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Word of the Day

April 14, 2017

Word of the Day -Hamartia

Hamartia (noun) (literary) ham-ah-tee-a The fatal flaw that leads to the downfall of a character.…

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Word of the Day

April 13, 2017

Word of the Day – Jettatura

Jettatura (noun) jeta-too-ra The evil eye; bad luck. 19th century, etymology unknown. First seen in…

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Word of the Day

April 12, 2017

Word of the Day – Fanfaronade

Fanfaronade (noun) fan-faron-ayd Arrogant or boastful talk. From the French fanfaron, braggart. Fanfaronade has the…

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Word of the Day

April 11, 2017

Word of the Day – Jejune

Jejune (adj) je-jew-n Naive, simplistic and superficial. From the Latin jenunus, literally 'barren', not intellectually…

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Word of the Day

April 10, 2017

Word of the Day – Cockamamie

Cockamamie (adj) cok-a-may-mee Ridiculous; implausible. Chiefly North American, first used in the 1940s. (more…)

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Language Literature

April 9, 2017

5 Books for Language Lovers

Following on from 21 Words for Book Lovers, we have played the old switcheroo and…

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Word of the Day

April 9, 2017

Word of the Day – Canoodle

Canoodle (verb) can-oo-dl To kiss and cuddle amorously. First used mid 19th century, US origins.…

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Poetry Quotations

April 7, 2017

William Wordsworth The Wordsmith

England's most influential Romantic poet was born on the 7th of April in 1770, at Cockermouth…

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Word of the Day

April 7, 2017

Word of the Day – Edacious

Edacious (adj) ee-day-shus Relating to, or given to eating. From Latin 'edare' to eat. What…

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Language On Writing

April 6, 2017

21 Words Book Lovers Will Appreciate

As we suspect you rather like reading, and you possibly enjoy a decent word now…

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