Word of the Day

Thursday, October 12, 2000

ergo

\UR-go; AIR-\ , adverb;

Therefore; consequently; -- often used in a jocular way.

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Quotes:

The general observation has always been: Dogs form packs; the leader of the pack is the strongest, wisest, and largest individual; a human being among dogs fits that description; ergo we are the leader of any dog pack.

-- Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, Dogs Never Lie About Love: Reflections on the Emotional World of Dogs

Armani isn't interested in fashion that moves on (ergo he isn't interested in fashion).

-- Sinead Lynch, "The waist land", Times (London), October 9, 2000

People who do not suffer fools gladly, gladly suffer flatterers. (Ergo, flatterers are no fools.)

-- Richard Stengel, You're Too Kind: A Brief History of Flattery

Origin:

Ergo is from Latin ergo, consequently, therefore.