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William A Hupy
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Evocative

Postby William A Hupy » Fri Dec 01, 2023 12:19 pm

The Latin root, vocare, is a rich source of English words. Couple that with “ex” and you get something on the order of to call out. And evocative is a calling forth, that is, bringing strong images, memories, or feelings to mind. Whether good or bad, I suppose. Think of the smell of your mother baking your favorite cookies and how that is evocative of memories of coming home from school on a cool fall day…
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Re: Evocative

Postby Slava » Mon Dec 04, 2023 9:54 pm

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Life is like playing chess with chessmen who each have thoughts and feelings and motives of their own.
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