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   Word of the Day for Tuesday November 27, 2001:

   soi-disant \swah-dee-ZAHN\, adjective:
   Self-styled; so-called.

     The   study  exposes  most  varieties  of  'human  resource
     management'   as  a  complete  waste  oftimes  promoted  by
     soi-disant  gurus  and self-serving consultants with an eye
     for a quick buck.
     --"Support  for an old-fashioned view," [1]Independent, May
     12, 1994

     The  troupe, soi-disant egalitarians, mostly turn out to be
     royal phonies.
     --Craig Offman, "Whiz Kid," [2]Time, February 1, 1999
     _________________________________________________________

   Soi-disant  comes  from  the  French,  from  soi,  "oneself" +
   disant, "saying," present participle of dire, "to say."

References

   1. http://www.independent.co.uk/
   2. http://www.time.com/time/


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