I grew up in the northeastern United States, where acerbity is appreciated. To outsiders it may sound cold and harsh (like the winter), but there’s no guessing where someone stands!
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Inveterate: Wednesday Words
If I tried to guess what inveterate means by looking at its parts, I would come up with something like “not a veteran”. Not quite right, I’m afraid.
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Followers
They ain’t all they’re cracked up to be.
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I found this word on a mandatory workplace poster explaining state leave benefits to employees. Since I’m in charge of posting said posters and updating them annually, I thought I should know what they say!
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November Readers’ Top Picks
Welcome to December! Let’s look back at what your favorite posts were in November before we jump headlong into the Christmas season.
Continue reading November Readers’ Top PicksDetestation: Wednesday Words
This is an oldie but a goodie I came across in a quote from Thomas Goodwin, an English Puritan theologian and preacher who lived in the 1600s.
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