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The multifarious meanings of 'Momental'
Today’s email inbox Oxford English Dictionary Word Of The Day is… Momental As far as ‘knowing thyself’ goes, momental is a fickle creature, caught seven ways between obscurity,… more →
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Strange & Obscure Words To Expand Your Vocabulary With
coolrain44 wrote 2 months ago: Improve or Expand Your Vocabulary… Impress or Baffle Your Friends… Empower Yourself With … more →
The multifarious meanings of 'Momental'
Olivia McDowell wrote 3 months ago: Today’s email inbox Oxford English Dictionary Word Of The Day is… Momental As far as … more →
How's That?
dogchewedopals wrote 6 months ago: ‘LARKIER’, that’s how. Last night my cell phone’s mini-Scrabble dropped this … more →
Ampersand another thing...
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Olivia McDowell wrote 7 months ago: I was asked last night how often I update my blog. I couldn’t think of a word that meant … more →
The Phrontistery
Sarah wrote 9 months ago: http://phrontistery.info/ This is a great site for all the word lovers! (And all those who answer t … more →
Idios
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fractone wrote 10 months ago: No, I didn’t forget my “t”. A few excerpts from the book I’m currently readi … more →
Word Play
Murph wrote 11 months ago: Tonight while Mom and Dad braved the cold and frigid winds to attend a wedding, the kids and I tucke … more →
The language of deep space
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Olivia McDowell wrote 1 year ago: I love beautiful, sciencey, spacey things. Mainly because I’m an absolute nerd, born and bred. … more →
Just Words
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BondBloke wrote 1 year ago: Thanks to Crafty Green Poet I found this post, which I found extremely interesting. Upon reading the … more →
Word of the Day: Sillograph
Biblioklept wrote 1 year ago: From the OED: “A writer of satires or lampoons; applied to Timon of Phlius (268 BC). 1845 LEWE … more →
English 101
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mattjewett wrote 1 year ago: There are so many obscure and underused (but *wonderful*) words in the English language. I thought t … more →
