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If you're a wordnerd who occasionally plays with Old English (the language, not the wood polish) then you might come up with a fun word such as
ǣlmiht
which means "eel power."
Holy flat tails of Flotsam and Jetsam, Batman!
#words
#UseYourWords
#wordnerd
#languages
#linguistics
#CompoundWords
#ILoveLanguage
#OldEnglish
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If you're a wordnerd who occasionally plays with Old English (the language, not the wood polish) then you might come up with a fun word such as
ǣlmiht
which means "eel power."
Holy flat tails of Flotsam and Jetsam, Batman!
#words
#UseYourWords
#wordnerd
#languages
#linguistics
#CompoundWords
#ILoveLanguage
#OldEnglish
#TheLittleMermaid -
Today in the pedantic annoyances of former English teachers:
"benefactors" are those who CONFER a benefit;
those who RECEIVE a benefit are "beneficiaries."
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Today in the pedantic annoyances of former English teachers:
"benefactors" are those who CONFER a benefit;
those who RECEIVE a benefit are "beneficiaries."
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The little weather icon on my phone either indicates that we're under water or experiencing a tidal wave (in Detroit) right now.
Maybe don't use icons for everything?
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The little weather icon on my phone either indicates that we're under water or experiencing a tidal wave (in Detroit) right now.
Maybe don't use icons for everything?
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Assertive #PandemicSpeak: instead of correcting everyone in everyday conversation who keeps saying “during Covid” or “in the pandemic” by telling them #Covidisntover, I am now sticking to my own language by using “since Covid.” All of them will hear me, some of them will get it, and in this way I can also converse about #Covid and the past without indicating that I’m on board with the unreality of it being “over.”
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Assertive #PandemicSpeak: instead of correcting everyone in everyday conversation who keeps saying “during Covid” or “in the pandemic” by telling them #Covidisntover, I am now sticking to my own language by using “since Covid.” All of them will hear me, some of them will get it, and in this way I can also converse about #Covid and the past without indicating that I’m on board with the unreality of it being “over.”
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Opinion.
Could we please stop using the term "Weaponize" instead of 'exaggerate' or 'hyperbolize' https://www.thefreedictionary.com/hyperbolizing .
There are valid situations to use the term, but most of the time.
No.
It sounds good in a sound bite, so there we are.
#UseYourWords