Tag: dictionary
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November 06, 2009 07:38 PM EST --
I JUST WANNA USE THE 'F' WORD, DON'T YOU???????
I'm going to do it because IT'S a FREE COUNTRY and I CAN DO and SAY WhAtEver
I want to say, so... here goes.
Some of YOU people are such . . .
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November 05, 2009 08:24 PM EST --
Using the dictionary of unusual words... tried to put together something that made sense... first word starts with A, second word starts with B, third word starts with C, and so on..
Big words little . . .
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July 23, 2008 08:52 PM EDT --
I had a very strange dream before waking up about being pregnant. I think it was because of all the talk yesterday I encountered on the subject. It got me to think about dream meanings though . . .
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September 23, 2008 09:59 AM EDT --
ADULT
A person who has stopped growing at both ends and is now growing in the middle.
BEAUTY PARLOR
A place where women curl up and dye.
CANNIBAL
Someone who is fed up with . . .
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August 02, 2007 09:10 PM EDT --
I find as a writer, that an old dictionary is a great tool.
In fact, the older the dictionary, the better.
Now I have two very old dictionaries that I use, but I have others that are not so old, and . . .
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April 04, 2009 12:32 PM EDT --
(This is posted for the Saturday Writer's Workshop. The 5 words for my challenge were Nashville, rebellious, crowd scuffle, intangibly.)
Fifi's Last Howl
The detective . . .
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July 21, 2008 11:19 AM EDT --
Here is a word for today:
July 21, 2008
balbuties n.
stammering; also, a kind of defective pronunciation.
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July 24, 2008 10:27 AM EDT --
This huge dictionary is great. It takes awhile to find a word that might be new to a good portion of people, but I am having fun. If you already know a word....well, you can feel . . .
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March 14, 2007 07:13 PM EDT --
What is a word you always seem to spell wrong???
For me....it is 'definitely'.........
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October 25, 2009 08:34 AM EDT --
Ever wonder what a publisher, editor or agent thinks about your query, synopsis or submission?
Here is a humorous look at a very real issue, as if you met them in a singles bar instead . . .
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January 04, 2007 03:52 PM EST --
NEW WORDS FOR 2006 -
SOUL PATCH: A small growth of hair just below a man's lower lip above his chin.
DRAMA QUEEN: Someone who usually reacts with overly emotional responses.
UNIBROW: . . .
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February 01, 2008 02:48 PM EST --
I have always been something of a "wordsmith." I enjoy a good turn-of-the-phrase, a unique way of saying something, and learning new words.
Suffice to say, it drives my . . .
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January 12, 2009 05:14 AM EST --
If I were the devil
These would be my entries
in the devil's dictionary.
Devil. one who does not sin
Drunk. one temporarily sober
Deft. inadequate . . .
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July 07, 2008 11:05 AM EDT --
Today I have a few "obsolete" words, that appealed to me. While they are not in regular current usage, you may come across them in older texts. Could be an interesting addition to . . .
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July 28, 2008 03:48 PM EDT --
After a short weekend hiatus, the daily vocabulary expansion feature is back. Popped open the unabridged and presto .... our word for the day.
July 28, 2008
recrudescence . . .
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July 28, 2009 10:53 PM EDT --
You are a moron. Yes, that means you. I don't know WHERE in the heck you were when they passed out brains. Really. You weren't at the front of the line for sure.
You are completely . . .
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August 11, 2009 04:40 PM EDT --
We all have our pet peeves.
I decided to share this one with you because I see it regularly on Gather. That is, I see it a lot. Or, should I say: alot?
That is my pet peeve of the day: alot.
Please . . .
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June 08, 2006 10:08 AM EDT --
Ever since I started post graduate education in the fall of 99, I have kept two books beside the computer as I have composed my written assignments. These two books are a Bible and a dictionary. I have . . .
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February 10, 2007 01:14 PM EST --
My Dictionary Is Older Than I Am!
I need a new dictionary. I have two, but they won't do. I suppose I could look words up on the Internet, but I don’t because it takes too long.
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April 22, 2007 05:51 PM EDT --
Our correspondent was reading a language-related newsletter last night, and came across a comment by a contributor about Webster’s Online Dictionary (not the be confused with (merriam-webster.com). . . .
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