Comments on: Word of the Day: Bombast http://www.dailywritingtips.com/word-of-the-day-bombast/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:00:10 -0600 hourly 1 By: Maeve http://www.dailywritingtips.com/word-of-the-day-bombast/comment-page-1/#comment-27819 Maeve Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:02:06 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=582#comment-27819 Bianca, I just looked up the lyrics. I think the word is being used mostly because it rhymes with "fantastic." Bianca,
I just looked up the lyrics. I think the word is being used mostly because it rhymes with “fantastic.”

]]> By: Bianca http://www.dailywritingtips.com/word-of-the-day-bombast/comment-page-1/#comment-27676 Bianca Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:36:23 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=582#comment-27676 This reminds me of that song by shaggy, Mr. Bombastic... truly fantastic lol - I wonder what meaning he was refrring to in his song? This reminds me of that song by shaggy, Mr. Bombastic… truly fantastic lol – I wonder what meaning he was refrring to in his song?

]]> By: Maeve http://www.dailywritingtips.com/word-of-the-day-bombast/comment-page-1/#comment-27331 Maeve Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:55:46 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=582#comment-27331 Nicholas, I'm not sure if you mean the bombastic style you sometimes encounter in magazines, or the word "bombast" as a choice for Word of the Day. So far all the words I've written about for WOD are words I've seen in newspaper articles. Nicholas,
I’m not sure if you mean the bombastic style you sometimes encounter in magazines, or the word “bombast” as a choice for Word of the Day.

So far all the words I’ve written about for WOD are words I’ve seen in newspaper articles.

]]> By: nicholas http://www.dailywritingtips.com/word-of-the-day-bombast/comment-page-1/#comment-27305 nicholas Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:03:31 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=582#comment-27305 I had confronted such a word- extravaganza- in a Chinese magazine where it talks about the Olympic Game to be held in China around the corner. In my opinion, this kind of words are really beyond our common usage of the vocabulary, but it do convey something in a different way and concise to be understood. I had confronted such a word- extravaganza- in a Chinese magazine where it talks about the Olympic Game to be held in China around the corner.

In my opinion, this kind of words are really beyond our common usage of the vocabulary, but it do convey something in a different way and concise to be understood.

]]> By: John Hewitt http://www.dailywritingtips.com/word-of-the-day-bombast/comment-page-1/#comment-27081 John Hewitt Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:06:33 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=582#comment-27081 I generally hear bombast when it is used in the political arena. It is nice to see that entertainment has plenty of room for the term as well. I generally hear bombast when it is used in the political arena. It is nice to see that entertainment has plenty of room for the term as well.

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