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The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 1/18/19

Words from the week of 1/18/2019

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Homophone Quiz

More/moor than/then two/too/to.

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Buzzfeed: A 'Cache' of Documents

BuzzFeed reports on Trump-Cohen documents.

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Some Odd Words with ISMO: "Junk in the Trunk"

Comedian ISMO on what separates a boot from a trunk

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The Land of Multisyllabic Homophones

A step up from 'there,' 'their,' and 'they're'

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The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 1/18/19

Words from the week of 1/18/2019

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'Teetotaler' — Video Word of the Day 1/18/2019

noun - someone who never drinks alcohol

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Some Odd Words with ISMO: "Junk in the Trunk"

Comedian ISMO on what separates a boot from a trunk

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It originally meant "having wings"

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'Farouche' — Video Word of the Day 1/17/2019

adj. - marked by shyness and lack of polish

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The Land of Multisyllabic Homophones

A step up from 'there,' 'their,' and 'they're'

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The Verbing Adventures of 'Weigh' and 'Weight'

They both do it, but (mostly) differently

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'Nomothetic' — Video Word of the Day 1/16/2019

adj. - involving abstract or general statements

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Some Odd Words with ISMO: "People Tipping"

Comedian ISMO on the complexities of the word 'tip'

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A 17-Word Look Into the Anatomy of a Book

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'Liaison' — Video Word of the Day 1/15/2019

noun - a person who helps groups work together

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'Mea culpa' — Video Word of the Day 1/14/2019

noun - a formal acknowledgment of personal fault

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Some Odd Words with ISMO: "The One-derful Won"

Comedian ISMO tries to figure out 'one' and 'two'

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On ‘Climatic’ and ‘Climactic’

One letter makes all the difference.

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The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 1/11/19

Words from the week of 1/11/2019

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'Syllogism' — Video Word of the Day 1/11/2019

noun - deductive reasoning

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'Jerry-built' vs. 'Jury-rigged' vs. 'Jerry-rigged'

Three terms, three strong options.

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How Do You Pluralize ‘Mr.’ and ‘Mrs.'?

It’s not as easy as it looks.

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'Venal' — Video Word of the Day 1/10/2019

adj. - open to corruption or bribery

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'Behest' — Video Word of the Day 1/9/2019

noun - a command or an urgent prompting

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What's the Non-Issue with 'Astronomical'?

Its figurative use is rarely complained about.

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'Malinger' — Video Word of the Day 1/8/2019

verb - to pretend illness so as to avoid duty

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Words We're Watching: 'Inspo'

This word is such an inspiration

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'Demotic' — Video Word of the Day 1/7/2019

adj. - "popular or common"

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wherewithal

means, resources, or money

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