I am Verbose…

Verbose is not a word I’m unfamiliar with, but if I think about it, I doubt I’ve ever actually used it myself. Someone used it today in the comment section of a Facebook friend; I fell in love with the word, it “spoke” to me and decided right then to look up its official definition rather than rely on my own loose interpretation.

· Main Entry: ver·bose
· Pronunciation: \(ˌ)vər-ˈbōs\
· Function: adjective
· Etymology: Latin verbosus, from verbum
· Date: 1672

1 : containing more words than necessary : wordy ; also : impaired by wordiness 2 : given to wordiness
synonyms see wordy
— ver·bose·ly adverb
— ver·bose·ness noun
— ver·bos·i·ty \-ˈbä-sə-tē\ noun

Ru-roh.

Is this some sort of divine intervention? Is there a “Word-God” out there orchestrating said intervention regarding my verboseness? Will family and friends be awaiting my arrival soon at a dingy motel room with a list of demands I must agree to or risk losing them forever? Do I talk too much, do I ever shut-up, AM I VERBOSE???

Well the good news I suppose (for you), is I’m only a delete button away. For me the dilemma is much deeper. The words that actually hit the keyboard are a mere fraction of the words whirling around in my ever-churnin noggin.

In fact, the verboseness in my brain is verbosely a verbosity.

I’ll be quiet now!