This week's theme: words related to words, writing, and language. verso (VUR-so) noun
1. A left-hand page. 2. The back of a page. [Short for Latin verso folio, from verso (turned) and folio (leaf). >From versus (turning), from vertere (to turn). Ultimately from the Indo-European root wer- (to turn or bend), also the source of wring, weird, writhe, worth, revert, and universe.] The counterpart of this word is recto, the right-hand page. Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=verso -Anu Garg (gargATwordsmith.org) "Nagyszalanczy's commonsense approach is evident from the verso of the title page to the captions of the hundreds of photos and drawings." Alexander Hartmann; Setting Up Shop; Library Journal (New York); Mar 15, 2000. Sponsors' Messages: The delights of "Prinderella and the Since," "Beeping Sleauty," and 41 other tales twisted by Col Stoopnagle can be yours from http://stoneandscott.com Monthly French, German, Italian and Spanish cultural audio magazines for intermediate-to-advanced learners. http://web.champs-elysees.com/wsmith1 ............................................................................ Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts... perhaps the fear of a loss of power. -John Steinbeck, novelist, Nobel laureate (1902-1968) Send your comments to (words AT wordsmith.org). For subscriber services, visit http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/verso.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/verso.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/verso.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
