LOQ,+LOC

Jim McCrory Hour 7

Latin: LOQUI, LOCUTUS "to speak"


 * Magniloquent: adj.** High-flown and elevated in speech

This man's mouth is huge which indicates that he may use magniloquent speech when talking. It seems like it would be easier for him to have "high-flown" conversations.

media type="youtube" key="64SGBrkPjSA" height="344" width="425" As you can see this is a very loquacious baby. Even though she isn't saying much in terms of actual words, she is talking a lot.
 * Loquacious: adj.** Very talkative

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 * Circumlocution: n.** Roundabout or overly long way of saying something.

This video provides an awesome example of a student using circumlocution. The student's circumlocution is using his excuses in a roundabout way to say he didn't read.

This shows an example of a colloquy among business partners. It is a formal conversation.
 * Colloquy: n.** Formal conversation or dialogue.

Obloquy: n. Harsh criticism; abuse media type="youtube" key="SkKch-CAlgM" height="344" width="425"

This is a video of Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy disagreeing with the obloquy of one of his players. The writer wrote about the player and criticized him harshly and Gundy doesn't like this very much.