Message-ID: <5136172.1075858932769.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 21:02:21 -0700 (PDT) From: wsmith@wordsmith.org To: linguaphile@wordsmith.org Subject: A.Word.A.Day--annus mirabilis Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Wordsmith @ENRON X-To: linguaphile@wordsmith.org X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \SSCOTT5 (Non-Privileged)\Scott, Susan M.\Inbox X-Origin: Scott-S X-FileName: SSCOTT5 (Non-Privileged).pst annus mirabilis (AN-uhs mi-RAB-uh-lis) noun, plural anni mirabiles (AN-i mi-RAB-uh-leez) A remarkable year. [From Latin annus (year) mirabilis (wondrous).] "We suppose it's anti-climactic that consumer sentiment sank like a stone to a two-year low, and Xmas sales were not very cheery. So, all in all, sigh, Y2K wasn't exactly an annus mirabilis." Alan Abelson, Up & Down Wall Street: Unfond Farewell, Barron's (Chicopee, Massachusetts), Jan 1, 2001. This week's theme: Latin terms. ............................................................................ You can't turn back the clock. But you can wind it up again. -Bonnie Prudden, fitness trainer and author (1914- ) Q: What is your privacy policy? A: AWAD mailing list addresses are never sold, rented, leased, traded, swapped, exchanged, or bartered to anyone. We don't like to receive junk mail, and know you don't either. Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/annus_mirabilis.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/annus_mirabilis.ram