Oh, I say! a rant.

An accent chair is one in a design which makes it stand out from its surroundings.

chair by Gaetano Pesce, photo by Pava

I received a catalogue the other day which was offering an accent chair for sale. It comes in a range of seven colours, and it's upholstered in velvet, made in Britain, has scroll-shaped arms, and is made especially to suit every customer.

Could anyone resist so many tempting features? 

Well, such riches might be dazzling, so particular care must to be taken to arrange them on the page.

This advertisement was offering a British accent velvet scroll bespoke armchair.

I can only suppose the chair says Welcome, madam, I shall endeavor to provide complete satisfaction; or, alternatively: oi, stone the crows, mate! Who ate all the flipping pies? when you sit down.

If I liked accent chairs and scroll arms I'd be really quite tempted to find out.

Word To Use Today: accent. This word came from France, and before that from the Latin accentus, from cantus, which is a chant or song. The Latin word is a translation of the Greek word prosōidia, which can be either a song sung to music or the tone of a syllable.