About the Debates
January 9th, 2008Convincible has recieved a message from a reader on the debates. We think it’s a fun one!
Mr. Wood writes:
After briefly pondering this topic, I’m inspired to create a new word: “pithable”
Definitions:
A pithable argument (as opposed to a “pithy” argument) is one which has the potential of becoming substantial or weighty by the addition of a small, but cogent insight.
“The candidate’s proposal was pithable, if economic insights were added.”
A pithable argument is also one which can be demolished by stabbing it’s core. As in pithing a laboratory frog.
“The candidate’s proposal was pithable, because it neglected the fact that the earth is round.”
But most importantly, it sounds like “pitiful” with a mouth full of popcorn, and sentences where it is interchanged are also meaningful!
