To: xsmommy
Ironic that Joe Biden himself uses contumely in his false accusation. How contumacious of him.
The word in the “contumely” form appears in Hamlet’s famous “To be or not to be” soliloquy from Act 3 Scene 1.
4 posted on
08/12/2013 6:37:20 AM PDT by
Olog-hai
To: Olog-hai
The word in the “contumely” form appears in Hamlet’s famous “To be or not to be” soliloquy from Act 3 Scene 1.It is also in the lyrics to a very old standard:
Contumely my melancholy baby...
7 posted on
08/12/2013 6:40:34 AM PDT by
TruthShallSetYouFree
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To: Olog-hai
A+++ great info! we have had the word contumely in class here before. Noteworthy because it’s a noun but the LY ending def makes you think adverb.
9 posted on
08/12/2013 6:42:08 AM PDT by
xsmommy
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