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    This week on Word Matters: - why the 'lady' in 'ladybug'? - the nuances of 'transmissible' vs. 'transmittable' - a treatise on the relative benefits of keeping ladybugs in a New York City apartment

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  2. 5 hours ago

    What's in a name? Sometimes, a quiz answer.

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  3. 8 hours ago

    I can’t say your worships have delivered the matter well, when I find the ass in compound with the major part of your syllables. —Coriolanus, 2.1.58-60

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  4. 10 hours ago

    Good morning! Today's is 'servile'

    Word of the Day January 14 2021 - servile - adjective - SER-vul - very obedient and trying hard to please
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  5. Jan 13

    📈 'Impeach': to charge (a public official) before a competent tribunal with misconduct in office

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  6. Jan 13

    'Foment' is ultimately from the Latin 'fovēre,' meaning “to heat” or “to soothe.”

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  7. Jan 13

    📈 Top lookups, in order: insurrection, fascism, impeach, sedition, antifa, coup, capitol, justice, incite, treason

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  8. Jan 13

    On words that are the same, but different:

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  9. Jan 13

    Good morning! Today's is 'rapport'

    Word of the Day January 13 2020 - rapport - noun - ra-POR - a friendly, harmonious relationship
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  10. Jan 12

    Cheeseparer Quakebuttock Bumblepuppist When a noun and a verb meet to form something new:

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  11. Jan 12

    A dispatch from the Department of Redundancy Department:

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  12. Jan 12

    Good morning! Today's is 'pedantic'

    Word of the Day January 12 2021 - pedantic - adjective - pih-DAN-tik - narrowly or ostentatiously learned
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  13. Jan 11

    It's cold out there. Here are some words about joy.

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  14. Jan 11

    Buzz Boom Splash Words that have moved way beyond onomatopoeia:

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  15. Jan 11

    The original, non-legal meaning of 'prosecute' is "follow to the end" or "pursue until finished."

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  16. Jan 11

    Good morning! Today's is 'mimesis'

    Word of the Day January 11 2020 - mimesis - muh-MEE-sis - imitation or mimicry
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  17. Jan 10

    'Hypercorrection': when you avoid one grammatical trap just to fall into another

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  18. Jan 10

    Good morning! Today's is 'haptic'

    Word of the Day January 10 2021 - haptic - adjective - HAP-tik - relating to the sense of touch
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  19. Jan 9

    'Cleave': to split 'Cleave': to adhere firmly 'Sanction': to give approval to 'Sanction': to impose a penalty upon 'Oversight': watchful care 'Oversight': error of omission On words with two faces:

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  20. Jan 9

    Hello! Today's is 'baksheesh'

    Word of the Day January 9 2020 - baksheesh - noun - BAK-sheesh - a gratuity or bribe
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