There's a young lass named Rosetta Stone,
who was weary of being alone.
A triglot she bought,
now she is self-taught,
and finds dates in Rome, Prague and Cologne.
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Author Notes
Today's word: triglot (n.) a book or text written in three languages; someone who speaks three languages.
The most famous example of a triglot is the Rosetta Stone, a large stone slab found in Egypt in 1799, bearing inscriptions in two different Egyptian scripts and Ancient Greek. It was this stone which became the key to deciphering all Egyptian hieroglyphics.
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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