by Dwane | Sep 16, 2014 | Education, English, Latin, Vocabulary
Abnormous: irregular; exaggerated; misshapen; enormous. This is an old word, one that has dropped out of use. What a shame. Let’s bring it back. Here’s a start: “Stop pulling me down with your abnormously negative attitude.” Abnormous is a combination...
by Dwane | Aug 19, 2014 | Education, English, Latin, Vocabulary
Abnormal: not typical, something out of the ordinary. Don’t get this word confused with its positive equivalent, exceptional. If you are abnormal, you are exceptional… in a worrisome sort of way. Abnormal has an interesting derivation. Ab, of course, means...