Nuclear Family Warhead

I felt it fitting this week to choose some words that could be easily “misheard” or “misunderstood” to go along with the Obsessed With An Alien post.  Check it out to see how many songs you’ve been singing wrong all of these years.  So, with clarity as our goal, let’s get started.  Our first word is apologia.  It means an apology, as in defense or justification of a belief.  It’s pronounced: apple-oh-gee-uh.  Sounds like someone stammering after being offered fruit; “Apple?” “Oh! Gee, uh, don’t mind if I do!”   And, no, it isn’t that chick that was in Purple Rain with Prince.  That was Apollonia, who was once part of NASA, I think.  You may have also thought that it was the actor who played the giant foot piano with Tom Hanks in Big, but, wrong again.  That was Robert Loggia.  So, there we go.  Clarity at it’s finest.

Our second word this week is imbroglio.  It means a misunderstanding or disagreement of a complicated or bitter nature, as between people or nations.  Can you say Clinton/Obama?  It could also mean an intricate and perplexing state of affairs; a complicated or difficult situation.  Kind of like this blog.  The perplexing part, I mean, not the complicated part.  It’s pronounced: Im-bro-yo.  Keep the “G” silent.  Don’t say: Im-brog-leo.  No, this isn’t the last name of that Natalie girl from Australia who sang about being “cold and naked on the floor”, that’s Natalie Imbruglia who was in Johnny English with that Mr. Bean character.  So there you have it.  Wasn’t that as clear as mud?  I hope I didn’t confuse you and put you in an imbrogliotic state.  No, I don’t think it’s a word either.  Don’t forget to catch up on all of the words on the BWW Home Page.  There will be a test.

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