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Of goblins and other strange creatures

Of goblins and other strange creatures

Weird Words of the Year to wonder about Every year, the world’s leading dictionaries add new words. It’s quite the tradition. We’ve been inventing new words since we were grunting at each other. We still grunt at each other, but we also talk at and to each other now,...
Terms that define us

Terms that define us

Dictionaries perfectly summarize a year with just one word Every year, the world’s leading dictionaries add new words. It’s quite the tradition. We’ve been inventing new words since we were grunting at each other. We still grunt at each other, but we...
There are two kinds of people in the world . . .

There are two kinds of people in the world . . .

No, it’s not the beginning of a bad joke or patronizing statement That statement is my take on the foundation of communication because there are fundamentally two types of communication styles: introverts and extroverts. Oh yes, there are a lot of shadings and nuances...
How to drive a word nerd crazy

How to drive a word nerd crazy

If you really hate me go ahead and misuse these words Almost everyone’s guilty of nearly unpardonable sins, such as confusing their/they’re/there, use/utilize and then/than. We must earn forgiveness by using the English language properly, not abusing it....
Weird words or pandemic panic

Weird words or pandemic panic

‘Pandemic’ is, not surprisingly, the word of the year for 2020, according to the folks at Merriam Webster. It’s cousins COVID (not really a word but an acronym) and virus are right up there, too. Every year, the world’s leading dictionaries add new words....
Are you smarter than a high schooler?

Are you smarter than a high schooler?

Parts of speech Or how to tell one fucking word from another For many this is a real eye-roller! When the teacher started talking about parts of speech, we would think, “Who cares! This is not something I’ll need to use in a job or real life.” But parts of speech are...