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WOTD Friday: Fatiloquent

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fa·til·o·quent   adjective   \fā ˈ tiləkwənt, fə ˈ -\ Prophetic; fatidical; speaking of fate. · Other form(s) : Fatiloquist · Etymology : Latin fatiloquus : fati- (fr.  fatum * ) + -loquus (fr.  loqui ) · See also : Fatidic ; Psalm 33:9   · Sample usage : In the beginning, a fatiloquent fellow spoke spake the world into existence. " Fatiloquist " is not to be confused with "ventriloquist". *So apparently the Latin noun fatum  is itself derived from for/fārī/fātus sum , a deponent verb meaning "to speak, talk, say". PIE = *bʰeh₂- BTW, you need to click each and every hyperlinked word above, because one of them is not like the others... #suspense

Patti Smith has strong feelings about Selling Out™

There are a lot of funny things in here http://nymag.com/thecut/2014/04/patti-smith-judges-you-for-selling-out.html and here is the full article if you're interested. (You are. Thank me later for saving you from having to read to the bottom.) http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/patti-smith-interview-the-godmother-of-punk-talks-the-bible-noah-and-what-really-makes-her-angry-9233372.html