Thursday, January 24, 2008
Fod•der (fŏd'ər) n.
Fodder. It’s such and awkward word. It interrupts my train of thought whenever I hear this particular noun. Fodder. Don’t get me wring, I understand the word perfectly. Despite the abruptness the context it makes sense. But it’s not a very picturesque word. All I can ever think of is horse feed. Forgive my narrow mindedness. Perhaps the more often I hear it I’ll get used to it. Fodder. Then again…
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I agree. I've used it a few times, but every time I do it's accompanied by a mental image of a cow chewing grass.
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