Words

Entries about words...I like the words

It’s Probably a Duck: Last night, I couldn’t recall the subject of the idiom “if it looks like a duck and sounds like a duck, it’s probably a duck”. Was it a chicken? A soup spoon? I got to wondering what other terms people…; Continue reading entry #3622

Word of the Day: Athazagoraphobia: Clearly, I suffer from an acute case. From the meagre Wikipedia entry: Athazagoraphobia is defined as the fear of (or strong reaction to) forgetting, being ignored, or generally anything dealing with the idea of forgetfulness. The definition can be extended…; Continue reading entry #3563

Five New Words I Learned Recently: Lately I’ve been keeping a Writely document to log new words that I learn. Here are the first five: salvific (from p. 104 of What I Meant to Say) Having the intention or power to bring about salvation or redemption:…; Continue reading entry #3460

Additional items in Words: Makkin Yer Voice Heard in the Scottish Pairlament; Word of the Day: Haze; The Lake Wobegon Effect; The Popularity of the Term 'Diva'; Uncyclopedia; Epithets for Country Folk; Dialectal Self-Antonyms and Lexical Differences; Fun with Google and Idioms; What Do You Think is the Most Beautiful Word?; Mother What?; Roland on Habseligkeiten; Introspective Writing; 42 Ways To Say �Broken; Woman Writes Book on Humans...Needs 315 More Pages; Banal Grammar Discussion to Follow; What's the Etymology of "Geek"?; Mondegreens; To blog or not to blog?; Grammar is tough; Haiku; Toe the Line; A Writer's Tools; Waiting With Bated Breath; Word du Jour: Therblig; Word of the Day: Deuteranopia; Gamers' Vocab; Three Sites About Words