#gnathonic

to gnathonise - to toady or flatter #lostwords #obscurewords #logophilia

How much has the English language lost as a result in the decline in the familiarity with the classical literature of Ancient Greece and Rome? I began musing on this when I came across the verb gathonise which was used particularly in the 17th and 18th centuries to describe the actions a toady or someone who excels in the art of flattery. Gnatho was the name of a character in Eunuchus, a play…

Word of the Day

thought that was obvious, but okay

grungebundy said: go camping and do it in the middle of the woods. that’d be romantic.

AND ALL THAT GLITTERS IS GOOOoooOOOLD

YOU'LL NEVER KNOW IF YOU DO N'T GO