by Eric Cabot Steed
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July 16, 2007

Aposteriously : On The Vocabulary of The English Language In The Light of The Internet ...

October 11, 2009 04:01 PM UTC (Updated: October 12, 2009 04:03 PM UTC)
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” At no time in the history of the English language has it’s vocabulary been as vast as it was during the era of William Shakespeare. Perhaps it would be more accurate to say that William Shakespeare, when measured in the light of his complete works embodied the largest vocabulary ever. I say this fully aware of the implications. Despite the hundreds of thousands of new words, invented since his demise, the vocabulary has shrunk, diminished. The underlying factor here was the fact that Mr. Shakespeare invented, or coined as they say, much of this, and this expanded library came into full play as his works were increasingly performed, memorized.”

” Let’s see just how long it takes to add one more, Shall We ? ”

" When I originally wrote this piece, Had you Googled the word 'Aposteriously' you would have found nothing. Nothing at all. Now, however, that is no longer true. Go Ahead. Google it. " Aposteriously "

 

Comments: 13

Kenneth B. Oct 11, 2009, 4:24pm UTC
Indeed.
Jean, just the teensiest bit odd, F. Oct 11, 2009, 5:50pm UTC
"Impassenger" em-PASS-n-jr : The situation that happens when both the driver inside the car and the passenger on the outside try to unlock/open the passenger side door at the same time.
Eric Cabot Steed Oct 11, 2009, 6:18pm UTC
' Impassenger' . Good One. Have you Googled it yet ?
libramoon .. Oct 11, 2009, 7:56pm UTC
Words
they are but metaphors
slippery agents
for gathering thoughts
agility implies innovation
at the point between
thought and word
Mary Fagan Oct 11, 2009, 9:03pm UTC
"Safire" SA-fire (v) 1.to improve English language skills 2. the act or quality of mastering classical English usage 3. Safire, William: defender of proper English. RIP. safired, safiring
Karen G. Oct 12, 2009, 4:08pm UTC
Words are symbols, for thoughts, deeds, actions. A way to express ourselves with
limitations.
Eric Cabot Steed Oct 12, 2009, 4:14pm UTC
The Limitations of language are to be explored, and, To be transcended ...
Eric Cabot Steed Oct 12, 2009, 4:11pm UTC
" When I originally wrote this piece, Had you Googled the word 'Aposteriously' you would have found nothing. Nothing at all. Now, however, that is no longer true. Go Ahead. Google it. " Aposteriously "
Eric,

OK, I googled it. It means "at no time during the history of language", according to two sites.
This is interesting.

Thank you for posting to Gather Writing Essentials, Monday.

Marilyn
Eric Cabot Steed Oct 12, 2009, 4:47pm UTC
[ Smile ] I'm flattered. Thank You. But then I'm a writer. What am I to do ...
Eric Cabot Steed Oct 12, 2009, 4:53pm UTC
Credit where credit is due. The original impetus for this was another writer, Meaghan, at Tumblr, who misheard a word and wrote a little piece on that. I responded to her piece and the rest is, as they say, history. Albeit Internet History ...
I'm giving the credit to you-- you're the one who pointed all of this out to us. I cannot come up with a new word. Or, I haven't yet.

Marilyn
Eric Cabot Steed Oct 18, 2009, 7:27pm UTC
One of the most wonderful things about the internet is the way it changes our awareness of time. Past, Present, and Future merging ... Right here. Take all the time you need ...

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