When speaking, I would hope that you
place all the facts out in plain view.
You must not waffle, wasting words;
to beat the bush is for the birds.
Address the point you must relate—
don't circumbilivaginate.
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Author Notes
I know, once you've stopped smirking, you're going to tell me it's not a real word. If in doubt, Google! (Which is, of course, a verb as well as a noun).
Today's word: circumbilivagination (n.) to walk (or talk) around in circles.
N.B. I've used the verb form here.
My much-treasured Christmas present for 2017 is a book by Paul Anthony Jones: "The cabinet of linguistic curiosities". Each page contains a descriptive story about some obscure or archaic word. It occurred to me it would be a fun exercise to try and write, each day, a poem featuring the "word of the day" from the book.
Thanks for reading.
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