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Page 71: More melee- Meet Gutboy Barrelhouse
This page starts off with a discussion of how the Dungeon Master should handle combat, in particular how players announce their actions. Gygax takes some pleasure at pointing out how long exactly it … more →
Reading the DMG
New word: Nearliness
step1idiomas wrote 11 hours ago: One example of a neologism, or new word, coming into English is ‘nearliness’. You might … more →
A Holiday Song- New Words by Brian Stokes Mitchell
tasithoughts wrote 1 week ago: A beautiful song that is just right for the holiday season … more →
Brio Blogs
wordsmithie wrote 1 week ago: The other day in my ramblings through blogs, I concluded that many bloggers are not good writers. Y … more →
Hair
wordsmithie wrote 1 week ago: Back in my youth, there was a song titled Hair. It was all about long hair — and if you could … more →
What this bag of bones has learned today.
mysweetmusings wrote 3 weeks ago: Yes, you read correctly. It’s 9:30AM in my wonderland and I’ve already been put in my pl … more →
How and why I invented the word Gawkenvelopophobia
Iain wrote 3 weeks ago: WHO is this e-mail from? The writer says he is going to “FB” me in the evening. What? My nether regi … more →
New Words For 2009
Tom Baker wrote 3 weeks ago: Each year new words are added to the English dictionary or new hip meanings for existing words. Here … more →
Better Definitions for Words
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ericesad wrote 1 month ago: I present to you improved definitions for the following words and phrases: De-escalation What people … more →
An Introduction to Skrapticism
joeyglick wrote 1 month ago: This post is a follow-up to the discussion that occurred between Daniel and Ross in Daniel’s post, “ … more →
Welcome to Four Word practice
Susan M wrote 1 month ago: Four Word practice is a contemporary yoga. Patajanli’s Yoga Sutra teaches us that our bodies a … more →
Getting Beyond the Fat
wordsmithie wrote 1 month ago: Interlard is the word I want to talk about today. But, before I give a definition, I want to give a … more →
Mentionitis
Kiera wrote 1 month ago: A condition often found in women, especially lovestruck teens, whereby the sufferer will constantly … more →
Mind drifts
Kiera wrote 1 month ago: Mind drifts : the state of being which exists when reality becomes intolerably boring. While in this … more →
*'Rever*
Kiera wrote 1 month ago: ‘Rever: abbreviation of ‘never ever’, i.e. meaning ’sometimes’. Coined … more →
It Takes Two to Collude
wordsmithie wrote 1 month ago: Have you ever seen two of your children huddled together and you know that they are plotting and pla … more →
5 words a day (4)
Prittle Prattle wrote 2 months ago: Culottes: women’s trousers, usually knee-length or calf-length, cut full to resemble a skirt. My fav … more →
Logy after a Long Day
wordsmithie wrote 2 months ago: When I was in the 5th grade, I collected marbles. Or should I say I won them from playing unsuspect … more →
New Overused Word: A Prediction
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quinncreative wrote 2 months ago: The English language changes quickly and steadily. There is joy and hope in that. Impact was once ju … more →
New words.
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Karen Kaufman wrote 2 months ago: We’ve all done this, haven’t we? Change a word, put two together. Sometimes one word a … more →
