This week's theme: words having vowels aeiou once and only once, and in order.
facetious (fuh-SEE-shus) adjective Jocular or humorous, often inappropriately. [From Latin facetus (witty).] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=facetious -Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) "Prof Bailey is particularly incensed that in some cases, the presiding judge makes facetious comments which trivialise the issue." Barbara Gloudon; Of Bling and School Uniforms; Jamaica Observer; Mar 23, 2007. Sponsored by: Difficulty reading the fine print? See things in a new light with a stylish, lighted magnifier from http://biggerandbrighter.com. Just $2.95 shipping! DreamHost: Friendly managed web hosting. Friendly tech support comes standard with all accounts: http://www.dreamhost.com/r.cgi?238296 ............................................................................ Modern technology / Owes ecology / An apology. -Alan M. Eddison Online Chat: Is French still relevant? Join us for a chat with Julie Barlow, co-author of "The Story of French" and "Sixty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong" on May 8 at 6 pm Pacific (GMT -8). More details at http://wordsmith.org/chat Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/facetious.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/facetious.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/facetious.html This message was sent to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]".
