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A.Word.A.Day--circumflex
circumflex (SUR-kuhm-fleks) noun A mark (^) used over a vowel in certain languages or in phonetic keys to indicate quality of pronunciation. adjective 1. Having this mark. 2. Curving around. [From Latin circumflexus, bent around, circumflex, past participle of circumflectere, to bend around : circum- + flectere, to bend.]
"At the center of their protest is the circumflex accent, a little hat the French occasionally put over vowels (as inchateau and hotel, crouton and maitre). To simplify matters, the new rules would remove it from i's and u's." France: Tempest in a Chapeau, Time, 14 Jan 1991. This week's theme: words about punctuation and diacritics.
X-BonusWhy are we surprised when politicians play politics. It's not like they are suppose to be real adults...they are, after all, politicians and don't have real jobs and aren't playing around with their money. -Max
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