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Have you ever found yourself wondering, "Wouldn't it be nice if there were a word for it?" Well, there is a word for almost everything under the sun. This week we have dug up five words you may not have known existed. misology (mi-SOL-uh-jee) noun Hatred of logic or reason. [From Greek miso- (hate) + -logy (science, study).] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=misology -Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) Note: Subscribers in the Seattle area are invited to attend the Kirkland Spelling Bee on Wednesday, February 28. You could even take part in an "Audience Spells" contest. I selected the words for the bee, and will be doing a booksigning. Details at http://wordsmith.org/awad/speaking.html "Fletcher laughed. 'Your coyness smacks of misology. Sinking back down to that dark place within yourself, the one that you tried so desperately to suffocate.'" Chris Mooney; Deviant Ways; Atria; 2000. 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. 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 ............................................................................ One of the indictments of civilizations is that happiness and intelligence are so rarely found in the same person. -William Feather, author, editor and publisher (1889-1981) 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/misology.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/misology.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/misology.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
