Philosopher, mathematician, and writer, Bertrand Russell once said, "The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts."
This week's words describe people who fall somewhere in that spectrum. Do any of them remind you of someone you know? pertinacious (pur-tin-AY-shuhs) adjective 1. Holding resolutely to a purpose, belief, or opinion. 2. Stubbornly unyielding. [From Latin pertinac- pertinax, per- (thoroughly) + tenax (tenacious), from tenere (to hold).] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=pertinacious -Anu Garg (garg wordsmith.org) "A man is pertinacious when he defends his folly and trusts too greatly in his own wit." Geoffrey Chaucer; Canterbury Tales: Explicit Secunda Pars Penitentie; 1387-1400 (Translation: Walter W. Skeat). This newsletter is made possible in part by these sponsors: Pimsleur CDs, tapes and tiny audiobook chips introduce 30+ languages fast! Save 10% with coupon code AWADSP06 at checkout. http://pimsleurdirect.com/ Free! Let Hugh Clay Paulk send you to the most fabulous site on the Internet. You will remember it as long as you live! [EMAIL PROTECTED] ............................................................................ Seven blunders of the world that lead to violence: wealth without work, pleasure without conscience, knowledge without character, commerce without morality, science without humanity, worship without sacrifice, politics without principle. -Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) 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/pertinacious.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/pertinacious.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/pertinacious.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
