Posted on 10/06/2011 4:18:52 AM PDT by secret garden
In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
hamartia \hah-mahr-TEE-uh\ noun
tragic flaw
Example sentences:
Greed was the hamartia that ultimately brought down the protagonist.
"Kara Swisher, the co-executive editor of All Things D, also pointed out that being on TBS might be Conan's hamartia."
-- Michelle Castillo, CBSNEWS.com, August 23, 2011
Etymology:
"Harmartia" arose from the Greek verb "hamartanein," meaning "to miss the mark" or "to err." Aristotle introduced the term in the Poetics to describe the error of judgment which ultimately brings about the tragic hero's downfall. As you can imagine, the word is most often found in literary criticism. However, news writers occasionally employ the word when discussing the unexplainable misfortune or missteps of übercelebrities regarded as immortal gods and goddesses before being felled by their own shortcomings.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....
Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts #92 and #111 on this thread!)
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate
WFB's attempt to emulate us ; ) No pushing at the door please!
55 INSIDE is cold.
Oh man up ; )
Thank you!
She didn’t say outside, she said “overnight low”. That’s crack the windows open” weather in the warm months here.
I'm sure you saw this, but wow! she looks good with that thing.
Follow her quest to obtain a gun legally in DC here
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(And xs, be glad you're in VA.)
Morons live in DC. Except forJonah.
Jonah is many things, but I doubt “armed” is one of them.
Didn’t say he was armed. He lives in DC which is moronic but he’s not a moron. Emily miller’s account of her contretemps with the hoodlums was moronic.
Guess their hamartia is stupidity (delusion? naivete?).
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2789030/posts
What are they trying to prove??????
Crazy has no limits or borders. A+ for you.
Just meant he wasn’t likely to be armed wherever he lived, so it wasn’t so moronic for him to be in DC.
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