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Word: ponit (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Usage:

...such as the Ricketts drawings, however, to the profundity of the masters' graphics, one sees that the influence of Art Nouveau on their style was only slight and, as regards content, the decorative school had no significant impact on either Munch or Lautrec. In short, there is no real ponit for their being exhibited...

Author: By Ian Strasfogel, | Title: Art Nouveau | 6/1/1959 | See Source »

...plunging into the jungle. The emperor bursts on stage, confident and arrogant, but already tired of running. The fear and disintegration seen in Jones on his frantic flight is echoed remorselessly by the ceaseless native drums, coming louder and closer and faster until, finally, Jones is shot. At this ponit, it might have been stronger and better balanced for O'Neill's abridger to end his play, but he leaves the original ending--light enters the stage, civilization is introduced in the form of a skeptical white trader...

Author: By Larry Hartmann, | Title: The Emperor Jones and Purification | 12/7/1956 | See Source »

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