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Nat · 06-04-2010, 11:47 AM

Main Entry: or·thog·ra·phy
Pronunciation: \ȯr-ˈthä-grə-fē\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English ortografie, from Anglo-French, from Latin orthographia, from Greek, from orth- + graphein to write — more at carve
Date: 15th century
1 a : the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage b : the representation of the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols
2 : a part of language study that deals with letters and spelling

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This word always makes me think of Kenneth Branaugh in Much Ado About Nothing when he's complaining about his friend Claudio falling in love:

"He was wont to speak plain and to the purpose (like an honest man and a soldier), and now is he turn'd orthography -- his words are a very fantastical banquet, just so many strange dishes" (II.iii.18-21).

06-04-2010, 11:47 AM	#2
Nat Senior Member How Do You Identify?: bigender (DID System) Preferred Pronoun?: he/him or alter-specific Relationship Status: Unavailable Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Central TX Posts: 3,537 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 11,047 Thanked 13,971 Times in 2,591 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	Main Entry: or·thog·ra·phy Pronunciation: \ȯr-ˈthä-grə-fē\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English ortografie, from Anglo-French, from Latin orthographia, from Greek, from orth- + graphein to write — more at carve Date: 15th century 1 a : the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage b : the representation of the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols 2 : a part of language study that deals with letters and spelling ------------ This word always makes me think of Kenneth Branaugh in Much Ado About Nothing when he's complaining about his friend Claudio falling in love: "He was wont to speak plain and to the purpose (like an honest man and a soldier), and now is he turn'd orthography -- his words are a very fantastical banquet, just so many strange dishes" (II.iii.18-21). __________________ I'm a fountain of blood. In the shape of a girl. - Bjork What is to give light must endure burning. -Viktor Frankl