Crocodile Tears /CROCK-uh-dial – teers/ Plural Noun – False
or affected tears; hypocritical sorrow.
Schultz mea culpa
“Sorry I sold the Sonics”
Mere crocodile tears
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Friday, January 4, 2019
Abominable, Heinous. A Snowman by Any Other Name Would be as Scary...
Heinous • \HAY-nuss\ • Adjective – Hatefully or shockingly
evil: abominable
Abominable
The synonym of heinous
Yeti’s alias
Friday, December 28, 2018
Indubitably, It's DeBussy...
Canorous /kuh-NORE-us/ Adjective - Pleasant sounding:
melodious
The sounds of heaven
Canorous strains, Clair de Lune
Great work DeBussy!
Thursday, December 27, 2018
Don't Let Your Grammar be a 97 Pound Weakling...
Enervate /ENN-err-vayt/ Verb – 1: to reduce the mental or
moral vigor of; 2: to lessen the vitality or strength of.
Using passive voice
Enervates your turgid prose
Use the active voice!
(You know, the little voice in your head…)
Wednesday, November 28, 2018
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet...
Betwixt / bih-TWIKST/ adverb or preposition – Between.
Beauty, her splendor
A red rose betwixt two thorns
A fragrance divine
Wednesday, November 21, 2018
Give Thanks for All Your Blessings...
Thanksgiving /thanks-GIVE-ing/ Noun – 1a, capitalized: Thanksgiving
Day b: a public acknowledgment or celebration of divine goodness 2: the act of
giving thanks 3: a prayer expressing gratitude
Blessed Thanksgiving
Family, friends, and colleagues
Glad thanks for them all
Friday, November 16, 2018
“Oh Captain, I do declare!”
Coquetry • \KOE-kut-tree\ • Noun - A flirtatious act or
attitude
Fluttering lace fan
Sparking eyes, a hidden smile
Southern coquetry
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