Chrysti The Wordsmith: Lethologica - 3

Good day verb of yours and welcome to Christie the wordsmith the humorist Mark Twain said the difference between the almost right word and the right word is the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning. But what if you know the right word. The lightning word and simply cannot retrieve it from your memory. You've used it before it sits at the tip of your tongue but then the moment passes and you have to settle for the lightning bug. The technical term for this phenomenon is left the Logica the temporary inability to remember a specific word. The Greek term for word which is low Goss contributes to the Logica part of let the Logica R word also contains the element left l e th whose source is in the Greek word Laith a meaning OBE Livy and or concealment. So let the Logica means a concealed word or a word in oblivion. Level Logica has some noteworthy etymological cousins other family members sharing the Greek element Laith they are lethargy lethargic and

possibly lethal lethargy is a state of drowsiness apathy or inactivity as if one has lost the memory of purpose or movement. One who has left far Dick is torpid and sluggish. Given to sleep. The time when memory is least active. Some scholars think that the Greek alay thay also influenced the coinage of the term lethal or that which consigns someone to oblivion. I'm Christi the wordsmith. CHRISTIE The wordsmith is sponsored by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and Zoot enterprises. A high tech firm in Bozeman Montana offering challenging careers and innovative solutions for the financial services industry sued web dotcom.