Well That’s a Pile of Stinky
Stuff
When it comes to words, writers can
earn the title of wordsmith with
their creative, yet appropriate use of a word’s definition. Give it a shot …
MEPHITIS (mɘ fitʹis) n. – 1) a
harmful, bad-smelling vapor from the earth, as the exhalation from decomposing
organic matter or poisonous gas from a mine; 2) a bad smell, stench. (adj. mephitic) [WW #212]
I know mephitis pertains to the
earth and a natural emission, or biologic classification applied to living
organisms (think skunk), but it also aptly describes my week. Frankly, it
stinks.
This post is late due to a
frustrating and angering episode with my cute little parked PT Cruiser hit by another vehicle in a freak accident.
Ruined my day, likely my week-plus, and totaling the car has been suggested,
which of course, means I’ll be short-changed in the whole mephitic deal.
So—I won’t go on and make your week a
downer, too; just know that in your writing and conversation, you can pull mephitis
out of your vocabulary and use it in terms of the second definition to define body
odor, bad day, or other stinky situation!
Word Challenge: MEPHITIS. Hopefully, you will only
have reason to apply this word to your writing and not your life, as you fit mephitis
into your week of odorous prose.
Learning knows no prejudices or boundaries, and it isn’t fattening!
Expanding your mind is a no-cost, simple joy. Do you feel that way too? What’s
your inspiration? Share your creative genius and Wordplay Wednesday comments below.
Write first for yourself … only then can you write for others. (L.Rochelle)
[LinDee Rochelle is a writer and editor by
trade, and an author by way of Rock & Roll. She has published two books (of
three) in her Blast from Your Past series about pioneering R&R Radio DJs. The true behind-the-mic
tales make GREAT Holiday Gifts available on Amazon (eBook and print): Book 1 – Rock & Roll Radio DJs: The First Five Years 1954-1959; and Book
2 – Rock & Roll Radio DJs: The Swinging Sixties. Coming soon … The Psychedelic
Seventies!]
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