A.Word.A.Day @awad
Celebrating 30 years of https://t.co/xpz0P8QyYK! We're a worldwide online community of wordlovers spreading the joy and magic of language A Word A Day. wordsmith.org/awad Seattle, USA and 171 countries Joined May 2009-
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A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. -Annie Dillard, author (b. 30 Apr 1945)
triangulation: 1. Determining the position of a point by measuring angles to it from two points a known distance apart. 2. Positioning between two extremes, especially in politics. See more wordsmith.org/words/triangul…
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: I don't need time. What I need is a deadline. -Duke Ellington, jazz pianist, composer, and conductor (29 Apr 1899-1974)
elliptic: 1. Marked by extreme economy of expression in speech or writing. 2. Cryptic, ambiguous, or obscure. 3. Marked by ellipsis: the omission of one or more words from a sentence. 4. Relating to or shaped like an ellipse. See more wordsmith.org/words/elliptic…
A Weekly Compendium of Feedback on the Words in AWAD and Tidbits about Words and Language wordsmith.org/awad/awadmail1…
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: A new word is like a fresh seed sown on the ground of the discussion. -Ludwig Wittgenstein, philosopher (26 Apr 1889-1951)
gustatory: Relating to the sense of taste. See more wordsmith.org/words/gustator…
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. -Edward R. Murrow, journalist (25 Apr 1908-1965)
amusia: The inability to recognize, reproduce, or appreciate music. See more wordsmith.org/words/amusia.h…
photophobia: An abnormal sensitivity to light. See more wordsmith.org/words/photopho…
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: I hold that gentleman to be the best-dressed whose dress no one observes. -Anthony Trollope, novelist (24 Apr 1815-1882)
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man. -William Shakespeare, poet and dramatist (23 Apr 1564-1616)
macrosmatic: Having a well-developed sense of smell. See more wordsmith.org/words/macrosma…
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: The desire of the man is for the woman, but the desire of the woman is for the desire of the man. -Madame de Stael, writer (22 Apr 1766-1817)
proprioception: The awareness of location of parts of one's body. See more wordsmith.org/words/proprioc…
A Weekly Compendium of Feedback on the Words in AWAD and Tidbits about Words and Language wordsmith.org/awad/awadmail1…
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later. -Fred Brooks, computer scientist (19 Apr 1931-2022)
cryptogenic: Of unknown origin or cause. See more wordsmith.org/words/cryptoge…
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: Just think of the tragedy of teaching children not to doubt. -Clarence Darrow, lawyer and author (18 Apr 1857-1938)
zoolatry: 1. The worship of animals. 2. Extreme devotion to animals, for example, to one's pets. See more wordsmith.org/words/zoolatry…
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@awad what is life for if not discovering beauty and truth?
@awad A neglected master - on the occasion of the birthday of Charles Reznikoff - allenginsberg.org/2023/08/t-a-31…
@awad Don't all incentives discourage people from leaving?
No horse gets anywhere until harnessed. No stream or gas drives anything until confined. No Niagara is turned into light and power until tunneled. No life grows great until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined. -Harry Emerson Fosdick preacher/author (24 May 1878-1969) via @awad
@awad I have two books of his (found in antique shops), both very good.
This is very cool and unexpected!
@MaryRobinette Hey, you're in today's "A Word a Day"! wordsmith.org/words/tzedakah…
Absolutely! And thank you, @awad!
Saw this in my recent @awad email and it's so true
The above quote from @awad newsletter. Everyone should subscribe... #worthynewsletter
"There is no such thing as a 'self-made' man. We are made up of thousands of others. Everyone who has ever done a kind deed for us, or spoken one word of encouragement to us, has entered into the make-up of our character and of our thoughts." -George Matthew Adams, b.Aug 23, 1878
I love @WordsmithOrg's @awad. Today's word & blog post hit the nail on the head considering how many anti-science, #antivaxx, pro-#conspiracytheory people we're dealing with. Although my favorite is still "Kakistocracy" from Nov. 14, 2016. wordsmith.org/words/verigree…
I find stuff like this fascinating - what makes us yoomans tick - Hawthorne effect - noun: An improvement in workers’ performance attributed to the special attention they received when singled out for a study - check out the Etymology and Notes at @awad wordsmith.org/words/today.ht…
If life had a second edition, how I would correct the proofs. - John Clare, poet (July 13, 1793-1864) • via @awad
Animal factories are one more sign of the extent to which our technological capacities have advanced faster than our ethics. 😪 --Peter Singer, philosopher, professor of bioethics (b. 6 Jun 1946) (Thanks, @awad)
Sin lies only in hurting others unnecessarily. All other "sins" are invented nonsense. -Robert A. Heinlein, science-fiction author (7 Jul 1907-1988) @awad (I grok you, water brother -ed.) #robertheinlein
Sin lies only in hurting others unnecessarily. All other "sins" are invented nonsense. --Robert A. Heinlein, science-fiction author (7 Jul 1907-1988) ❤️📚❤️ (Thanks, @awad)
I was not expecting @awad to go all in on a political post about landmines, especially in a week of words about rodents, but they did, and it was amazing. Such a good read - I would strongly urge you to go see for yourself. wordsmith.org/words/myology.…
Even during Pride month 🏳️🌈@awad recognizes the built-in discrimination, dare I say systemic homophobia, faced by the LGBTQ+ community.
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