I've been thinking about what a great word 'laconic' is. According to the Oxford Dictionary, the word originates from the mid-16th century and was derived from a region of southern Peloponnese called Laconia. In ancient Greece, Laconia was home to the Spartans who had a reputation among their fellow Greeks for being a people of few words. I don't know if this is true or not, but it is reported that when Philip of Macedon threatened to raze Laconia if he entered the region, the Spartans simply replied "if." Because of their terse reputation, the word 'laconic' was invented to mean "using very few words."
Another way you could put that is 'economic with language' and here's what's really cool about the word. 'Laconic' actually means what it sounds like. It is a near rhyme with 'economic' and both words contain 'con' in them. Plus, 'laconic' and 'language' have their first two letters in common. Apparently, by sheer coincidence, this word of Greek origin contains elements of it's own definition.
I am way too excited about this.
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