It's hard to put your finger on why, but some words are just awful. These are some to be avoided as much as possible.
B
C
- chunky
- clogged
- coitus
- crevice
- crust
- curd
D
- damp
- discharge
- doily
- dripping
F
- fester
- fetus
- flaccid
- flaps
- frothy
G
- giblets
- goiter
- gurgle
- gushing
H
I
J
L
M
- maggots
- moist
- moreish
- mucus
- munch
O
P
- panties
- pantyhose
- phlegm
- prideful
- pustule
Q
R
- renal
- riddle
- roaches
- rural
S
- secrete
- seepage
- slacks
- slurp
- smear
- sputum
- squelch
- squirt
T
U
V
W
Y
12 February 2022 | words, list, horror |
Why nary a peep exchanged in timely greeting? (5,3,4)
Answer: HAPPYNEWYEAR
1 January 2022 | crossword, puzzle, happy new year |
Excellent banger at Christmas dinner, standard (11)
Answer: CRACKERJACK
25 December 2021 | crossword, puzzle, christmas |
Picture a winter diversion of children (5)
Answer: SLIDE
21 December 2021 | crossword, puzzle, winter |
It's hard to put your finger on why, but some words are just beautiful. These are some of my favorites to see on a page.
A
- achromatic
- aeon
- anosmia
- antediluvian
- argle-bargle
- aurora
- autumn
- azimuth
B
- bioluminescence
- braggadocious
- broccoli
C
- coalescence
- conciliatory
- crepuscular
- cretaceous
- crystalline
D
- deciduous
- defenestrate
- deooxyribonucleic acid
- didactic
- discordant
- dodecahedron
E
- elastic
- elegiac
- endeavor
- entourage
- ephemeral
- epistemology
- ethereal
- exacerbate
- exquisite
F
G
H
I
- indubitably
- infinitesimal
- insinuate
- iridescent
J
L
- lackadaisically
- lamentation
- lepidoptera
- liminal
- lithe
- loquacious
- lullaby
M
- macabre
- machiavellian
- malefactor
- melancholia
- mellifluous
N
O
- october
- onomatopoeia
- opaque
P
- parhelion
- persnickety
- perspicacious
Q
R
- requiem
- ricochet
- rococo
- rudimentary
S
- salubrious
- scrumptious
- serendipity
- shenanigans
- shroud
- silhouette
- slake
- snickerdoodles
- subcutaneous
- sumptuous
- susurrus
- sycophant
- synecdoche
T
V
Z
12 December 2021 | words, list, beauty |
Loving this infographic showing the etymology of the spices, created by @etymology_nerd.
The award for Most Enlightening goes to the origin of vanilla, but my favourite is the etymology of basil coming from the Greek for royal plant.
2 December 2021 | english history, etymology, spices, food |
Thanksgiving set up supporting first of Pilgrims (6)
Answer: PRAISE
25 November 2021 | crossword, puzzle, thanksgiving |
It's hard to recruit good people, and these words and phrases are guaranteed to put off applicants. Avoid where possible!
1
C
- clock watchers need not apply
- code ninja
- competitive salary
D
E
- entrepreneurial spirit
- exponential growth
F
- family culture
- family owned
- fast paced
- flat hierarchy
- fun-loving
H
- hands-on
- high energy
- highly motivated
- hustle
K
M
O
- occasional nights and weekends
- on call as needed
- overtime as needed
P
R
S
- schedule tbd
- self-starter
- sense of humor
T
U
W
- wearing many hats
- work hard and play hard
22 November 2021 | recruitment, list |
You can understand
where the fans were coming from.
Adele built her empire on heartache:
moving reflections of pain and its aftermath,
like finding "Someone Like You,"
or merely saying “Hello” to an ex
after years have passed.
At the time they announced their breakup,
nearly four years had passed
since Adele's last album,
and her audience was hungry
for something new.
And what’s a better album prompt
than a high-profile divorce?
Found in Rolling Stone (thanks to Floss for sending it in).
21 November 2021 | poem, found poetry |
