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I have come across a word three or four times in the last 24 hours, I was not certain of its meaning, even within the context of its usage, so I decided to look it up on Dictionary.com. I am uncertain why I have suddently encountered this word frequently of late. Have you seen it used?
con·tra·pun·tal /ˌkɒntrəˈpʌntl/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[kon-truh-puhn-tl] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective Music.
1.
of or pertaining to counterpoint.
2.
composed of two or more relatively independent melodies sounded together.
[Origin: 1835–45; < style="FONT-VARIANT: small-caps" href="http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=-al" minmax_bound="true">-. See counterpoint] —Related forms
con·tra·pun·tal·ly, adverb
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
Now on to something more exciting. According to the WSJ Weekend Edition, today is Open That Bottle Night 9, "when all of us, world-wide, finally pop the cork on that bottle we've been saving too long for a special occasion."
Knowing that, use it! Tonight is the night! What will you drink tonight?
Details on Sunday (or Monday, if its a very good wine).
con·tra·pun·tal /ˌkɒntrəˈpʌntl/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[kon-truh-puhn-tl] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective Music.
1.
of or pertaining to counterpoint.
2.
composed of two or more relatively independent melodies sounded together.
[Origin: 1835–45; < style="FONT-VARIANT: small-caps" href="http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=-al" minmax_bound="true">-. See counterpoint] —Related forms
con·tra·pun·tal·ly, adverb
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
Now on to something more exciting. According to the WSJ Weekend Edition, today is Open That Bottle Night 9, "when all of us, world-wide, finally pop the cork on that bottle we've been saving too long for a special occasion."
Knowing that, use it! Tonight is the night! What will you drink tonight?
Details on Sunday (or Monday, if its a very good wine).
3 Comments:
"con·tra·pun·tal"? Is that something Mr. President came up with?
As far a cracking the bottle... Um... Does Southern Comfort count? If so, I'm well on my way!
God, I seriously could use a beer... but I will have teetotalers, former alcoholics and pregnant ladies surrounding me. ;)
We've been holding on to a bottle of Opus One that I received as a gift for my birthday 2 years ago. I came close to opening it after reading your post on Saturday, but I'm having allergy issues right now and couldn't handle drinking that bottle with a stuffed up nose and taste buds that were infected with Afrin aftertaste. Let me know when the next one is on - unless I find an excuse to drink the good stuff before then.
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