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- From Shavius, Latinization of the name Shaw.
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Adjectives using a "V" not present in their noun forms, presumably to more comfortably phonetically elide with the adjectival suffix. I came to Wordie with "muscovite" and "shavian" in mind, and ha...
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frindley Observe this man: George Bernard Shaw.
His beard is long! It scrapes the floor!
It makes him look quite shrewd and grave -
(A Shavian, he never shaved.)
Though Fabian, he told no fables,
But told the truth whenever able.
A noted modern dramatist,
And famous epigrammatist,
He'd love to epi- me or you.
I'd like to epigram him too:
I can't. Alas! He is quite dead!
This is an epitaph instead.
A poem posted by Tim on Will Type for Food Oct 13, 2008