July 24, 2004

SYNONYM--BLOGGER:

Dictionary.com Word of the Day (July 24, 2004)

sciolism \SY-uh-liz-uhm\, noun:

Superficial knowledge; a superficial show of learning. [...]

Sciolism comes from Late Latin sciolus, "a smatterer," from diminutive of Latin scius, "knowing," from scire, "to know."

Posted by Orrin Judd at July 24, 2004 7:31 AM
Comments

Thanks for the WOTD, Orrin!

Posted by: Bruce Cleaver at July 24, 2004 7:37 AM

Sciolism is actually perfect for the Internet.
In the past, to adequately participate in a discussion, one needed to know a subject well.
Now, with Google and its ilk, one merely needs to know what questions to ask, in order to uncover a wealth of references.
A sciolic education can provide the questions.

Posted by: Michael Herdegen at July 25, 2004 3:25 PM
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