Posted on 10/24/2017 4:18:27 AM PDT by SoothingDave
Word For The Day, Tuesday October 24, 2017
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".
perlocutionary [pur-luh-kyoo-shuh-ner-ee]
-adj
Philosophy, linguistics (of a speech act) producing an effect upon the listener, as in persuading, frightening, amusing, or causing the listener to act.
[First recorded in 1950-55; per- + locution + -ary]
Come and post. You know you want to.
I wanted to post, but alas; I lack perlocutionary skills...
I was gonna post, but the Florida Congresswoman never shut up. She used the willing media to continue her perlectionary skills. (Would that they included a course in the perelctrocutionary process.)
Trump has some skills, perlocutionary
To shake the world up, revolutionary
But the libs hate his guts
Say he’s evil, and nuts
Their narrow world-view is exclusionary
Feminists think they are so scary
With their p*ssy hats and their armpits hairy
VeeJay Costumes swathed in pink
Topless, so as to shock, they think.
But we have all become quite wary.
Their act is no longer perlocutionary.
NFL players think they are revolutionary
But the results they produce are few to nary
Attendance reports
Show little support
Their excuses for kneeling are not perlocutionary
Come. Post.
Compost. The trend line is evident.
William Jennings Bryan, boy orator of the Platte, whose perlocutionary oratory is crucifying Mankind upon crosswords of gold.
CNN thought they had a perlocutionary plan
With their apples and bananas commercial in the can
What a joke
They did choke
When their little scheme hit the fan.
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