This week's theme: a medley of words. taciturn (TAS-i-tuhrn) adjective
Temperamentally untalkative. [From Latin taciturnus (quiet), from tacitus (silent), past participle of tacere (to be silent).] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=taciturn -Anu Garg (garg wordsmith.org) "The voiceover may be the best way to express the taciturn main character's ideas and desires, no matter how awkward it seems." Daniel Neman; Review: Perfume; Times-Dispatch (Richmond, Virginia); Jan 5, 2007. This newsletter is made possible in part by these sponsors: Perfect your fluency in French, German, Spanish or Italian with Champs-Elysees audio magazines. http://ads.champs-elysees.com/wsmith4 DreamHost: Friendly managed web hosting. Friendly tech support comes standard with all accounts: http://www.dreamhost.com/r.cgi?238296 ............................................................................ Some people walk in the rain, others just get wet. -Roger Miller, musician (1936-1992) 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/taciturn.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/taciturn.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/taciturn.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
