This week's theme: blend words. wangle (WANG-guhl) verb
To achieve something by scheming or manipulating. [Of uncertain origin, apparently a blend of wag and dangle.] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=wangle -Anu Garg (garg wordsmith.org) "As interested as I was in seeing the Little Chapman Mansion, I never would have tried to wangle an invitation." Steve Brown; Little Chapman Mansion Shows Centuries of Architecture; Chico Enterprise-Record (California); Oct 16, 2006. Sponsored by: Pimsleur CDs, tapes and tiny audiobook chips introduce 30+ languages fast! Save 10% with coupon code AWADSP06 at checkout. http://pimsleurdirect.com/ Ever wonder why we don't just talk, we chew the fat? Derivation, a hilarious game about word and phrase origins. A great gift! http://entspire.com ............................................................................ Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind. -Bertrand Russell, philosopher, mathematician, and author (1872-1970) Looking for word/quotation archives: http://wordsmith.org/awad/archives.html Unsubscribe, change address, etc: http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/wangle.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/wangle.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/wangle.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
