Word of the Day

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It's another day for using our word of the day in a few sentences, then posting in the comments.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9

Grandiloquent

[ɡran-DIHL-ə-kwent]Part of speech: adjective

Origin: latin, late 16th century

• A lofty, colorful style of speaking intended to impress
• Being vain or pompous in an overbearing style

Examples of Grandiloquent in a sentence

• The speech, while intended to be motivational, came across as grandiloquent with too many pretentious words and phrases. 
• Instead of receiving the award humbly, she didn’t thank anyone in her grandiloquent acceptance speech. 

About Grandiloquent

While grandiloquence is an impressive word to add to your vocabulary, being a grandiloquent speaker isn't so positive. You can alienate your listeners with too many flowery words or overblown phrases. To learn how to be a better speaker, consider joining a group like the Toastmasters, an organization devoted to teaching people how to be better communicators.

Did you Know?

Grandiloquent, coming from the Latin words for grand (grandis) and speak (landis), usually has a negative connotation of someone coming across as pompous. The next time you're tempted to roll your eyes at someone's speech, you could display your grandiloquence by pulling out this word.

WRITER'S AND READER'S CHOICE!

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Tired of seeing the same authors rec'd over and over.
Why not do a little recommending of your own?

The WRITER'S AND READER'S CHOICE gives you, the writers and readers of MFU fanfiction, the opportunity to post your personal picks,
be it your own stories or those of your favorite author.

Dig up those stories from way back when and revive them here, or rec a more
          recently written piece. Post a link to them here in section7mfu

Just remember this is a gen site, however that being said, you may also rec stories of a gen-mature nature that contain violence, torture, or mild het.

Please use the tag: writers and readers choice as well as gen or gen-mature, section vii

New Exit Wounds

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Chapter 6 of my Exit Wounds series, The Letter, is up on AO3. The link is href="https://archiveofourown.org/works/21370180" I'm hoping to have Chapter 7 up soon.

Writer's choice: A shard of glass

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The two top agents are bickering, and then, in the darkness, a detonator goes wrong. Where is Illya?

https://archiveofourown.org/works/12648657

Illya on his way to plant explosives