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The word of the day (Dictionary.com's, not mine), is so excellent I had to share it with the general populace:
sartorial: Of or relating to a tailor or to tailoring. Of or relating to clothing, or style or manner of dress. [Anatomy] Of or relating to the sartorius muscle ( Read more... ) -
Linguistic extracarricular edification
Here are some words of the day that I had failed to post for a while, brought to you by dictionary.com
Word of the day for Friday, July 3: Philosophy: The rational investigation of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct. Any of the three branches, namely natural philosophy, moral philosophy, and metaphysical philosophy, that are ( Read more... ) -
The Wonderful World of Literary Publication
There are a couple of things that really irritate me when I pick up a book. Firstly, books that lie. There is nothing more annoying than getting 50 pages into a book and then realizng that it is actually not a stand alone book, or even the first book in a series, but is, in fact, number 639 in a series of 5 billion. It would be nice if they ( Read more... ) -
Home Improvement
Since my kitten, Walley, arrived in my house in December, I have learned a number of things about him. Of interest today is the following. He is rather jumpy, so there is a long list of things he is afraid of, including vacuums, mops, drills, and motorcycles. He also doesn't like the smell of wood polish or hand lotion. From this, I have ( Read more... ) -
Diamond Shreddies
Keep in mind that it is the year of the ox. All oxen should immediately begin accelerating their plans for world domination, as they will no doubt be favoured over other zodiac animals during the upcoming 12 months. Note that rats, snakes, and roosters will probably be more willing to be your minions than tigers, horses and sheep ( Read more... ) -
Merry December the 28th
In the spirit of...not christmas...I shall now regale you with the words of the past few days. All the deffinitions are from Microsoft Encarta Dictionaries © Microsoft® Encarta® 2009, which is very awsome.
December 26: proletariat: Working class: the class of wage-earning workers in society. Class of industrial wage-earners: in Marxist theory, ( Read more... ) -
Merry Christmas!
What is more christmasy than the Word of the Day!
Pismire: an ant
Thank you dictionary.com
I baked cappucino cookies today. And dipped them in chocolate. Be jealous! -
An Occasion to Remember
Today is, apparently, Rene Magritte's 110th birthday. You should all go here and admire his excellent surrealist paintings. Especially 'Ceci n'est pas une pipe'. -
A word.
Today's exciting event is the word of the day!
venal: (adjective) Willing to sell one's influence, esp. in return for a bribe; open to bribery; mercenary: a venal judge. Able to be purchased, as by a bribe: venal acquittals. Associated with or characterized by bribery: a venal administration; venal agreements.
Special thanks to dictionary.com ( Read more... )
