by Dwane | Sep 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
Cheeseparing – Saving via extreme frugality If someone cuts for you a rather thin piece of cheese, they are cheeseparing. Perhaps because they are frugal. Cheeseparing comes from the Old English word for cheese (case) and the Old French word for trimming,...
by Dwane | Sep 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
Triskaidekaphobia – Irrational fear of the number thirteen Triskaidekaphobia is a combination of multiple Greek words. Τρεῖς (tres) three, χαί (kai), δέχα (deka) ten and, or course φόβος (phobos) fear. This word came up in a Greek class this morning, as we were...
by Dwane | Aug 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
Disremember: to forget. I ran across this word in The Wright Brothers, by David McCullough. A book I enjoyed immensely, by the way. If you are looking for a book capable of inspiring you to work incredibly hard, this may be the book for you. While testing their...
by Dwane | Aug 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
Jargon This morning, in an online Greek class, we learned some of the rules for Greek accenting. The rules are complex and full of academic jargon. Later, I thought of what a weird word jargon is. I wondered where it came from. This is what I found out. Noah...
by Dwane | Jul 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
JOMO – The Joy of Missing Out. I am sure I am behind the curve here. I’ve known about FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) for a while now. I did not know about the JOMO until today. Just found this word (if it is a word) and I love it. There are a bunch of Rivian...
by Dwane | Jul 21, 2023 | Uncategorized
