fanfaronade!

lol. Probably! But who has the most fanfaronade?

"Fanfaronade is not a trait conducive to the development of friendships, but rarely is it the primary stimulus for murder." ~ Nero Wolfe, The Missing Chapter by Robert Goldsborough.

There are times I feel that there is just a bit too much fanfaronade happening around me.

WOTD -epiphany noun 3a. (1)a usually sudden manifestation or perception of the essential nature or meaning of something (2)an intuitive grasp of reality through something (as an event) usually simple and striking (3)an illuminating discovery, realization or disclosure
b a revealing scene or moment

I learnt that the eve of Epiphany was called Twelfth Night when I read Sabrina Jeffries' latest book.

After a life-changing epiphany, I finally got my life back on track.

WOTD - gnomic adjective 1: characterized by aphorism 2: given to the composition of aphoistic writing.

The leader inspired the crowd with his gnomic speech.

To understand what gnomic means you would first have to know what aphorism is.(Umm, how embarrassing as Lisa heads to google...) (Maybe that can be tomorrow's word.)

Okay.... got it.

The rare politician can move us with his gnomic address.

Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "To understand what gnomic means you would first have to know what aphorism is.(Umm, how embarrassing as Lisa heads to google...) (Maybe that can be tomorrow's word.)"

lol I thought of that and almost added it to the message and decided against it just to be mean ☺

Awww Pamela, you could never be mean.

BWHAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Got you fooled! hehe

His gnomic utterances were a catalogue of proverbial sayings.

Ulysses often made gnomic statements about the Circe.

WOTD aphorism noun 1. a concise statement of a principle. 2. a terse formulation of a trugh or sentiment

We really wanted to know what aphorism meant yesterday when we had the definition of gnomic.

Aphorism is not an easy word to use in a sentence.

I am unable to use "aphorism" aphoristically in a sentence.

WOTD - environ - transitive verb - encircle, surround

The old abandoned castle ruins stood environed by a lush green meadow.

The desert environed the oases.

Oh, like this one better:

By winged Fantasy,
My embassy is given,
Till secrecy shall knowledge be
In the environs of Heaven.

~ Edgar Allan Poe

Nice, LK! Do you know which poem it's from? just curious!

Nope. Sorry.

It appears he is talking about Nesace, the agent of Beauty, and the revelation of her secret knowledge.

I don't know if he named the poem, per se.

okay ☺ I used to read a lot of his poetry years ago.

My mother used to read Poe to us all the time, when we were kids, believe it or not. My older brother always wanted something scary, so she gave it to him. She was big on the "word of the day," too. She landed in the 97 percentile of the national word comprehension testing.

I find using big words can be more effective than obsenities. Not that I use either much. lol

LOL! I go through periods where I will use obscenities more than at other times.

WOTD cajole verb - 1. a. to persuade with flattery or gentle urging: coax b. to obtain from someone by gentle persuasion 2. to deceive with soothing words or false promises

She tried to cajole the dog into the bathtub.

Pamela cajoled her husband for days before he gave in and allowed her to buy all the books on her wishlist. (yeah, right!)

LOL! I don't think your house is big enough.

Kindle?