Tuesday, August 4, 2009

YUPB Word of the Week: Cacology

Cacology (ka-KOL-uh-jee).n.
From the Greek Caco (bad) and logy (word)
Poor choice of words or Incorrect pronunciation
For example: 
" The result of him trying to converse in a language in which he was not fluent resulted in the worst kind of cacology."  

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