I’m fairly certain the whole entire world (except The Farm) is going to Hell in a hand-basket– have you watched a pro football game in the last 20 years?? have you been appalled by the calls??– but that’s no reason to not look on the bright side. (Or is it?) In any case, we must keep our spirits up.

Today’s word was alliteration. Here’s the Dictionary dot com definition, which is the same as my Random House Unabridged Dictionary Second Edition (1993).

1. the commencement of two or more stressed syllables of a word group either with the same consonant sound or sound group (consonantal alliteration)  as in from stem to stern,  or with a vowel sound that may differ from syllable to syllable (vocalic alliteration)  as in each to all.  Compare consonance (  def 4a ) .

2. the commencement of two or more words of a word group with the same letter, as in apt alliteration’s artful aid.

Blah blah blah.

We all Those of us not educated under Common Core know what alliteration means. Good Lord. Repeat some sounds that aren’t poetic.

Unnecessary alliteration is almost always the sign of stylistic bankruptsy on the part of the author. Moreover… .

–A. Leland

Missy musta missed the missive on alliteration, but Rocky read it and regularly baRks, “Ruff! Ruff!”

–Marica

Alvin almost was alienated by the allowances allocated in Alicia’s alliteration.

–Mr. Big Food

And now, for today’s Word of the Day: Can You Use It In A Sentence? sentence winner:

“Simple Caesar sipped his sniffer, seized his knees and sneezed” he said with alliteration.

–Daughter C

And that’s what led Daughter C and I to watch a few snippets of the movie, Singing in the Rain, on her phone in the kitchen this evening. The dancing is amazing!

A few final thoughts… .

I think my dad, Grandpa Bobby, would be proud. To begin, there aren’t many 30 year olds these days who even know the movie, and among them, many fewer who are able to recall the lines.

Dad would be proud.

As am I.  

More on the death of a loved parent here.