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JadziaDax · 09-12-2003, 01:40 AM

The Word of the Day for September 12 is:

ratiocination • \rat-ee-oh-suh-NAY-shun\ • (noun) 1. the process of exact thinking; reasoning; 2. a reasoned train of thought

A little more information about today’s word:
Edgar Allan Poe is said to have called the 1841 story The Murders in the Rue Morgue his first "tale of ratiocination." Many today agree with his assessment and consider that Poe classic to be the world's first detective story. Poe didn't actually use "ratiocination" in Rue Morgue, but the term does appear three times in its 1842 sequel, The Mystery of Marie Roget. In Marie Roget, the author proved his reasoning ability ("ratiocination" traces to "ratio," Latin for "reason" or "computation"). The second tale is based on an actual murder, and as the case unfolded after the publication of Poe's work, it became clear that his fictional detective had done an amazing job of reasoning through the crime.

My sentence (using definition #1):
In the mid-1600s British legal scholar Sir Matthew Hale noted, "There are some truths so plain and evident, and open, that need not any process of ratiocination to evidence or evince them."

Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition.

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09-12-2003, 01:40 AM	#50 (permalink)
JadziaDax Loser Location: who the fuck cares?	Word of the day September 12 The Word of the Day for September 12 is: ratiocination • \rat-ee-oh-suh-NAY-shun\ • (noun) 1. the process of exact thinking; reasoning; 2. a reasoned train of thought A little more information about today’s word: Edgar Allan Poe is said to have called the 1841 story The Murders in the Rue Morgue his first "tale of ratiocination." Many today agree with his assessment and consider that Poe classic to be the world's first detective story. Poe didn't actually use "ratiocination" in Rue Morgue, but the term does appear three times in its 1842 sequel, The Mystery of Marie Roget. In Marie Roget, the author proved his reasoning ability ("ratiocination" traces to "ratio," Latin for "reason" or "computation"). The second tale is based on an actual murder, and as the case unfolded after the publication of Poe's work, it became clear that his fictional detective had done an amazing job of reasoning through the crime. My sentence (using definition #1): In the mid-1600s British legal scholar Sir Matthew Hale noted, "There are some truths so plain and evident, and open, that need not any process of ratiocination to evidence or evince them." Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition. Next sentence?