Post No Bills. Have you ever seen a wall with that notice pasted on it? That reminds me of books, manuals, and annual reports with a "blank" page bearing the text: "This page intentionally left blank." In the same vein, this week's A.Word.A.Day theme is intentionally left blank. Instead, I've selected a potpourri of interesting words to examine this week.
prelapsarian (pree-lap-SAYR-ee-uhn) adjective Relating to any innocent or carefree period in the past. [From Latin pre- (before) + lapsus (fall). The term refers to the period in the Garden of Eden before Adam and Eve lost their innocence.] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=prelapsarian -Anu Garg (garg wordsmith.org) "Telluride [film festival] took place in the bucolic setting of the Colorado mountains in the prelapsarian weeks prior to September 11." B. Ruby Rich; Season's Greetings; The Nation (New York); Oct 22, 2001 . Sponsors' Messages: Subscribe to http://delanceyplace.com -- a carefully selected non-fiction book excerpt free to your email each day. It's the thinking person's daily quote. Monthly French, German, Italian and Spanish cultural audio magazines for intermediate-to-advanced learners. http://web.champs-elysees.com/wsmith1 ............................................................................ History teaches that grave threats to liberty often come in times of urgency, when constitutional rights seem too extravagant to endure. -Thurgood Marshall, US Supreme Court Justice (1908-1993) Discuss this week's words on our bulletin board: http://wordsmith.org/board Remove, change address, gift subs: http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/prelapsarian.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/prelapsarian.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/prelapsarian.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
