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Wednesday, October 05, 2005

"You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else." ~ Albert Einstein (German born American Physicist who developed the special and general theories of relativity. Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921. 1879-1955)

charlatan

Pronunciation: 'shär-l&-t&n
Function: noun
Etymology: Italian ciarlatano, alteration of cerretano, literally, inhabitant of Cerreto, from Cerreto, Italy
: one making usually showy pretenses to knowledge or ability : FRAUD, FAKER
- charlatanism/-t&-"ni-z&m/ noun
- charlatanry/-rE/ noun

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