In honour of Carrie Rubin’s post today about use of Big Words, may I present to you, my Big Word of the Day:
Autoethnographic
Self-reflective writing that explores the writer/researcher’s personal experience and connects this autobiographical story to wider cultural, political, and social meanings and understandings.
I readily confess, as I don’t believe it will betray me as an ignoramus, that today is the first time I have ever encountered this magnificent word. It has, I believe, rather more to do with research than writing, but I have fallen in love with it anyway.
So I just had to share it.
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I agree–what a great word. I learned the word ‘ethnography’ for the first time a few years back while working on my public health degree. Putting ‘auto’ in front of a form of it is even more fun. 🙂
Thanks so much for the mention. Much appreciated!
You’re welcome! I bow to you, for even knowing HALF my word! 😉
Well, like I said, it was only a short time ago I learned it. 😉
You’re not the only one who never heard it before, Jools! Love it! Now I’m saying it over and over in my head so that I remember to use it. 😀
Someone in my life will hear that word from me tomorrow – it’s just too good to forget!
Wow, I like it, I like the word and what it means. Now I have a word for my style of writing – kinda 🙂
I love words like these, the sort that make you smile simply because there’s actually a word for whatever-it-is! Welcome to the conversation, Cecilia. 🙂