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Wednesday, 9 March 2011
Word of the Day
This one is just amazing. Literally. It is long and alliterates within itself. English doesn't get much better than that.
Today's Word:
Fanfaronade
1. Hollow boasting
2. Fanfare
Sentence example: Amid the fanfaronade of his friends, he was unable to hear himself think.
By Jess
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