13 July 2007
Inconceivable!
So, I come across "discursive" in a Lingua Franca article and it's used in a manner that makes me question my internal dictionary ("leading to a logical explanation"), so I natuerlich look it up:
- passing aimlessly from one subject to another; digressive; rambling.
- proceeding by reasoning or argument rather than intuition.
Holy fuck I love this word. It's its own antonym. (Although some might consider it an abomination...)
[ posted by sstrader on
13 July 2007 at 5:32:29 PM in Language & Literature
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