Here’s a writing prompt for all you poets out there, and those who are poets and don’t yet know it. (Sorry, I couldn’t help myself.)…
For today’s Weird Word Wednesday, let’s look at three words which deal with the human body: Calcaneus, nyctalopia and trichotillomania. Here’s what www.merriam-webster (unabridged edition)…
For today’s Weird Word Wednesday, let’s look at three foodie words which have German origins: Lebkuchen, zwieback and schnitzel. Yummy. I’m already hungry! The German…
For today’s Weird Word Wednesday, let’s look at three words which have no known origin: Huckaback, kentledge and mumblebee. In the book “How to Spell…
For today’s Weird Word Wednesday, let’s look at three words related to sports and games: Chouette, snipsnapsnorum and toxophilite. chouette Pronunciation: [ shüˈet, ˈshwet ] Part…
For today’s Weird Word Wednesday, let’s look at a special day for people who consider themselves “word nerds.” National Word Nerd Day is Sunday. “We…
For today’s Weird Word Wednesday, let’s look at three words related to food and cooking soups or sauces: Avgolemono, vichyssoise and roux. Here’s what www.merriam-webster…
For today’s Weird Word Wednesday, let’s look at three words related to time: Picosecond, yoctosecond and zeptosecond. Since 2021 is coming to a close and…
Fun fact. There’s a special day for little known factoids. It’s National Trivia Day and it’s just around the corner – Jan. 4. “Our obsession…
For today’s Weird Word Wednesday, let’s look at three words related to winter: Hibernal, apricity and brume. Here’s what www.merriam-webster says about these words: hibernal…