[stylist] National Spelling Bee, some interesting words

[Shelley Alongi]

I subscribe to the word of the day from dictionary.com and the other day sometime last week there was a word that was  pertaining to magic or wizardry implying that something could disappear. The word is  puffery.  That could be said of many things. I thought that was an unusual word.  

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> On Jun 2, 2017, at 2:57 PM, Bill Outman via stylist <stylist at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Good day, folks.  
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> I was watching the Scripps National Spelling Bee televised on ESPN and ESPN
> 2 and ran across some interesting words that came up.  They might be
> applicable to some issues we face as people in general and sometimes as
> blind people in particular.  
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> Three words caught my attention during the broadcast, causerie, izzat, and
> boyg.  
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> The first is causerie, spelled c a u s e r I e, of French origin.  It refers
> to informal conversation or chat, either verbally or a short, informal
> article that may be on a serious topic.  My concern often is the amount and
> types of causerie society seems to demand of us to build relationships, the
> small talk that often just fills space.  There is an aspect of guesswork
> with this I find annoying.  Admittedlymy conversation doesn't always comport
> withwhat is usually expected from a man, and yes, there tend to be gender
> differences in this.  I know my tendency to get right to the point of my
> conversation might be off putting to some.  I'l like to get to know people
> better, but as I said, some of the social trappings I find disconcerting to
> deal with.  
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> The next one is izzat, spelled I z z a t.  This is a word that came to us
> from Urdu through Arabic.  It refers to honor, pride, reputation or
> prestige.  This may be in short supply for us as people may not look at us
> the same way as others in a group because of unusual characteristics.  Yes,
> it can even happen among blind people, and my social interactions may have
> something to do with this in my case.  
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> The third is boyg, spelled b o y g.  No, this isn't the Borg, but they could
> be an example.  This word is of Norwegian origin.  This is a persistent
> obstacle or problem, sometimes appearing as formless hindrances, which may
> be personified as an enemy.  There is much about blindness that can be
> perceived by us as a boyg, such as living skills and technology.  The worst
> often are the social issues related to the first two words I cited, however.
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> So the challenge, it appears, is how to acquire enough izzat, engage in the
> proper amount and type of causerie, and combat the feeling that what we face
> is all a great boyg.  
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> When I could see the print dictionary, one of my pastimes was to browse it
> for interesting words.  Have any of you run into interesting words lately
> that you may have read or heard.  One challenge is figuring out how to spell
> unfamiliar words when encountering them verbally.  
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> Bill Outman 
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