posted on July 11, 2003 02:29:40 AM new
Hellenjw wrote:-
“privatize”
“stigmatized “
“recognized”
“behavior”
No self-respecting Pom would spell like that!
Helen used the word ‘asinine’.
I’ve noticed that the use of this word is a phenomenon, which seems to appear with high frequency among Americans.
I must admit, I had to look it up.
Is it like a ‘power’ word in the US.??
A former Prime Minister of Australia once called a foreign leader a ‘’’recalcitrant’’’.
Lots of people had to look that one up too, but BOY!, it sure was popular over the next year.
Now, every time I hear the word, I think of Andrew Peacock.
posted on July 11, 2003 06:05:40 AM newAsinine is an adjective formed from the Latin asininus, meaning "like an ass", but more specifically, like an ass in the sense of failing to exercise intelligence or judgment.
The ass has long been a symbol of ignorance. Examples can be found in Aesop's Fables, Apuleius's The Golden Ass (The Metamorphoses of Lucius Apuleius) and Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream.
"I’ve noticed that the use of this word is a phenomenon, which seems to appear with high frequency among Americans."
Austbounty,
Maybe that's because the word has become increasingly applicable in the US due to an escalating number of people and situations to which it applies. Personally, I have begun to consider the word several times every day. For example, even here, I could apply it most appropriately to Ebayauctionguy's decision to start this thread. LOL!
posted on July 11, 2003 09:06:36 AM new
Even though he may try, the comments made by ebayauctionguy are most often asinine.
[ edited by austbounty on Jul 11, 2003 09:08 AM ]
posted on July 11, 2003 10:32:27 AM new
And you call me scary?
------------------- We do not see things as they are. We see them as we are.
------------The Talmud
