Flocci-nauci-nihili-pili-facation-2
Acrostic...The word is bigger than its meaning20 total reviews
Comment from LOA7
Whew, baby! I certainly hope you get first place in the contest, it deserves recognition! I'm glad you had fun writing this because I would have had a tough time. Thanks for the author's notes. They helped. I really enjoyed this poem. Did you know that every ten years the dictionary goes through an overhaul--old words get kicked out to make room for new ones? Not only that, but words that lose their popularity are out as well.
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Whew, baby! I certainly hope you get first place in the contest, it deserves recognition! I'm glad you had fun writing this because I would have had a tough time. Thanks for the author's notes. They helped. I really enjoyed this poem. Did you know that every ten years the dictionary goes through an overhaul--old words get kicked out to make room for new ones? Not only that, but words that lose their popularity are out as well.
Comment Written 07-Oct-2009
Comment from Juliette Chamberlain
I like how you have used this word to create a very humerous poem.
'Overstated by yourself' and 'Nil is what you are my friend and all you'll ever be.'
You have also managed to give definitions for the word as well.
Good poem
Juliette
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I like how you have used this word to create a very humerous poem.
'Overstated by yourself' and 'Nil is what you are my friend and all you'll ever be.'
You have also managed to give definitions for the word as well.
Good poem
Juliette
Comment Written 06-Oct-2009
Comment from words
oh I do love this word.
So sorry that it is no longer with us.
I am now curious about what other wonders may be hanging out on the slag pile of words.
Perhaps, I could resurrect it myself and take it out for a spin.
Normally, I do not like acrostics...find them forced and uninteresting...but this one is a gem.
reply by the author on 06-Oct-2009
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oh I do love this word.
So sorry that it is no longer with us.
I am now curious about what other wonders may be hanging out on the slag pile of words.
Perhaps, I could resurrect it myself and take it out for a spin.
Normally, I do not like acrostics...find them forced and uninteresting...but this one is a gem.
Comment Written 06-Oct-2009
reply by the author on 06-Oct-2009
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Hi words,
When I first discovered Acrostics I didn't think I liked them either, but then I discovered the only rules were to start each line with the corresponding letter in the word. I follow that rule, but do not just fill in the lines. I want to write a rhyming poem. I even made a shape poem with a valentine acrostic. You can do anything you want as long as you follow the first rule.
Knowing that you don't care for acrostics, yet enjoyed mine makes your review mean even more. Thank You very much for stopping and taking the time to read. I appreciate your review very much,
Bless You,
Helvi :o)
Comment from Mitzi
This was so much fun! I just sang it along and almost had the feeling of a Gilbert and Sullivan piece. Your cadence and flow are great and I love the humor. The rhyme and rhythm work well too....and what a challenge. Good on you. Jeanne
reply by the author on 07-Oct-2009
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This was so much fun! I just sang it along and almost had the feeling of a Gilbert and Sullivan piece. Your cadence and flow are great and I love the humor. The rhyme and rhythm work well too....and what a challenge. Good on you. Jeanne
Comment Written 06-Oct-2009
reply by the author on 07-Oct-2009
Hi Mitzi,
Glad you had so much fun with this. I like knowing I can pass on some smiles to readers. This was a big word, but after putting supercalifragalistic...into an acrostic ( and having fun doing it) I thought I'd try another BIG word.
Thank you so much for the lovely review and the six stars. I am honored.
Hugs and Smiles,
Helvi :o)
Comment from MsRefusenik
You are trying to tell me that "Flocci-nauci-nihili-pili-facation" is a real word and that I will find it in the O.E.D. I doubt you, but I will go look right now. Drat, they won't let me in because I'm not a subscriber. I'll Google it and see what happens--maybe this poem will come up. Wikipedia has given me the answer: "Floccinaucinihilipilification (pronounced /?fl�?ks�??n�??s�??na�ª(h)�ªl�??p�ªl�?f�ª?ke�ª??�?n/; Floccinaucinihilipilification.ogg British English (help?info), Floc.ogg American English (help?info); variously floccipaucinihilipilification, with p for n) is the estimation of something as worthless, or the habit of doing so.[1] Sometimes written with hyphens, it is frequently cited as one of the longest words in the English language. It has even spawned the back formations floccinaucical "inconsiderable, trifling" and floccinaucity "a matter of small consequence."
For a matter of small consequence, it certainly takes up a lot of room. I am filing this as a favorite new word and I just can't wait to trot it out. Thanks so much. An excellent poem from which I learned something valuable.
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You are trying to tell me that "Flocci-nauci-nihili-pili-facation" is a real word and that I will find it in the O.E.D. I doubt you, but I will go look right now. Drat, they won't let me in because I'm not a subscriber. I'll Google it and see what happens--maybe this poem will come up. Wikipedia has given me the answer: "Floccinaucinihilipilification (pronounced /?fl�?ks�??n�??s�??na�ª(h)�ªl�??p�ªl�?f�ª?ke�ª??�?n/; Floccinaucinihilipilification.ogg British English (help?info), Floc.ogg American English (help?info); variously floccipaucinihilipilification, with p for n) is the estimation of something as worthless, or the habit of doing so.[1] Sometimes written with hyphens, it is frequently cited as one of the longest words in the English language. It has even spawned the back formations floccinaucical "inconsiderable, trifling" and floccinaucity "a matter of small consequence."
For a matter of small consequence, it certainly takes up a lot of room. I am filing this as a favorite new word and I just can't wait to trot it out. Thanks so much. An excellent poem from which I learned something valuable.
Comment Written 06-Oct-2009
Comment from AnnaLinda
Helvi2,
That long word, and yours, make for a very interesting and entertaining acrostic! Learn something new everyday! I agree,
sometimes, making it a little less, is more.
"Attributes can sometimes be embellishments
That glare.
In your case
Oops-a-daisies catch your tongue within a snare," .. very clever!!!
Well done!
SweetLinda
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Helvi2,
That long word, and yours, make for a very interesting and entertaining acrostic! Learn something new everyday! I agree,
sometimes, making it a little less, is more.
"Attributes can sometimes be embellishments
That glare.
In your case
Oops-a-daisies catch your tongue within a snare," .. very clever!!!
Well done!
SweetLinda
Comment Written 06-Oct-2009
Comment from texyankeefan
This is a fun read. I love weird words also and come to think of it, I have a weird word book somewhere that I haven't seen it a while. Your ideas going down are very creative - to continue the explanation of why this word would be an "outcast". It reads like a story. Good job and good luck on the contest.
Texyankeefan
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This is a fun read. I love weird words also and come to think of it, I have a weird word book somewhere that I haven't seen it a while. Your ideas going down are very creative - to continue the explanation of why this word would be an "outcast". It reads like a story. Good job and good luck on the contest.
Texyankeefan
Comment Written 06-Oct-2009
Comment from Gert sherwood
Hello Helvi,
my goodness you put a lot of work into you entry. clever and I cannot eve pronounce some of the wacky words
I read it twice and I did have a lot of fun reading it
smiles
Gert
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Hello Helvi,
my goodness you put a lot of work into you entry. clever and I cannot eve pronounce some of the wacky words
I read it twice and I did have a lot of fun reading it
smiles
Gert
Comment Written 06-Oct-2009
Comment from christopherjl
Wow I think you did an amazing job with your rhyming scheme considering the limitations of the poem. I struggled a bit with the rhythm of the poem but that might just be me! Great work!
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Wow I think you did an amazing job with your rhyming scheme considering the limitations of the poem. I struggled a bit with the rhythm of the poem but that might just be me! Great work!
Comment Written 06-Oct-2009
Comment from Josipher32
Wow! This is a huge word. This was a very good acrostic you chose to write for this contest. The entry will be hard to beat and I've read a lot,including my own entry. Good luck!
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Wow! This is a huge word. This was a very good acrostic you chose to write for this contest. The entry will be hard to beat and I've read a lot,including my own entry. Good luck!
Comment Written 06-Oct-2009
