This week's theme: archaic words. peradventure (pur-ad-VEN-chur) adverb
Maybe; possibly. noun Uncertainty; doubt. [From Middle English per aventure, via French, from Latin per- (through) + adventurus, future participle of advenire (to arrive).] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=peradventure -Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) "[Philip Coyle, former director of operational test and evaluation at Pentagon] reckons America's chances of shooting down an enemy missile next year, if peradventure it needed to, are 'practically zero'." Warding Off Missiles; The Economist (London, UK); Dec 6, 2003. This newsletter is made possible in part by: Stock up on smart T-shirts - 10% special discount:Freud, Pavlov, Pluto, and more. Enter code: shirt at http://www.mentalfloss.com/store THE OTHER WOMAN: 21 authors (Smiley, Cheever, etc.) write their personal stories of love, deception, and infidelity. http://theotherwomananthology.com ............................................................................ It's like, at the end, there's this surprise quiz: Am I proud of me? I gave my life to become the person I am right now. Was it worth what I paid? -Richard Bach, writer (1936- ) 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/peradventure.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/peradventure.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/peradventure.html This message was sent to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]".
