Thursday 12 September 2013

Oun

Oun: preposition. Used to indicate inclusion and exclusion within space, a place or limits. In other words the word is used when something is both "in" and "out" of something. For example: "Air is oun the house." The word was created by Galen of Pergamon, who used it to describe the state of blood after an incision or a cut/bruise. Since then the word has been scarcely used in the medical profession and even less so in others. However the sentence created by famed humorist Lenny Bruce has reignited the favorable flame of this word. The sentence is as follows: "The preposition is oun the noun."

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