English Language – Page 330 – For Reading Addicts

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December 4, 2016

Elon Gold an American’s Take on the World’s Accents

With the Admin of For Reading Addicts being based in the UK it is inevitable…

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Word of the Day

December 4, 2016

Word of the Day – Puerile

Puerile (adj) p-yur-ile Childishly silly and immature. Origin: (in the sense ‘like a boy’): from French…

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December 3, 2016

Word of the Day – Buffoon

Buffoon (noun) buf-oo-n A ridiculous but amusing person; a clown. Originally recorded as a rare Scots…

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December 2, 2016

Word of the Day – Churlish

Churlish (adj) chur-li-sh Rude in a mean-spirited and surly way. Taken from Churl a mean spirited…

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Word of the Day

December 1, 2016

Word of the Day – Spiel

Spiel (noun) sp-eel or sh-peel An elaborate or glib speech or story, typically one used by…

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November 29, 2016

Word of the Day – Naff

Naff (verb) naff Go away (usually in imperative naff off): As an adjective 'naffing': Used to…

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November 28, 2016

Word of the Day – Groupthink

Groupthink (noun) groop-think The practice of thinking or making decisions as a group, resulting typically in…

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Language Literature

November 27, 2016

Twenty Tricky Tongue Twisters

Language is an amazing thing, it can be used to comfort, to warn, to reassure,…

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Word of the Day

November 26, 2016

Word of the Day – Galumph

Galumph (verb) gal-umf Move in a clumsy, ponderous, or noisy manner. Coined by Lewis Carroll in…

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November 25, 2016

Word of the Day – Temerity

Temerity (noun) tem-er-it-ee Excessive confidence or boldness; foolhardiness, audacity. Evolved from an old Irish word…

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