Week 4: Audacity

My favorite world in the English language is easily, Audacity. According to dictionary.com audacity means: boldness or daring, esp. with confident or arrogant disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions. What a magnificent word. Not only does this word make you sound smart when you use it, but it also sounds awesome when you use it correctly. I have a little bias towards this word probably due to the fact that the comedian, Brian Reagan, uses it in one of his bits. "Who would have the audacity to make such a claim?" he says, during a rant on people who say that the pain they have in hospitals could be worse than the pain of what a woman goes through during pregnancy. He pronounces the term in such a manner so that it permeates in my mind whenever I hear it used by others. You never really hear this word all to often, but when I do, I am edetically reminded of Brian Reagan. A smile slowly spreads across my face because I remember the hilarious story he told. Brian is a champ and will always be dear to my heart because of the way he says things. If any random person were to tell the jokes, they would not be half as funny as Reagan's. He puts so much stress on the word audacity that one can know of the definition of it without truly knowing what it means. The first time I heard him say audacity, I had no clue what it meant. But, because of the context and the way Brian says it, anyone can pick up a general definition for the word. Plus, audacity just sounds like a bold, arrogant word anyway. Next time you're with your friends, coin the word in your speech. It will greatly surprise your buds. Just say something like, "I can't believe she would have the audaciousness to do that to you!" This will be sure to brighten up the conversation immensely. What a wonderful word you have in your vocabulary to sport now. However a word of caution, use it sparingly. If you start to use audacity more than is needed, you will find yourself becoming an audacious person. Don't have the audacity to use the term audacity more than is needed to avoid becoming audacious. Like I just audaciously did.