This week's theme: words related to repartee. bon mot (bon mo) noun, plural bons mots
A witty remark. [From French bon mot, literally good word. It's from the same language in which mother-in-law is called belle-mere, literally beautiful mother. No wonder French was once the language of diplomacy.] "Many people are familiar with the things [Samuel] Johnson said - with bon mots such as 'patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel' and 'when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life'." Catherine Keenan; Johnson's Defining Glory; The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia); Jan 7, 2006 . Sponsored by: Monthly French, German, Italian and Spanish cultural audio magazines for intermediate-to-advanced learners. http://web.champs-elysees.com/wsmith1 Another Word A Day, a new book by Anu Garg. Reviewers called it: "Amazing" "A word feast", http://amazon.com/o/asin/0471778788/ws00-20 ............................................................................ I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore me for telling you lies. -Pietro Aretino, satirist and dramatist (1492-1556) Our privacy policy: AWAD mailing list addresses are never sold, rented, leased, traded, swapped, exchanged, or bartered. We hate junk mail. Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/bon_mot.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/bon_mot.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/bon_mot.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
