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Word of the Day

September 6, 2020

Word of the Day – Marmoreal

Marmoreal (adj) mar-mor-ee-al (literary) Made of or compared to marble. Late 18th century from Latin…

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September 5, 2020

Word of the Day – Phreak

Phreak (noun/verb) fr-eek A person who hacks into telecommunications systems, especially to obtain free calls./Hack…

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September 4, 2020

Word of the Day – Galactico

Galactico (noun) gal-ak-tik-o (informal) An exceptionally skilled and celebrated soccer player. Early 21st century Spanish…

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September 3, 2020

Word of the Day – Gamin

Gamin (noun) Ga-min (dated) A street urchin. Mid 19th century French, originally an eastern dialect…

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September 2, 2020

Word of the Day – Amok

Amok (adverb) am-ok in a frenzied way Mid 17th century via Portuguese amouco, from Malay…

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September 1, 2020

Word of the Day – Metallurgy

Metallurgy (noun) met-al-er-jee The branch of science and technology concerned with the properties of metals…

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Guest Blogs Reading Formats

August 31, 2020

Six reasons why paper books are better than e-books.

I’m a great supporter of paper books: I love everything about them. And as such,…

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August 31, 2020

Word of the Day – Beanfeast

Beanfeast (noun) been-fee-st (informal) (British) A celebratory party with plentiful food and drink Early 19th…

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August 30, 2020

Word of the Day – Tiffin

Tiffin (noun) ti-fin (Indian)(dated) A snack or light meal. (British) A cake or dessert made…

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Guest Blogs Inspired by Literature

August 29, 2020

The Sandman: A TED Talk (In Blog Form)

How dare you? How dare you, an insignificant little bird dream in a land from…

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