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grammatology gram-uh-TOL-uh-jee noun the scientific study of systems of writing. Quotes “…He can figure out the surface of a cube and of a sphere, he’s studied grammatology and stroboscopy, he has...
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Of Hashtags and Hate-watching
Of Hashtags and Hate-watching 2013 has certainly been a big year for the hashtag. While hashtags were beginning to spread beyond the context of their original Twitter use last year, this year has seen...
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Food idioms that are right under your nose
Here’s Word #2! Beans been 2 of 8 English speakers have been using the word “spill” to mean “divulge secret information” since 1547, but the spilling of beans in particular may predate the term by...
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Food idioms right under your nose
Pie pahy 3 of 8 As many of us know from experience, it is not so easy to make a pie. A buttery crust can fall apart in the deftest of hands and around Thanksgiving many pumpkin “pies” might be more...
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Apples ap-uhlz 4 of 8 Apples and oranges refers to two incommensurable items, i.e. a comparison of things that cannot be compared. Though they are both fruits, apples and oranges are separated by...
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blowzy adjective having a coarse, ruddy complexion. disheveled in appearance; unkempt. Quotes I have seen scattered around the apartment photographs of a Gertrude Stein who wears her hair in a massive...
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skeigh skeekh adverb proudly. adjective (of horses) spirited; inclined to shy. (of women) proud; disdainful. Quotes When thou an’ I were young and skeigh , / An’ stable-meals at fairs were dreigh… –...
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analysand un-NAL-uh-sand, -zand noun Psychiatry. a person undergoing psychoanalysis. Quotes Put simply (and to my mind it was a ludicrously simple idea), instead of the analyst listening to the...
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Don’t know about you, but this is definitely me! Let me know in the comments section how you feel when it’s a rainy day. All My Best, Jill aka 1morganlefaye
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Sorry I haven’t been doing as many of these as I should. I tend to focus on the quote of the day and not realize the word of the day is just as important! My apologies. So here’s your word of the day…
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wanderlust WON-der-luhst noun a strong, innate desire to rove or travel about. Quotes In the first few seconds an aching sadness wrenched his heart, but it soon gave way to a feeling of sweet...
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Word of the night! ;)
coterie KOH-tuh-ree ~noun a group of people who associate closely. an exclusive group; clique. a group of prairie dogs occupying a communal burrow. Quotes The coterie world of Bloomsbury or the Strand...
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Word of the Day! It’s perfect for Mother’s Day!
matrifocal ma-truh-FOH-kuhl, adjective –focused or centered on the mother. –of, pertaining to, or designating a family unit or structure headed by the mother and lacking a father permanently or for...
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tangentially —adjective pertaining to or of the nature of a tangent; being or moving in the direction of a tangent. merely touching; slightly connected: tangential information. divergent or...
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boondoggle BOON-dog-uhl, -daw-guhl verb to do work of little or no practical value merely to keep or look busy. to deceive or attempt to deceive: to boondoggle investors into a low-interest scheme....
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meliorism MEEL-yuh-riz-uhm, MEE-lee-uh- –noun the doctrine that the world tends to become better or may be made better by human effort. Quotes For a life worthy to be lived is one that is full of...
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penultimate pi-NUHL-tuh-mit –adjective 1. next to the last: the penultimate scene of the play. 2. of or pertaining to a penult. –noun 1. a penult. Quotes I forced myself to picture the last moments....
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