[stylist] Wednesday Word: williwaw

Fri Dec 30 01:35:13 UTC 2011

When I woke this morning to 30 mph winds I first thought of La Nina, but
with further reflection I realized it was just a williwaw from the
Tetons.        hahaha, Eve

On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 9:45 AM, Donna Hill <penatwork at epix.net> wrote:

> Brad,
> No, I won't use the noun and verb in the same piece. In fact, I generally
> don't like to include obscure words, because of not wanting to alienate
> readers who don't know or care to look up the meaning. That's one nice
> thing
> about using Williwaw as a proper name; people who don't know the word don't
> need to, while those who do may have insight into some characteristic  --
> or
> they may fall for a deliberate obfuscation.
> Donna
>
>
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>  Subject: Re: [stylist] Wednesday Word: williwaw
>
> Williwaw does kind of seem like a name for a
> mountanous tribe. I like the verb creation. Poor
> old chicken coupe needed bigger hurricane
> clips.  :). Sort of like changing noun to verb in
> "His house got toilet papered at Halloween." Or,
> "He Xeroxed his passport."  We'll call it
> artistic license. I'd probably not use both
> noun/name of people, and verb use in the same piece though.
>
> Brad
>
> On 12/28/2011  05:12 PM Donna Hill said...
> >Brad,
> >  Two thoughts. First, I have been wondering about the history of the
> >fictitious country in which I set my novel. I'm thinking that, in the next
> >installment, I would like to include a bit more about its history. The
> >Williwaw are from henceforth the indigenous people who live in the
> >Amaranthine Mountains and the only ones who can routinely navigate the
> >rapids of the Glen Gouger.
> >
> >Second, how about williwaw as a verb...
> >
> >Howard Benton stood outside his barn, leaning on his shovel and gazing at
> >his new chicken house. It was 25 degrees and the wind had been blowing at
> a
> >steady 45 miles per hour all morning. He laughed to himself as he recalled
> >the admonitions of his neighbor.
> >"You're going to regret not using hurricane clips," old man Wilson had
> said,
> >"Some of these winds will suck a hen clear off her nest."
> >Well, there it stood, in tact, his small flock safely inside. Wilson was
> so
> >negative.
> >As he turned toward the house, a loud splintering crack burst through the
> >roar of the wind. The roof of the chicken house was williwawed into the
> next
> >county.
> >"Damn Wilson," he muttered, dropping his shovel and running toward the
> >panicking poultry.
> >*grin*
> >Donna
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> >Subject: Re: [stylist] Wednesday Word: willawaw
> >
> >Donna,
> >
> >I'm suh suh suh suh suh suh sorry to up seh set
> >you.  Umm mum mum mum mum yeah sheh  sheh  sure.
> >You cuh cuh can call that gust of weh weh weh
> >wind whatever you want. Yep Willawaw, yep, sure,
> >that's what it is alright. No preh preh problems here.    :)
> >
> >Brad
> >
> >
> >On 12/28/2011  02:05 PM Donna Hill said...
> > >Sure, you have to bring this up, just as we're trying to escape a cold
> > >blustery day. I wonder, when the wind is already blowing, can the
> >occasional
> > >gust which is even more fierce than the -- dare I say -- "normal wind be
> > >called a williwaw?
> > >Donna
> > >
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> > >Subject: [stylist] Wednesday Word: willawaw
> > >
> > >williwaw
> > >WIH-lih-waw
> > >(noun)
> > >
> > >1. A) a sudden violent gust of cold land air
> > >common along mountainous coasts of high latitudes,
> > >B) A sudden violent wind
> > >2. A violent commotion
> > >
> > >"Stretched near to his torso's capacity and
> > >hanging from the  south shear of the mountain,
> > >his right foot slipped on the crumbling stoney
> > >edge giving way to the pressure of his weight.
> > >Suddenly a willawaw blew in off the Atlantic
> > >catching him off guard. Feeling his  fingers
> > >slipping on the moist fabric inside his gloves
> > >his eyes flittered for a new place to grip. Just then ..."
> > >
> > >
> > >
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