This week's theme: words that appear to be misspellings. pencel or pensil (PEN-suhl) noun
A small flag at the end of a lance. [From Old French penoncel, diminutive of penon (pennon), from Latin penna (feather). Ultimately from the Indo-European root pet- (to rush, fly) that is also the root of feather, pin, pinnacle, impetus, symptom, appetite, and petition.] -Anu Garg (garg wordsmith.org) "Embroidered and painted pennants and pencels were brought out." Frances May Hendry; Quest for a Maid; Farrar, Straus and Giroux; 1992. This newsletter is made possible in part by these sponsors: Increase typing speed and accuracy. For everyone using a computer. Quick and easy. Great stocking stuffer. HubKey Sensors(r). http://HerzogKeyboarding.com Find the right word - and the right gift! Give the wordlover you love the Visual Thesaurus. Save 20%. http://visualthesaurus.com/?code=qv9&ad=aw Heard the fairy tale of Beeping Sleauty? Get this and 42 more, spoonerized by Col. Stoopnagle. A gerfect pift for wordlovers: http://StoneandScott.com Bounce it! Stretch it! Tear it! Mold it! Make Thinking Putty your super stocking stuffer. Huge handfuls. Awesome colors. http://puttyworld.com ............................................................................ We are never more discontented with others than when we are discontented with ourselves. -Henri Frederic Amiel, philosopher and writer (1821-1881) Send your comments to (words AT wordsmith.org). To unsubscribe, update address send gift subscription, etc., visit http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/pencel.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/pencel.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/pencel.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
