I learned a cool, new word today: tetrapyloctomy. It means the act of splitting a hair four ways. So, the next time someone is being especially nitpicky with you, you could tell them to stop being so tetrapyloctomous.
Or, perhaps, not.
(With thanks to Michael Quinion's World Wide Words)
Saturday, May 29, 2004
A Random Missive
Labels: tetrapyloctomy, trivia, vocabulary
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