Richard.J.Barbalace's definitions
1) A personal email message, as opposed to a business or commercial email message.
2) A love letter, billet doux, or personal missive sent electronically.
In English, this word was adopted from French due to the lack of distinction between personal and business email usage; the French word simply means "email". In 2003, the Académie Française (French Academy) chose "le courriel" - pronounced "koo ryehl" - as the official French word for "email," but that does not necessarily mean the French person on the street uses it regularly. As noted in the second definition, in English the word can imply a romantic or deeply personal message.
2) A love letter, billet doux, or personal missive sent electronically.
In English, this word was adopted from French due to the lack of distinction between personal and business email usage; the French word simply means "email". In 2003, the Académie Française (French Academy) chose "le courriel" - pronounced "koo ryehl" - as the official French word for "email," but that does not necessarily mean the French person on the street uses it regularly. As noted in the second definition, in English the word can imply a romantic or deeply personal message.
by Richard.J.Barbalace December 8, 2020
Get the courrielmug. a gazebo, pavilion, kiosk, or similar structure located in the front yard of a private home, usually prominent, sometimes garish, and intentionally viewable as a means of "one upping the Joneses"
Not only did the new owners tear down the old historic home, they built an oversized McMansion with a hideous forniscopodium and a tiered fountain out front.
by Richard.J.Barbalace December 7, 2020
Get the forniscopodiummug.