Obama's allocution

I didn't use today's Word of the Way in conversation per se, but I did think of it while watching today's inauguration address.

allocution \al-uh-KYOO-shuhn\, noun:

1. A formal speech, especially one of an incontrovertible or hortatory nature.
2. A pronouncement delivered by the pope to a secret consistory, especially on a matter of policy or of general importance.

President Barack Obama, who was sworn in today made quite a dramatic allocution regarding America's status, as well as his hopes for the future for this country.  Unfortunately, I didn't get to watch much of it.  It is surprising since there were no classes today, but I found myself in a whirlwind of school spirit as I got ready to see my very first Syracuse basketball game ever.  Which, for those of you who are unaware, is a pretty big deal.

I won't bore you with the details of my day as I prepared for the big game against Cincinnati (which we won by the way, 57-55 by a few second margin, we're now ranked 3rd in the country thank you very much) but it was a very exciting day.  Well, it was exciting up until the point when I had to gravitate towards reality and do my homework, which for tonight, includes reading Oedipus Rex.  Now there's a guy who can make a helluvan allocution.