August 29, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Word of the Week is – current (adj.) – happening now; (n.) flow of water, air or electricity Not to be confused with, currant (n.) – a dried grape! 😉 Art credit: taken from: Jantoo.com; copyright©2017 Tony Zuvela
August 22, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Incite (v.) to move to action; to instigate. Not to be confused with ‘Insight’ (n.) – power of understanding things; practical knowledge Ah, yes, homophones – words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings – are wonderful … Continue reading
August 14, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Nohow (adv.) not in any way, not at all; in no definable way “We won’t get there today, nohow.” Not to be confused with ‘know-how’ (n.), meaning knowledge of the methods or techniques of doing something, especially something technical or … Continue reading
August 1, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Today’s Word of the Week may, or may not, have been inspired by recent events in international politics! 😉 verb informal BRITISH – loiter in a bored or listless manner: “He just mooched about his bedsit NORTH AMERICAN – ask … Continue reading
August 1, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Sorry, I couldn’t resist the Godzilla reference, incorrigible fangirl that I am! 😉 Art credit: found at: Homophonesweakly
August 1, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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…but there’s no reason to moon over something so nebulous; we can still wax lyrical with some stellar humour just the same! 😀 So, it’s good to be back – back from my holidays and back online; Glow blogs having been … Continue reading
June 19, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Our Word of the Week is Pareidolia – Noun: The imagined perception of a pattern or meaning where it does not actually exist, as in considering the moon to have human features – Collins English Dictionary Do you ever see faces in inanimate objects? … Continue reading
June 7, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Curiosity Killed the Cat This is said to warn someone not to ask too many questions about something; inquisitiveness can lead one into dangerous situations. Check out Phrases.org.uk for a potted history – another idiom! 😉 – of this phrase. … Continue reading
May 25, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Another favourite of Clishmaclaver’s would have to be Hyphenated vs. Non-hyphenated! Oh, the irony. Art found at The National Library of Scotland‘s Facebook page. 😉
May 25, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Sounds like paradise to me! 😀 Art credit: found at Books Rock My World
