The word for today is… perspicacious (adjective): : of acute mental vision or discernment Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :Some perspective on perspicacious: the word combines the Latin perspicac- (from perspicax meaning “clear-sighted,” which in turn comes from perspicere, “to see through”) with the common English adjective suffix -ious. The result
Robert Lyman Dr. Jay Lehr cfact.org Robert Lyman is an economist with 37 years of service to the Canadian government. CFACT Senior Science Analyst Jay Lehr has authored more than 1,000 magazine and journal articles and 36 books. Jay’s new book A Hitchhikers Journey Through Climate Change
The word for today is… verdigris (noun): 1a : a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates b : normal copper acetate Cu(C2H3O2)2·H2O 2 : a green or bluish deposit especially of copper
The word for today is… haywire (adverb or adjective): 1 : being out of order or having gone wrong 2 : emotionally or mentally upset or out of control Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :The noun haywire refers to a type of wire once used in baling hay and sometimes for makeshift repairs.
The word for today is… ilk (noun, pronoun): noun : sort, kind – e.g. politicians and their ilk pronoun (chiefly Scotland) : same —used with that especially in the names of landed families Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :The Old English pronoun ilca is the predecessor of the modern noun ilk, but by
The word for today is… exponent (noun): 1 : a symbol written above and to the right of a mathematical expression to indicate the operation of raising to a power 2a : one that expounds or interprets b : one that champions, practices, or exemplifies Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :You probably won’t
Walter Block fee.org Walter Edward Block is an American economist and anarcho-capitalist theorist who holds the Harold E. Wirth Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair in Economics at the J. A. Butt School of Business at Loyola University New Orleans. He is a member of the FEE Faculty Network. With
The word for today is… laconic (adjective): : using or involving the use of a minimum of words Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :Laconia was an ancient country in southern Greece. Its capital city was Sparta, and the Spartans were famous for their terseness of speech. Laconic comes to us by way
After my partner and I had spent nearly 24 hours travelling from Asia to return to New Zealand our last leg from Sydney to Auckland was delayed by two hours. We finally arrived at Auckland Airport on QF143 18 November 2022 only to be advised by the captain they had
The word for today is… coalesce (verb): 1 : to grow together 2a : to unite into a whole : fuse b : to unite for a common end : join forces 3 : to arise from the combination of distinct elements Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :The meaning of many English words equals the sum of
Lawrence W. Reed fee.org Lawrence W Reed is FEE’s President Emeritus, Humphreys Family Senior Fellow and Ron Manners Global Ambassador for Liberty, having served for nearly 11 years as FEE¦s president (2008-2019). He is author of the 2020 book, Was Jesus a Socialist? as well as
One thing I’ve wondered about is what the “T” is doing in LGBT. “Lesbian”, “Gay” and “Bisexual” refer to sexual orientation, who you prefer to sleep with. “Transgender” has nothing to do with sexual orientation. Further, someone who is transgender can be gay, lesbian or bisexual. “So what?” you
The word for today is… rancid (adjective): 1 : having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition 2 : distinctly unpleasant or distasteful : offensive Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :Rancid and putrid and fetid. While all three words are used to describe unpleasant smells and tastes, each also traces
Punit Shah Luca Hargitai University of Bath Lucy Anne Livingston King’s College London Punit Shah is an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Bath. Luca Hargitai is a PhD researcher at the University of Bath exploring the concept and measurement of ADHD and its links with mental
The word for today is… broadside (noun, adjective, adverb, verb): noun 1a(1) : a sizable sheet of paper printed on one side (2) : a sheet printed on one or both sides and folded b : something (such as a ballad) printed on a broadside 2 archaic : the side of a ship
Electricity and water don’t mix… but then you can’t fix stupid. Ford crossing writes off hybrid vehicle in Bay of Plenty Stuff Read more here. Discuss it on the BFD.
