Hi, I was thinking to use a screen name if and when I proofread something for Bookshare. To answer your question, there is a ballad called "Lord Thomas and Fair Ellinder" (possibly derived from Eleanor). I like the sound of the name Ellinder, so thought I'd use it. Regards, Kim. _____ From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of siss52 Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 7:54 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: [bksvol-discuss]writers who use big words Kim, This is off topic, but what does Ellinder mean? You give it as your "also known as" nomiker. Just wondering. Sue S. ----- Original Message ----- From: Kim Friedman <mailto:kimfri11@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 7:28 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: [bksvol-discuss]writers who use big words Hi, Roger, I admit I've heard the word Recondite, but can't recall using it. Looks I'm looking this one up (smile). Other words I have heard but don't use because unsure if I know what I'm talking about: casuistry, rubric, threnody, dithyramb,weltanschauung (sic), zeitgeist, etc. Regards, Kim aka Ellinder. _____ From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 8:39 AM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: [bksvol-discuss]writers who use big words What gets to me is what some people consider a big word. Once, in an effort to be facetious, I made reference to my id and then I was accused of using a big word to impress. Id is a big word? Then, at least twice, in casual conversation I used the word recondite. Both times the person to whom I was talking reached without comment for a dictionary to look up the word. One of them then expressed surprise that I had used it in a way that I obviously knew what it meant. "If you tremble with indignation at every injustice then you are a comrade of mine." Che Guevara The Militant: http://www.themilitant.com/txtindex.shtml <http://wwww.themilitant.com> Pathfinder Press: http://www.pathfinderpress.com Granma International: http://granma.cu/ingles/index.html _ table with 2 columns and 6 rows Subj: [bksvol-discuss] Re: [bksvol-discuss]writers who use big words Date: 7/5/2009 10:03:32 AM Eastern Daylight Time From: akp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Reply-to: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent from the Internet (Details) table end Hi all, I love being able to look up the occasional word. Taylor Caldwell is one of those writers who uses big words naturally, as if she figures her readers will know what on earth she's talking about! I had to resort to the dictionary for "efulgent" Anybody heard of efulgent? I also looked up "Lambent", any takers on that one? I better retake the SAT's I could probably get a better score now after fourty years. <smiling> Ann P. -- AAnn K. Parsons Portal Tutoring Email: akp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Web Site: http://www.portaltutoring.info blog: http://www.samobile.net/users/akp Skype: Putertutor "All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost." JRRT To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. ************** An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222887319x1201497660/aol?redir=htt p://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=62&bcd=JulyExc footerNO62) _____ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.375 / Virus Database: 270.13.5/2219 - Release Date: 07/05/09 05:53:00