[etni] For lovers of linguistics
- From: "Judy Freedman" <judyfreedman@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:02:47 +0200
If you enjoy language for its own sake and appreciate word formation, check
this out:
Eunoia is the shortest word in English containing all five vowels - and it
means "beautiful thinking". It is also the title of Canadian poet Christian
Bok's book of fiction in which each chapter uses only one vowel.
http://www.chbooks.com/archives/online_books/eunoia/e.html
Judy
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