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…

1 comment:

Rachel S said...

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.