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Word of the day: peduncle [ pi-duhng-kuhl, pee-duhng- ] noun a flower stalk, supporting either a cluster or a solitary flower.
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Phrase of the day: Hobson's Choice. noun A choice of taking what is available or nothing at all. Example: "The regional council must decide whether a private toll bridge is better than no bri... View More
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Word of the day: Haimish. [ hey-mish ] adjective homey; cozy and unpretentious. The Yiddish adjective haimish (also spelled heimish) means “cozy, comfortable, unpretentious,” pretty much the same ... View More
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Word of the day: Nescience [ nesh-uhns, nesh-ee-uhns, nes-ee- ] noun lack of knowledge; ignorance. Nescience, “lack of knowledge, ignorance,” comes straight from Late Latin nescientia, a noun f... View More
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Irish word of the day: Macushla. noun, Irish English. It means "darling". Macushla is a phonetic English spelling of the Erse (Irish Gaelic) mo chuisle, literally “my pulse,” or translated more roma... View More
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Word of the day: Hapless; adjective. Hapless is another word for unlucky Unlucky is used a few different ways. It can describe things that are thought to bring bad luck, such as unlucky number, or i... View More
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Mafia Teddy bear with a 40 caliber Glock comes to an hapless end.
March 15, 2021
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Word of the day: Corrigible. We hear the term incorrigible all the time but rarely plain old, unadorned corrigible. What is it? An adjective meaning subject to being revised, improved, or made more ac... View More
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http://www.icanfixupmyhome.com/WPBlog1/2021/03/13/the-history-of-cancel-culture/ How language is used to revise history and engineer society through bullying and economic pressure.
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Word of the day: Autoschediasm. [ aw-toh-skee-dee-az-uhm ] noun something that is improvised or extemporized. Example: "The first thing is to collect the material. This must comprise the whole ran... View More
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Word of the day: Waesucks. interjection: means alas. Waesucks or waesuck, “alas, woe (is me),” is a Scots word composed of wae, the Scots form of woe, and suck or sucks, Scots variants of the noun s... View More
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Word of the day: Mugwump. Coined when a Republican refused to support the party nominee, James G. Blaine, in the presidential campaign of 1884. A person who is unable to make up his or her mind on an ... View More
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Word of the day: Promethean. adjective of or suggestive of Prometheus. creative; boldly original. In Greek mythology, he was the Titan who stole fire from Olympus and gave it to mankind; Zeus (whos... View More
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This feud between the two literary heavyweights was legendary and illustrates their respective writing styles. Faulkner was more verbose but Hemingway pared his down to the bone. Which do you prefer?
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Faulkner
March 4, 2021
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Hemingway
March 4, 2021
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I don't mind an occasional trip to the dictionary, it grows me. But I like brevity. Substance over fluff!
March 7, 2021
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Word of the day: Phub verb (used with object), phubbed, phub·bing. to ignore (a person or one's surroundings) when in a social situation by busying oneself with a phone or other mobile device. Examp... View More
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Word of the day: Antediluvian. It originally was used literally, "before the flood" — that is, the Biblical flood with Noah's ark. As time went on it took on the meaning with which we use it today. It... View More
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Word of the day: Cromulent; acceptable or legitimate; Example: "People disagree on using the singular “they,” but it's perfectly cromulent as far as I'm concerned." There are plenty of TV catchphra... View More
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