[escepticos] RV: A.Word.A.Day--diatribe

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Perdonad la insistencia, pero parece que los de "a word a day" estan tambien
siguiendo las discusiones de esta corrala. Fijaos la palabra que nos regalan
hoy: DIATRIBE...
(sera la sincronicidad, o es que estoy teniendo ultimamente demasiado
trabajo?)

jav.
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Fecha: martes 26 de mayo de 1998 12:05
Asunto: A.Word.A.Day--diatribe


>diatribe (DI-a-tribe) noun
>
>   A bitter, abusive denunciation.
>
>[Latin diatriba, learned discourse, from Greek diatribe, pastime, lecture,
>from diatribein, to consume, wear away : dia-, intensive pref. + tribein,
to
>rub.]
>
>WORD HISTORY: Listening to a lengthy diatribe may seem like a waste of
time,
>an attitude for which there is some etymological justification. The Greek
>word diatribe, the ultimate source of our word, is derived from the verb
>diatribein, made up of the prefix dia-, "completely," and tribein, "to
rub,"
>"to wear away, spend, or waste time," "to be busy." The verb diatribein
meant
>"to rub hard," "to spend or waste time," and the noun diatribe meant
"wearing
>away of time, amusement, serious occupation, study," as well as "discourse,
>short ethical treatise or lecture, debate, argument." It is the serious
>occupation of time in discourse, lecture, and debate that gave us the first
>use of diatribe recorded in English (1581), in the now archaic sense
>"discourse, critical dissertation." The critical element of this kind of
>diatribe must often have been uppermost, explaining the origin of the
current
>sense of diatribe, "a bitter criticism."
>
>   "Despite his diatribe against Mr Fayed as an "inveterate liar", Mr
>   Hamilton conceded he still retained some residual sympathy for the way
>   he had been treated by the DTI inspectors."
>   Jon Hibbs, Political Correspondent, I am serving a life sentence, says
>   Hamilton Ex-MP claims `vagueness' of charges is a disgrace, The Daily
>   Telegraph, 15 Oct 1997.
>
>This week's theme: words with interesting histories.
>
>...........................................................................
>I hope, there will be no Reason to doubt; Particularly, that where I am
>not understood, it shall be concluded, that something very useful and
>profound is coucht underneath. -J.Swift
>
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