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JadziaDax · 10-14-2003, 01:24 AM

The Word of the Day for October 14 is:

poetaster • \POH-uh-tass-ter\ • (noun) an inferior poet

A little more information about today’s word:
In Latin, the suffix "-aster" indicates partial resemblance. In both Latin and English, that often translates to "second-rate," or maybe even "third-rate." Not surprisingly, "poetaster" often goes hand in hand with "doggerel," meaning "verse marked by triviality or inferiority." "Most of the people who send me thick sheaves of handwritten or word-processed doggerel," Ms. Greer tells us, in the Independent article we quote above, "appear never to have read any poetry, good or bad. . . . Every week poetasters, like literary flashers seeking to amaze and appal hapless passers-by with the sight of their grey flaccidities, send their effusions to people like me." Are there are other kinds of "-asters" out there? Yes indeed—we have criticasters, philosophasters, and politicasters, among others.

My sentence:
"Germaine Greer, Chair Of Judges For The National Poetry Competition 2000, Invites Entries From Readers, But Be Warned: Poetasters Need Not Apply"
-- Headline, The (London) Independent, May 7, 2000

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

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10-14-2003, 01:24 AM	#51 (permalink)
JadziaDax Loser Location: who the fuck cares?	Word of the day October 14 The Word of the Day for October 14 is: poetaster • \POH-uh-tass-ter\ • (noun) an inferior poet A little more information about today’s word: In Latin, the suffix "-aster" indicates partial resemblance. In both Latin and English, that often translates to "second-rate," or maybe even "third-rate." Not surprisingly, "poetaster" often goes hand in hand with "doggerel," meaning "verse marked by triviality or inferiority." "Most of the people who send me thick sheaves of handwritten or word-processed doggerel," Ms. Greer tells us, in the Independent article we quote above, "appear never to have read any poetry, good or bad. . . . Every week poetasters, like literary flashers seeking to amaze and appal hapless passers-by with the sight of their grey flaccidities, send their effusions to people like me." Are there are other kinds of "-asters" out there? Yes indeed—we have criticasters, philosophasters, and politicasters, among others. My sentence: "Germaine Greer, Chair Of Judges For The National Poetry Competition 2000, Invites Entries From Readers, But Be Warned: Poetasters Need Not Apply" -- Headline, The (London) Independent, May 7, 2000 Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition. Next sentence? Last edited by JadziaDax; 10-15-2003 at 01:37 AM..