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A chapter in the book A Potpourri of Poetic Curiosities

Breviloquence

by CD Richards

A wise man never speaks ten words
when only one will do.
Conciseness is a worthwhile aim,
one which we should pursue.

So those who seek to, through their words,
inspire or embolden,
do well to keep this fact in mind—
breviloquence is golden.




Today's word: breviloquence (n.) concise, pithy and succinct speech.

My much-treasured Christmas present for 2017 is a book by Paul Anthony Jones: "The cabinet of linguistic curiosities". Each page contains a descriptive story about some obscure or archaic word. It occurred to me it would be a fun exercise to try and write, each day, a poem featuring the "word of the day" from the book.

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