OCCASIONAL, adj. Afflicting us with greater or less frequency. That, however, is not the sense in which the word is used in the phrase "occasional verses," which are verses written for an "occasion," such as an anniversary, a celebration or other event. True, they afflict us a little worse than other sorts of verse, but their name has no reference to irregular recurrence.
2009 Update: At a frequency one tenth as common as a habit and ten times a lucky break, describing both. For example, OCCASIONAL is spelled "occassional" or "ocassional" occasionally.
on this occasion
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darn darn darn
peace
Occasionally, this occasion has occasioned the need for an occasional chair.
ReplyDeleteAre you making fun of my occassional spelling errors?
ReplyDeleteOccasionally: Not today
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ReplyDeleteOccasionally, Bierce's definition trumps yours, but not very often.
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Peace, Bear. You can add it back later.
ReplyDeleteAnd sometimes a sofa, Nessa.
Nope, Quilly, I added the second sentence after I realized I'd titled the post "Occassional"
On the contrary, Coop.
That's because his friends are dead and mine are cheerful, JD.
OCCASIONAL: A vague word with no true meaning.
ReplyDeleteWhat you see as occasional, I may see as frequent, or rare. People think they send me chocolate occasionally, but actually it's a rare occasion when they do.
Occasional, not neurotic.
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...empty house
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only that sound
of keying
a garden delight
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Enjoy & Peace
I am occasionally mesmerized by the lovely Dionelle, but vow to let it never happen again unless, of course, the occasion arises!!
ReplyDeleteOccasionally I find an occasion to abstain from blogging. Yesterday was one of those days.
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