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August 21, 2017

Reading Addicts’ Regular Mispronunciation of Words.

We asked our Reading Addicts what words they have read over and over only to…

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Word of the Day

June 7, 2017

Word of the Day – Eviternity

Eviternity (noun) eev-it-urn-itee Everlasting. Eternal existence. Late 16th century: from Latin aeviternus ‘eternal’ + -ity.…

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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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Language Literature

March 27, 2017

20 Unintentional Innuendo Book Titles

Rudyard Kipling once apparently said: "Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by…

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Word of the Day

March 24, 2017

Word of the Day – Illywhacker

Illywhacker (noun) (rare) (aus) ill-ee-wak-a A small time conman, a confidence trickster. Australian Slang, originally…

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Word of the Day

March 15, 2017

Word of the Day – Chiliad

Chiliad (noun) (rare) kil-ee-ad A thousand things, or one thousand years. From the Greek khilioi…

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Word of the Day

March 11, 2017

Word of the Day- Troubadour

Troubadour (noun) tru-ba-door Originally A French medieval lyric poet composing and singing in Provençal in…

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Word of the Day

March 8, 2017

Word of the Day – Zealot

Zealot (noun) zel-ut A person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious,…

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Word of the Day

March 4, 2017

Word of the Day – Outré

Outré (adj) oo-tray Unusual and typically rather shocking. From the French early 18th century, past participle…

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Word of the Day

March 3, 2017

Word of the Day – Boffin

Boffin (noun) bof-in A person with knowledge or a skill considered to be complex or arcane.…

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