WOTW 12/17/06

Hello everyone, and welcome to the word of the week! I hope that this week's word does not describe you as we head into the joyful time of presents and candy canes (oh, yeah, and the birth of Saviors and whatnot). You'll probably be seeing quite a lot of people as the holiday festivities begin, so I expect that you will use this word even more than normal in your everyday conversations. Here it is:

-luctiferous (lŭk-tĭf'ur-us) adj. --> sad and sorry
Ex: Because nobody bought her presents for Christmas, the woman went to the store and stole gifts for herself. This caused her to be arrested, and she had a very luctiferous Christmas.

And now, this week's random fact, which is about a composer whose music I am currently learning:

In February 1935, violinist Fritz Kreisler confessed that he had been hoaxing the public for thirty years. For most of his career, he said, he had been performing violin selections which he claimed were composed by such masters as Vivaldi, Couperin, Porpora, Pugnani, and Padre Martini - but which he had actually written himself. He said he felt that audiences paid closer attention to his music when they thought it was by some famous dead composer.

Alrighty, folks, have a spectacular week, and be sure to listen to the first episode of my music podcast, Ears to Hear, which will be released in the middle of this week. I'll be back with more wonderful wordage on the night before Christmas...

Fondest regards,
Dr. J