Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Word of the Week #2

Pithy
Source: How to Write Television News, by Garth Kant

How it was used: “One is the sort of prose that verges on poetry-something pithy and witty that captures the essence and just says it all."

Definition: 1. Consisting of or abounding in pith 2. Having substance and point: tersely cogent

-Adjective

Sentence: Senator Obama recited a pithy speech at the Democratic National Convention.