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August 8, 2020
By Barbara McAlister Word of the Day: Canard A news commentator recently called a questionable...
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August 1, 2020
By Barbara McAlister Word of the Day: Heliocentric “Helio” is a prefix from the Greek...
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July 25, 2020
By Barbara McAllister Word of the Day: Noyade Trust the French to have a wonderfully...
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July 18, 2020
By Barbara McAllister Word of the Day: Moxie Moxie, with a capital M is a...
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July 11, 2020
By Barbara McAllister Word of the Day: Chyron That strip of crawling text seen on...
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July 4, 2020
By Barbara McAllister Word of the Day: Spinster Spinster is a term typically referring to...
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June 27, 2020
By Barbara McAllister Word of the Day: Shibboleth Shibboleth is an old Hebrew word for...
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June 20, 2020
By Barbara McAllister If you’re invited to a raku party expect to: a) Make pottery...
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June 13, 2020
By Barbara McAllister Word of the Day: Karakul A newspaper photo of Afghanistan’s president described...
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June 6, 2020
By Barbara McAllister Word of the Day: Ebullient Ebullient means exuberant or overflowing with high...
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May 30, 2020
By Barbara McAlister Word of the Day: Drammack Also spelled “drammock” or “drammach,” it’s a...
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May 23, 2020
By Barbara McAllister Word of the Day: Portmanteau A portmanteau is a suitcase that opens...
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May 16, 2020
By Barbara McAllister Word of the Day: Secretary On a typical day, a secretary may...
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May 9, 2020
By Barbara McAllister Word of the Day: Plagiarize To plagiarize something is to copy it...
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May 2, 2020
By Barbara McAllister Word of the Day: Mellifluous If a sound is described as mellifluous,...
