12AUG09

i look at two different sources for word of the duh entries dictionary.com and merriam-webster. if both entries for the day are good and if i have time, i'll do both. if they both suck i don't know what to do. so i've invented the word off.

this weeks word off:

luminary vs. florilegium

i personally wouldn't want to be caught using either of these words. in both cases people would just look at you funny. firstly because nobody uses the word luminary unless they're trying to use their mouth on someone elses butt in a way that somehow gains the keeper of the mouth favor or cred. i.e. "i hear you're a luminary in the nightclub dancing scene". that or books written about jazz. florilegium sounds like something you catch in mexico. i.e. "your diagnosis is florilegium, find yourself a butt plug and try to stay hydraded". if you used luminary in causal conversation people would wonder why, if you used florilegium people would have to ask you what the word means. either way you'd "have some 'splain'n to do"

but if i had to choose...

florilegium is the winner