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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

Awright, this has gone far enough. I figured you were both joking but  
I see that at least one of you is serious. Obtuseness is, in fact, a  
word.


obtuse |əbˈt(y)oōs; äb-|
adjective
1 annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand : he wondered if the  
doctor was being deliberately obtuse. See note at stupid .
• difficult to understand : some of the lyrics are a bit obtuse.
2 (of an angle) more than 90° and less than 180°.
• not sharp-pointed or sharp-edged; blunt.
DERIVATIVES
obtusely |əbˈt(j)usli| |ɑbˈt(j)usli| adverb
obtuseness |əbˈt(j)usnəs| |ɑbˈt(j)usnəs| noun
obtusity |-sitē| |əbˈt(j)usədi| |ɑbˈt(j)usədi| noun
ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense [blunt] ): from Latin  
obtusus, past participle of obtundere‘beat against’ (see obtund ).
On Sep 15, 2008, at 10:40 AM, rayzentz AT aim.com wrote:

> Aaah, I don't mind admitting weaknesses.   And, I did know that
> "obtuse-ness"  wasn't a word, which is why I used the dash.   Just
> couldn't be bothered to look up the correct one.   Lazy.   See,  
> another
> weakness...   ;-)
>
> Ray
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lisa K.V. Perry <lisakvperry AT gmail.com>
> To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Sent: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 9:02 am
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] Enjoy the quiet while it lasts...
>
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 10:25 AM, <rayzentz AT aim.com> wrote:
>
>
> > Thank you for correcting my vocabulary usage.   I apologize for my
> poor
> > word skills.   I stand corrected.   ;-)
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>
> >
> > Obtuse-ness is not a word, ray.  The word you are looking for is
> > obtunuity.
>
>
> Someone told me once to not publicly admit your weaknesses, I haven't
> yet
> learned that lesson because I do it all the time. I was unfamiliar  
> with
> obtunuity myself. My husband, who was a Latin scholar in school,
> probably
> knew the word. He strengthens my vocab skills on an almost weekly  
> basis.
>
> If it makes you feel better Ray, I would have used obtuseness. I' make
> up
> new words by adding prefixes and suffixes to existing words.
>
> Thanks for the correct word, Bob. Learn something every day.
>
> Lisa
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