Words for Subservient People and Actions
One of the most unforgettable characters in literature is Uriah Heep in the novel David Copperfield by Charles Dickens.
Heep works as clerk to Miss Trotwood’s lawyer, Mr. Wickfield. Because Wickfield is often incapacitated by alcoholism, Heep is able to cheat him out of his wealth. Heep’s most memorable and repellent characteristic is his frequently avowed [...]
50 Incorrect Pronunciations That Make You Look Dumb
Fred Astaire drew laughs back in the Thirties with his song “Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off” in which the lovers can’t agree on the pronunciation of words like either, neither, and tomato.
The Changing Pronunciation of “Leisure”
When I was about ten years old, my aunt gave me a subscription to a Disney comic. I remember one issue in which Donald Duck and his nephews had a treasure map.
Don’t Be Too Eager to Publish
My son gave me a mystery the other day. He’d encountered the author at Barnes and Nobles and, having chatted with the man, he felt bound to buy a copy of his book. We’ll call the writer Author X.
Word of the Day: Karma
Karma [kär'mə], according to the Buddhism, is the overall effect that the actions of a person will have on his or her own future existence. It is also used generally in the western world to indicate one’s destiny or fate.
Words to Describe Fearful Recoil
Writers are constantly reminded “Show, don’t tell!”
One way to be more descriptive in our writing is to use verbs that convey movement.
English Words Spelled with 3-letter /ī/
Among several ways to spell the “long i” sound in English is the 3-letter combination -igh- as in sight [sīt].
We’re in the Pink
Look up the word pink in the Merriam-Webster Online Unabridged Dictionary, and you’ll find 13 entries for the single word, and 175 two-word entries in which one of the words is pink.
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