August 29, 2017
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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
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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
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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
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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
June 19, 2017
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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
May 24, 2017
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April 27, 2017 by Miss Stewart | 0 comments
lean on
Rely on or derive support from. ‘they have learned to lean on each other for support’; put pressure on (someone) to act in a certain way. ‘a determination not to allow the majority to lean on the minority’
(of a person or animal) thin, especially healthily so; having no superfluous fat.
Offering little reward, substance, or nourishment; meagre. ‘the lean winter months’; ‘keep a small reserve to tide you over the lean years’
March 27, 2017
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March 20, 2017
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Zeitgeist ˈzʌɪtɡʌɪst/ noun: zeitgeist – the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time. [Mid 19th century: from German Zeitgeist, from Zeit ‘time’ + Geist ‘spirit’] Click here for … Continue reading
March 14, 2017
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filibuster ˈfɪlɪbʌstə/ noun: filibuster; plural noun: filibusters 1. an action such as prolonged speaking which obstructs progress in a legislative assembly in a way that does not technically contravene the required procedures. Synonyms: delaying tactics, stonewalling, procrastination, obstruction, delaying, blocking, … Continue reading
