This week's theme: short words. echt (ekht) adjective
Authentic; typical. [From German echt (genuine, typical).] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=echt -Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) "Costume and prop man Pete Rush has provided echt polyester '70s garb for Miles and weathered denim for the farmers." Barbara Adams; Farm Life Not So Simple in Stellar 'Drawer Boy'; The Ithaca Journal (New York); Oct 28, 2004. 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 quotation. "We haven't put this game down since Christmas." "We had a blast!" orijinz the word & phrase game getting rave reviews. $14.95. http://entspire.com ............................................................................ No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be. -Isaac Asimov, scientist and writer (1920-1992) Online Chat: Join us in an online chat with Ben Yagoda, author of "When You Catch an Adjective, Kill It". Mon, Feb 25, 6pm Pacific (GMT -8) at http://wordsmith.org/chat Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/echt.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/echt.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/echt.html This message was sent to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]".
