Happy Friday! Time for another look at dictionary.com’s word of the day. Today we have a French word, raconteuse, the feminine version of raconteur. It’s another one of those lovely older words,that entered the English language in the mid nineteenth century. Both words are rooted in the French word, raconter, which means “to tell”.
I imagine some nineteenth century raconteuse, if she were a time traveler, might have a blog here in the 21st. In times of old, only a handful of people might be delighted and entertained by her stories. Today she could have a global audience!
Here’s the Haiku…
Raconteuse Haiku
Centuries ago
A raconteuse used parchment
Now she’d have a blog.
kat ~ 8 April 2016
like mercury colliding... 
April 9th, 2016 at 3:20 pm
That was very raconteuse of you (ok, I had to do it. But you could say you are a bit of a raconteuse writer).
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April 9th, 2016 at 5:21 pm
Thank you for the compliment! 😊
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April 9th, 2016 at 4:47 pm
Yes, a raconteuse would definitely have a blog in these days!
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April 9th, 2016 at 9:30 pm
I know, right?! Thank goodness for WordPress!
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