Thursday, December 16, 2010

Vocab Day #5

ersatz |ˈerˌsäts; -ˌzäts; erˈzäts|adjective(of a product) made or used as a substitute, typically an inferior one, forsomething else : ersatz coffee.• not real or genuine : ersatz emotion.See note at spurious .ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from German, literally ‘replacement.’

Taken from my computer's dictionary application.
Posted by Stephanie McGee at 7:15 AM
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5 comments:

  1. LizaDecember 16, 2010 at 10:03 AM

    Ersatz is a great word...spurious even better!

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  2. Susan R. MillsDecember 16, 2010 at 11:39 AM

    Never heard of that one. I like it.

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  3. Kittie HowardDecember 16, 2010 at 1:24 PM

    I like ersatz...it has a certain ring to it.

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  4. Carol RiggsDecember 16, 2010 at 3:00 PM

    I've heard of this one, but I'd never known exactly what it meant. Thanks!

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  5. Amanda the AspiringDecember 20, 2010 at 10:42 PM

    Just found your blog! I've always wondered what ersatz meant, having seen it in the Unfortunate Events series, but never bothered to look it up. Thanks! =)

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