One word

Elision

Word of the day on 28 April 2010.

Winning tweet

71
Points
catmar604
She,so deep in a daydream ~elision of breath,of focus & grounding ~ineluctable immersion in you ~She, 'tis me. Who's "you"?

Good uses

  • Tralala56
    64
    Points
    Cruel elision ~ no words, no actions, nothing ~ hurt by omission #haiku #artwiculate
  • emmaexpress
    63
    Points
    Apostrophe walks into a bar, orders an Elision. Barman says, "Leave it out!"
  • harrarp
    62
    Points
    By elision let us syncopate. After all: Words 'R' Us!
  • HourlyDavidson
    62
    Points
    elision award : apostrophy
  • Ysabeluna
    59
    Points
    please ignore lapses ~ pardon my elision ~ even beyond reason ~ #haiku #poetry
  • baccatum
    58
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    Elision: Excision, due to Consonantal Drift.
  • AaronLivingston
    56
    Points
    So i tried out the Elision Fields but found the experience too contracted #artwiculate
  • mazpow
    56
    Points
    Due to an unfortunate elision in her copy of the script, Stella turned up to the first rehearsal dressed as a truly terrifying itch.
  • CaliforniaKara
    54
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    Elision? 'Tis a go'd wotd.
  • lithiumzombie
    51
    Points
    "I'll see your elision and raise you one polymath! What you got?" / "A haiku and a couple of goldfish." / "Blast!" #artwicupoker
  • kado56
    50
    Points
    Elision in title. Mrs./ Miss becomes Ms. Marital status is none of your biz
  • TiddK
    50
    Points
    my mind needs more space ~ I'm hiding behind my thoughts ~ elision paradox . #haiku #artwiculate
  • JonPowles
    49
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    Mr Jones couldn't work out which made him sadder: the loss of his job, or that the euphemism used was 'workforce elision'
  • lagadu123
    48
    Points
    There's no elision so subtle that a smidgeon of chocolate can't be squeezed in somewhere
  • BurningHawk1969
    46
    Points
    Elise made allusion to the elision of a lesion, but the physician insisted it was sheer illusion. #artwiculate
  • asim7asim
    46
    Points
    misfortune love ~ lovely return back ~ elision recovered #haiku #artwiculate
  • MaxRaunchiness
    44
    Points
    I tried my luck at a new bar, but I struck out. Which bar? The Elision. It's the bar where no one asks your name.
  • gBaYgUrL
    43
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    From you, I have to refrain, seeing you won't elision the pain. Beaten, battered, scarred for life, no desire to be your wife
  • Awdures
    42
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    Kyrie Elision, Christ Elision Kyrie Elision...did I get that wrong? Ah well, salva me! #artwiculate <Elision>
  • smeedha
    41
    Points
    He didn't see her at the station as planned and blamed it on Optical Elision
  • Wifsie
    41
    Points
    Proud silver crescent / descending into darkness / full elision of the moon. #artwiculate #micropoetry
  • SJHatzi
    41
    Points
    And when he talks / he oft slurs his words / elision charms as ne’er before
  • dsceiorg
    40
    Points
    Collective plurals: A slate of candidates; A crowd of onlookers; An elision of forgotten promises #artwiculate
  • tama001
    40
    Points
    Twitter is 140 character, have a tacit understanding for an elision. #artwiculate
  • celticgladiator
    40
    Points
    An elision of a transgression will nullify a confession
  • Gardencomet
    39
    Points
    "Holy elision Batman! We've not been invited to the Superheroes Party." "Actually Robin it's just you."
  • silverne
    39
    Points
    Every time I try to hide my love from her, without my permission, as an elision, it comes under the spot light of apron, nude.
  • navinsasikumar
    39
    Points
    RIP: My Lord Elision - He was killed on a~bridge
  • OddlyStarry
    38
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    Elision Decision: Should I write a letter to my pen pal today, or just skip it?
  • aarthycrazy
    38
    Points
    RIP Lady elision - she was never found after she fell in the hole in-between the letters. #artwiculate
  • TheSupercargo
    37
    Points
    'Eard dahn 'e East End: Elision's 'e WOTD? I dunno! Vis artwic'late's idear'v a joke? Waddaya fink?
  • ultracutebot
    36
    Points
    undisclosed facts & words missing ltrs/casualties of elision/convincingly feigning inebriation/act of clever precision
  • coinopratdchris
    35
    Points
    Vorpal elision - sn'cker-sn'ck!
  • Krafti_kit
    35
    Points
    Elision vision: blind spot. #artwiculate
  • tWordBird
    34
    Points
    Holy elision, Batman: These superhero-suits R so tight that my 'apostrophe' is the epitome of indecency!/Only when it's an exclamation mark.
  • marcosarroyos
    34
    Points
    When Jim met Haley that night, he intentionally did not tell her he had an STD. Later, he called it a nocturnal elision.
  • Squawkingalah
    34
    Points
    Elision, the foundation of the laconic.
  • fiberqat
    34
    Points
    PhotoShop experts may be said to be masters of optical elision. #artwiculate
  • goldenskye
    33
    Points
    Rising to address the court, he spoke earnestly, making scant effort to avoid the elision that betrayed his bucolic origins.
  • Anamuk
    33
    Points
    The art of Twitter is elision of characters with retention of meaning or poetic form
  • TinaNguyen
    33
    Points
    Types of elision: Substituting with a little white lie so you don't hurt someone's feelings. #artwiculate
  • ale_bundy
    33
    Points
    Asian elision? Chinese takeout #artwiculate
  • Sally677
    33
    Points
    Elision? Yeah, let's forget the foreplay, get straight to the f'play.
  • K_Geddings
    32
    Points
    As I began to read, her story seemed fraught with elision. But then I realized it was just poor spellin & gramma.
  • LBY3
    32
    Points
    @artwiculate Harlan Elision: When a short story is improved by omissions.
  • baavri
    30
    Points
    i don't want to be an elision when you articulate, i want to be the significant part of every word you utter #artwiculate

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