Many Members have been perusing this word, in detail, every 60 seconds, since the word was first announced.
valetudinarian
They have been examining it minutely.
I will tell you the CORRECT answer IMMEDIATELY.
I will not waste time.
As you all know, I am not one of those long-winded writers, who uses loquaciousness and prolixity as a substitute for plain, direct, to-the-point speaking. I use no-holds-barred arguments that are cut-to-the-bone. My opinions are scientifically guided by my personal prejudice and bias. Not for me, the boring pros and cons of argument and counter-argument! Oh, no! I give the answer instantly!
Moreover, I find it extremely irritating when writers use phrases, such as: "As we all know ..."; "Everybody says ..."; "Every Teacher knows ...", as if the writer had recently conducted a world-wide survey!!!
I am more modest in my approach.
I contacted every Teacher in my street, with a questionnaire. I am flattered that they both replied! As a result, you will be pleased to know that I have now been elected World President of the AOCL.
(No! This not the Aristocracy Of Cultured Linguists.)
It is the Association Of Compulsive Liars!
So, I will tell you, in the strictest confidence, that all of our Members agree that the word �valetudinarian � derives from the spoken phrase:
Val-etude-in-air-Ian
It is a French woman second-pilot, whose name is Valerie, who has studied, entirely in the air, for her pilot �s licence, with a Scottish pilot, named Ian.
Simple, when you know how!
Les Douglas
