Where has this word been all my life? [“You love him too, don't you?” ]

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Main Entry: alac·ri·ty
Pronunciation: \ə-ˈla-krə-tē\
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin alacritas, from alacr-, alacer lively, eager
Date: 15th century
: promptness in response : cheerful readiness
— alac·ri·tous \-krə-təs\ adjective

Is this a new word to anyone but me? Do ya`ll use this in your everyday vernacular? Well it is new to me, I read this world several days ago, and I looked up the definition and was glad to learn a new word. What`s funny is that i have now seen this word used in 4 different SH stories all by different authors this week. Wow maybe I`ve heard it all my life and just never payed attention to it.
Don`t you love my new icon?

Mood:: amused

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There are 11 comments on this entry. (Reply.)

Hee, I have you (and Alex) set to be notified when you upload a new icon. Isn't that stalkerish? LOL Anyway I saw you put this one up and when I'd seen it offered, I knew you'd be grabbing it!

Alacrity. I don't think I use it in speech, but you're right, you can read it in lots of stories.

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You`re my kind of stalker! I enjoyed your vidding vids! :)

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Do ya`ll use this in your everyday vernacular?

Well, yes. But, I also use words like "albeit" and "notwithstanding" and...well, an "vernacular"!

(Psst! Check out my icon!)

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Don`t you love my Texas "ya`ll" in that sentence, it really makes me should like a hick! I love your icon!

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I love your icon!

Aw, thanks! And hey: I say "y'all" all the time, and I'm from NYC!

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Mmm, David :)

And, yes, I tend to use a wealth of uncommon words in my vernacular, but I think that comes from being a writer. I tend to notice that writers use a wider range of language than others (though I do still use awesome...which drives David Hewlett crazy;)

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I tend to use a wealth of uncommon words in my vernacular, but I think that comes from being a writer.

But do you think that the speech comes from the writing, or vice versa? Do you use the words because you write with them, or are you a good writer because you use language well? *ia such a dork for all this stuff*

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The speech comes from writing (for me) because I learn new ways of written expression, which in turn gets integrated into my spoken language.

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Cool!

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Do ya`ll use this in your everyday vernacular?

LOL. Not every single day, but sometimes, for sure. And how much do I love that you managed to fit "ya'll" and "vernacular" in the same sentence! :D

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And how much do I love that you managed to fit "ya'll" and "vernacular" in the same sentenceLOL! I do my best to entertain!LOL! I have found that all my writer friends use this word now and then.

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