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Tag: words
The word ‘beggar’ in my mind
Today they have all sorts of words for what was called ‘beggar’. Maybe ‘beggar’ sounds undignified, and homeless more appropriate, but I found the word beggar explained my experience best in my encounter with someone. I just understood. Maybe this is due to my background, in that the word beggar was roughley used all the… Read More The word ‘beggar’ in my mind
Refraining from using words where it fits
There is another level in learning the meanings of words in that one decides if one will ever use the word at all and give a reason why. This can be so with descriptive words in that they describe people, characters, and things. Are there better or more meaningful ways to describe something or someone… Read More Refraining from using words where it fits
Looking up that difficult word is a pain to do but one just must
How was I going to remember this word I wondered. It had such a complex meaning with a another word I did not know and needed further definition. So, I perservered. Yes, I perservered. I looked that other difficult word up. To my amazement I found the meaning of that other difficult word expanded on… Read More Looking up that difficult word is a pain to do but one just must
Aiding memory through repetition
As I was reading, I came across some same words I had put on my list of words to get to know better. I found I was rejoging my memory on their meanings, definitions, etc. as their meanings had fallen from my memory. I hope by refreshing this way the words will stick more in… Read More Aiding memory through repetition
Alias
I like the word alias, I don’t have a so strong impression of the word that I love it, although there is the saying, “I love it!”. Alias is an identity other than your own so you can feast your imaginations on what characters one can play or identity with. The real self remains.
Multiple drafts reveal a real development
If you’ve read the first drafts of Star Wars you may understand or at least I do as I have just compared the older stories of Star Wars with the finished script. It was amazing. I was so surprised to see the dearth in the original drafts compared to the later ones. That is, I… Read More Multiple drafts reveal a real development
The word with those connotations: ‘sly’
The Word for Today is ‘sly’.
Remaining: ‘extant’ is the word of the day
Remaining, still there, still present, surviving this is the meaning of “extant” an adjective describing that something still exists. The extant manuscript: it’s a favourite word in literary things.
Understanding the word ‘crimson’
Crimson is a rich sounding word. It means rich, as in a “rich, deep red” inclining to purple (but not exactly purple). I asked myself, how would you use this word? When would you use this word? Crimson is an adjective so describes something. The word sounds so rich it could be used to describe… Read More Understanding the word ‘crimson’
This one is spelt with a ‘h’
There are some words one knows but doesn’t really. I know what whisked means instinctively, but would I know how to articulate what it means? If this is a question I ask, I add the word to my notebook of words I got to learn.
Reviewing the list of words in the notebook
One of the things I have been recommended to do is to keep a notebook of words. So, I have, as this helps me learn novel words. I write down the word with a memory jogger as to its definition. But I got to review these words every so often as some will slip through… Read More Reviewing the list of words in the notebook
It stood proud: the obelisk
To not confuse “obelisk” with “Obelix”, the word “obelisk” is a stone pillar of some sort. Obelix is a character. This kind of stone pillar narrows towards the end or gets narrower towards the end. It is tapering towards the end. Tapering simply means to get narrower.
Understanding the nuances of the language
A way to be understood if someone cannot distinguish your speech. Say one is asking another person what spread she wants on her toast. One may say, “Do you want cheese?” The other person cannot distinguish the word cheese. They say, “Weeze?” To be understood, the first person says, “The mouse likes cheese.” The other… Read More Understanding the nuances of the language
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