As a “time out” or “relief ” from our usual subjects, viz., politics, xenophobia, metaphysics, societal norms, and the like, we unanimously decided that it might be interesting to offer a possibly overdue presentation on the singular nuance, phonetic and substantive, of numerous words employed in the American-English lexicon. A certain amount of mitigating consideration may be applicable, based on their varied provenance as having been derived from a different, earlier language. Still, we are not responsibly taxed with the obligation to defend their exotic, verbal articulation.
One demonstrable sample of our thematic ubiquitously problematic phonetics is the tongue-challenging word, “thorough” ( pronounced as throw),” the pronunciation representing a completely unrelated word. In this genre of difficulty, we have taken note of too many such instances to pragmatically set forth,: and, accordingly, have presented a small, but representative sample of such written words that require nuanced pronunciation, By randomly selecting, for example, the letter, “W”: we can observe the following such words: What (“WAT”); Why (“Y”), Whose (“Hooze’), When (“Wen”), Which (“Witch”), Whom (“Hoom”) among many others. Arbitrarily\selecting the letter “C” as an analogous example: Chasm (“Kasem”), Choir (“Kwyer”). Chaos, (“Kayosse”), Clothes, (Close), Chandelier (“Shandel ear), and numerous others. We might choose to selectively consider as well, sundry words like rough( (“ruff,”). enough (“enuff”),, drought (“drowt”), dough ( “doe”), tough (“tuff”), sign (“sine”), mortgage (*morgage”), drought * “drowht”). and a virtually unlimited inventory of other written words, acceptably pronounced in nuanced fashion,
A few examples of the abundant inventory of poorly chosen, but, nevertheless, ubiquitously employed words are, “absolutely,” the latter articulating a profound positive determination, too often used for the most casual “yes,” “cool,” used (and forgivably, misunderstood by many older adults) for the words “yes,” or “I agree,” I dig,” for I do understand it, or I like it, “lets Party,” for let’s have a party,” “my digs,” for my resident apartment, and to us, the most obnoxious, socially ubiquitous work, “whatever,” properly referring to a proffered and generous choice, but utilized as a cruel or arrogant dismissive, in response to an argumentative or contrary statement of opinion or a questionable observation.
By aesthetic contrast, we do possess a substantially large cornucopia of words that give pleasure, both in their conception and expression, such as “empathy,” ” friendship”, “thoughtfulness,” and “generous.” Nevertheless, our singularly favorite word, unique in its origin, and laudatory in its application, is the treasured word, “sincere.” Its universally applied meaning and the degree of its generous application are made especially meaningful and impactful, by the knowledge of its etymology., Ancient Roman Cabinet makers who were genuinely skilled artisans constructed their cabinets and furniture with such skill and expertise, that their separate made parts easily fit together. Furniture and cabinet makers who were less capable, found themselves obliged to use glue to join together the fabricated parts of their constructed wooden cabinets. The Roman word, for “glue,” we understand, was “cere” and the word for “without” in the ancient Roman lexicon, was “sine.”. A cabinet maker, or artisan who was sufficiently skilled to construct a piece of furniture efficiently to be successfully assembled without glue, i.e., “sine cere” (“sincere”) was a genuinely competent furniture craftsman.
In our lexicon, a person is awarded the descriptive adjective of “sincere,” if he is genuine in his representation of personal feelings, or, as applicable, his expressed. resolve, We are disappointed to observe that it is inarguably apparent, that the President-Elect and his personally chosen”cabinet,” will require a formidable abundance of glue to perform the joint mission of the Nation’s traditionally expected governance.
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