Books of Educational and Informational Comics from Larry Paros

Key Root for this column

None

Minor Roots

Latin: tersus, "wiped off and neat;" Latin: scind- or sciss, "to cut or split." Old English: pith, "inner part or essence."

Words and Phrases List

detergent, terse, scissors, concise, laconic, rescind, pithy, in a nutshell, make a long story short

Thoughts for Today

1. What's the value of being concise?
2. What's the opposite?
3. Can being terse bring about a negative reaction? Why does that happen?
4. Laconic is also an eponym. What does that mean?
5. Can you name any others?