Pronounced: SEG-way (alternatively, SAY-gway), verb/noun
Notes: This is a word I know in pronunciation (you probably do, too), but I wasn’t aware of the correct spelling
Yesterday’s word
The word sprachgefühl means “an intuitive sense of what is linguistically appropriate”
First usage
This word came into English in the late 1800s
Background / Comments
As you can probably guess, this word comes from German: spache (language, speech) plus gefühl (feeling). It’s a great capability to have, but the word is relatively rare.
Rejected word
The word allusion (an indirect reference to something – as in literature) was rejected because I knew the meaning. I actually enjoying sprinkling my speech with allusions (some easier to figure out than others).
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