Word of the Day and Thursday Bonus Word

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It's probably unnecessary by now to give instructions, but for anyone new... write a sentence or two using the word of the day and post it in the comments.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

Logorrhea

[lȯ-gə-ˈrē-ə]Part of speech: noun

Origin: greek, early 20th century

• Uncontrollable talkativeness
• A tendency toward overly complex wordiness in speech or writing

Examples of Logorrhea in a sentence

• His speech started out strong, but devolved into incoherent logorrhea that was hard to follow.
• When writing a term paper, avoid unnecessary logorrhea and stick to the point.

The briefing was mind numbing as Illya and Napoleon tried to get past the logorrhea of the speaker's delivery.

About Logorrhea

A good editor can help any writer transform confusing logorrhea into something more coherent and easy to read. That’s a step in the writing process author Lucy Ellmann might have skipped — her 1,000-plus-page book “Ducks, Newburyport” is mostly one single sentence. Clearly she did something right, though: the novel is nominated for the prestigious Booker Prize for 2019.

Did you Know?

The Ancient Greek word logos means "word" or "utterance." It's also the root for English words like logo, logotype, and logolatry, the worship of words.

Thursday's Bonus Word

Rubiginous

[ro͞o-bij-ə-nəs]Part of speech: adjective

Origin: latin, 17th century

• Of a reddish-brown color, as rust
• Rusty or rusty-looking

Examples of Rubiginous in a sentence

• The rubiginous appearance of the metal pipes suggested they were old and should be replaced.
• We trekked across the hot, dry desert, our feet leaving prints in the rubiginous soil.

About Rubiginous

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Happy Birthday Illya ...

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

It's actually David McCallum's birthday, but I think most of us use it for the fictional event as well.  In honor of that, I was wondering if we might take a trip into the realm of storytelling, one sentence at a time.  I wonder what sort of birthday it might be for our Russian if we have a little fun with that.  

Here's the prompt and the first sentence, just post yours in the comments below.  I hope to see more of the story...

Illya's birthday wish was becoming a bit of a problem.

In Honour of the Birthday Boy

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As it's David McCallum's birthday, here are a couple of my past stories relating to Illya's birthday.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/12136758

https://archiveofourown.org/works/16036190

"Of Cufflinks and Kittens" (Non Challenge)

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A little late, but here's my birthday piece for David/Illya--

Title: "Of Cufflinks and Kittens"
Author: Rose of Pollux
Word Count: ~710
Summary: It’s 1960, and Napoleon finds out that it’s his new partner’s birthday–and, naturally, he has to do something about it. Takes place in the first year of the partnership.

Available at my DreamWidth and my AO3.