http://wordie.org/words/ersatz Comments for the word 'Ersatz' http://wordie.org http://wordie.org/words/ersatz#comments <i>Although the rains dissolve a bloody dye: <br />The ersatz petals drip, and they drip red</i> <br />from "Electra on Azalea Path," by Sylvia Plath Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:06:56 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/ersatz#comments http://wordie.org/words/ersatz#comments "He went back into the bathroom and used the mouthwash to rinse away the last of the toothpaste. It was a non-alcoholic mouthwash. Like the cough medicine. And the <a href="/words/ersatz">ersatz</a> vanilla in the cupboard. He had not taken a drink since completing the last Stark novel."<br />- 'The Dark Half', Stephen King. Sun, 30 Dec 2007 21:57:02 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/ersatz#comments