The Gazette: Lowering the Bar for Adoxography Since 2002
Category: Books & Writing...
Posted Monday, October 15, 2007 at 08:39 AM [GMT-6]

MLB emailed me the entry from her Word Of The Day subscription:

ADOXOGRAPHY IS DEFINED AS "GOOD WRITING ABOUT A TRIVIAL SUBJECT."

She accompanied it with this delicately diplomatic query, which I tend to believe wasn't entirely rhetorical: "Is this what some blogging is?"

No, my dear, that's what all blogging is, at least at the Gazette. Well, except for the "good writing" part.

I think I prefer the Gazette's Content Free™ designation, as it avoids those sticky value judgments.

For more on the etymology of this word, which was hitherto unknown to me, read the Wikipedia entry, which also includes a reference to blogs.

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Huh? And all this time, I thought adoxography was what 'Smiling Bob' was selling on those annoying TV ads ..... its use appeared to make him 'less trivial' .....

:-)

Posted by: Jeff at October 15, 2007 10:30 AM

Actually, the entry came from my email Page-A-Day Calendar "Uncle John's Unstoppable Bathroom Reader". A much more relevant reference to 'adoxography'.

Posted by: YLB at October 15, 2007 04:35 PM

"Uncle John's Unstoppable Bathroom Reader"

Also, a more relevant reference for this blog.

Posted by: Eric at October 15, 2007 04:40 PM

If you like really odd words and other trivia keep up with Futility Closet.

Posted by: soccer dad at October 16, 2007 04:49 PM

What? Blogging is trivial?

I'm absolutely shocked.

Posted by: Janie at October 16, 2007 08:39 PM

No, blogging is important. The subject matter is trivial. Except for yours. And Soccer Dad's. Oh, and Jeff's. ;-)

And speaking of Soccer Dad, thanks for the tip about Futility Closet. What a fun website!

Posted by: Eric at October 16, 2007 08:45 PM

What tact! You should give YLB a big hug and treat her to a very nice dinner.

Posted by: Geo at October 21, 2007 02:50 PM
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