Message-ID: <30330167.1075858928988.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 21:02:50 -0700 (PDT) From: wsmith@wordsmith.org To: linguaphile@wordsmith.org Subject: A.Word.A.Day--polemology 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.\Wordsmith X-Origin: Scott-S X-FileName: SSCOTT5 (Non-Privileged).pst polemology (po-luh-MOH-uh-jee) noun The science and study of human conflict and war. [From Greek, polemos, war + -logy.] "Polemology begins, in other words, with a frank recognition of the overpowering superiority of the strong over the weak, and thus of the likelihood of defeat." Simon Joyce, Resisting Arrest/Arresting Resistance, Criticism (Detroit), Spring 1995. This week's theme: words from war. ............................................................................ As often as Herman had witnessed the slaughter of animals and fish, he always had the same thought: in their behaviour toward creatures, all men were Nazis. -Isaac Bashevis Singer, writer, Nobel laureate, (1904-1991) Feeling information overload? Sign off a few mailing lists. If you wish to unsubscribe from AWAD, send a blank message to wsmith@wordsmith.org with the word unsubscribe in the subject line of your message. Of course, we'd rather you stay with us. After all, it is only a `word' a day. (-: Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/polemology.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/polemology.ram