ETIMOLOGIA CUVÂNTULUI SESQUIPEDALIAN
From Latin sēsquipedālis of a foot and a half (coined by Horace in Ars Poetica), from sesqui- + pedālis of the foot, from pēs foot.
CĂRȚI ÎN ENGLEZĂ ÎN LEGĂTURĂ CU «SESQUIPEDALIAN»
Descoperă întrebuințarea
sesquipedalian în următoarea selecție bibliografică. Cărți în legătură cu
sesquipedalian și extrase din aceasta pentru a furniza contextul de întrebuințare al acestuia în literatura Engleză.
The full title of this unique book is "Frontier Experience, or Epistolary Sesquipedalian Lexiphanicism from the Occident" - and I guarantee you have never read anything like it!
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Chez Vicalle Too: More Comedy about Gnomons and Horizontal Dials
“The Sesquipedalian,” U11, 1985, p. 5. 09 Book Review: Sherk, Bill. MORE
BRAVE NEW WORDS. New York: Doubleday & Co., 1981, pp. 213. “The
Sesquipedalian,” U11, 1985, p. 11. 10 Article: THE SESQUIPEDALIAN'S
SESQUIPEDALIAN.
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The
Sesquipedalian Word Game: Act It! Draw It! Ad-Lib It! ...
Packed with endless hours of idiotic insults and wacky wordplay, the game comes with a game board, four score pads, four pencils, a sand timer, a die, and four playing pieces. Full color. Consumable.
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The Education of Harris Bailly
At 20th Ave., Merl said, “My cat's a sesquipedalian cat. You get chopped nuts on
your banana split if you can spell sesquipedalian, Squirt.” Hare was ready. At the
kitchen table, the previous Friday morning at five o'clock Merl had written ...
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Keep the Rest of the Class Reading & Writing While You Teach ...
Some authors challenge readers by using sesquipedalian words (words with
many syllables). Some authors use words to create scenes or pictures in your
mind. Some authors just like to "play" with words, using alliteration or puns to
make the ...
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Independent Reading Activities That Keep Kids Learning ... ...
What is a sesquipedalian word? What is a palindrome? What is a semordnilap?
What is an isogram? What is an anagram? Authors and poets who bring
wordplay into the classroom also bring the element of fun. Humor is a powerful
motivator, ...
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The Years of Talking Dangerously
The New York Times headed its page-one obituary “William F. Buckley Jr., 82,
Dies: Sesquipedalian Spark of Right.” Not surprisingly, that mystified quite a few
readers, particularly since the article underneath it didn't give the game away
until ...
Sesquipedalian. Sesquipedalian is something IneverusewhenIwritemywords, For
many people, that isawordthattheyhaveneverheard. I will tell you right now, I am
not a sesquipedalian, For I try to use short words when I write, from beginning to ...
Robert A. James Sr. a.k.a Bandito, 2012
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Pocket Posh® Word Power: 120 Words that Are Fun to Say
Examples: The world that we live in today is sometimes mistaken for a world
abounding in political jargon—sesquipedalian phrases and groups and
corporations and all other flotsam and jetsam that bob along the sea of confusion.
—Arjun ...
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The Structure of Words
The word accent is an example: 0 emphasis on the first part (AK—sent) makes it
into a noun 0 emphasis on the second part (ak—SENT) makes it into a verb.
sesquipedalian (ses-kwuh-puh-DAYL-yuhn) adjective 1. used to describe
something ...
ȘTIRI NOI CARE INCLUD TERMENUL «SESQUIPEDALIAN»
Află ce ziare naționale și internaționale au scris despre și cum este întrebuințat termenul
sesquipedalian în contextul următoarelor știri.
Badgers wordsmith Nigel Hayes, with Dictionary.com, resumes …
He charmed fans, captivated media and consternated press-conference transcribers with his sesquipedalian proclivities during the Badgers' NCAA tournament ... «FOXSports.com, Iun 15»
There Is No Law Against Being A Sesquipedalian
Loyal readers know that I am a sesquipedalian and a wordsmith. I don't try to hide it. There are no laws against it. I have never attended any marches or ... «Greene County Daily World, Iun 15»
Wisconsin's Nigel Hayes wins over more fans with his stenographer …
#Sesquipedalian. — Nigel Hayes (@NIGEL_HAYES) March 22, 2015. In his post about the incident, Deadspin writer Barry Petchesky wrote, "And just like that, ... «Madison.com, Mar 15»
RIP Harold Johnson: Remembering Forgotten Brilliance
Listen to his appearance on the Everything Is Stories podcast here: https://soundcloud.com/everything-is-stories/eis006-sesquipedalian. Related ItemsHarold ... «The Boxing Tribune, Feb 15»
Portland-Based Showers Pass Sponsors Bike MS to Fight Multiple …
A recovering sesquipedalian who blogs about life in the saddle and outdoor adventure, she is also the author of Bike Yoga, a flexibility and recovery program for ... «GoLocalPDX, Ian 15»
98 years old and STILL as sesquipedalian as ever ...
98 years old and STILL as sesquipedalian as ever ... AS USUAL when the new year strikes, I have headed for the Oxford English Dictionary to see which words ... «Express.co.uk, Ian 15»
2014, have a word with yourself
Runner-up is sesquipedalian because it means “using long words” and by saying it, you're already doing it. Deliciously meta. My favourite word is pop because ... «The Guardian, Dec 14»
Russell Brand responds to Twitter's 'Parklife!' cries with his own …
... manage to see the funny side of his verbose, sesquipedalian ways, tacking a self-parodic gibberish rap on to the end of the Rubberbandits-produced video. «The Independent, Nov 14»
The inevitable Russell Brand Parklife full video has arrived
I'm starting to feel bad for Russell Brand now, Parklife might have proven the perfect rebuke for his sesquipedalian rants, but he must not have been able to ... «The Independent, Nov 14»
MSNBC's News Ticker Goes Haywire, Spouts Sesquipedalian …
If you were watching MSNBC's Way Too Early yesterday morning, for some reason, you may have noticed that the network's news ticker appeared to have been ... «Gawker, Iul 14»
