by Dwane | Oct 19, 2022 | Uncategorized
Contrite: Remorseful; penitent; repentant. A deep feeling of guilt for wrongdoing, combined with a desire to make amends. From Latin: contritus, “worn out, crushed, bruised” Synonyms: apologetic, repentant, sorry Contrite shows up in one of the stanzas of Rudyard...
by Dwane | Oct 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
In preparation for a trip to France, I will be hosting a question and answer meeting on Thursday, October 20. Here is the information and the link to join the meeting: Topic: Trip to France Time: Oct 20, 2022 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting...
by Dwane | Oct 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
Conundrum: a difficult puzzle or problem. A seemingly unsolvable problem. A conundrum is also a riddle with an answer containing a pun. In my research, I kept running across this example: What’s the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? One sells watches and the...
by Dwane | Oct 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
Ephemeral: short-lived, lasting or living for just one day. Synonyms: fleeting, short-lived, brief, temporal Originally, ephemeral was a medical term. Ephemeral described a sickness or a fever lasting only one day. Over time came to mean ‘lasting a short period...
by Dwane | Oct 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
Myriad: Ten thousand. A myriad can also mean: an immense number. We English speakers tend to use myriad to talk about something innumerable. For example, I ran across myriad this week while reading The Story of English by the Roberts McCrum and MacNeil. “All one...
