Onomatopoeia (Continued)
This post is inspired by Pstonie, which in turn was inspired by another blog. Visit Pstonie to trace the trail!
Its good to learn new things, and that word up there is my part for today. I can’t pronounce it properly - or at least it doesn’t sound like a proper word when I say it. Maybe that’s the way it was intended. The meaning of it as on Wikipedia is:
Onomatopoeia (occasionally spelled onomatopœia) is a word or a grouping of words that imitates the sound it is describing, suggesting its source object, such as “bang,” “crash”, “click,” “buzz,” “pop,” “zing,” or “untz untz” or animal noises such as “moo”, “woof”, “oink”, “quack”, “baa”, or “meow”. The word is a synthesis of the greek words “onoma” (name) and “poio” (verb meaning “to create”) thus it essentially means “name creation”.
(By the way, that “Poof!” was me disappearing to bed — good night all!)
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Hey, thanks for the linkback!
Pronunciation according to Dictionary.com: on-uh-mat-uh-pee-uh
ok, that’s a pretty big, menacing word to me and i was afraid to even try pronouncing that one.
thanks for sharing it. so, i’ve learned a new word today.
btw, danette! if you want to send me that book, i promise to read it and totally absorb it. sounds like a very good book that i would enjoy. just let me know and i’ll email you my addy.
best regards,
randomguru
Hey there–I deleted my blog, but I will be around to comment. And I’ll let you know when I “go live” again.
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You’re welcome Pstonie
Randomguru, I promise you won’t be disappointed. Its well worth the read!
Hey Beth, sad to hear that you deleted your blog, but can’t wait to get the addy of the new one!