The word for today is… supine (adjective, noun): adjective 1a: lying on the back or with the face upward b: marked by supination 2: exhibiting indolent or apathetic inertia or passivity especially : mentally or morally slack 3 archaic : leaning or sloping backward noun 1: a Latin verbal noun having an
The word for today is… encapsulate (verb): 1: to enclose in or as if in a capsule 2: epitomize, summarize Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :Encapsulate and its related noun, capsule, come to us from capsula, a diminutive form of the Latin noun capsa, meaning “box.” (Capsa also gave us the
The word for today is… thespian (noun, adjective): noun :actor adjective often capitalized [from the tradition that Thespis was the originator of the actor’s role] : relating to the drama Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :Greek drama was originally entirely performed by choruses. According to tradition, the Greek dramatist Thespis, of
The word for today is… serendipity (noun): : the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :Serendipity is a noun, coined in the middle of the 18th century by author Horace Walpole (he took it from the Persian fairy tale The Three
The word for today is… collate (verb): 1a: to compare critically b: to collect, compare carefully in order to verify, and often to integrate or arrange in order 2a: to assemble in proper order b: to verify the order of (printed sheets) Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :In terms of printing
The word for today is… gauche (adjective): 1a: lacking social experience or grace b: crudely made or done 2: not planar – e.g.gauche conformation of molecules Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :Although it doesn’t mean anything sinister, gauche is one of several words (including sinister) with ties to old
The word for today is… monopoly (noun): 1: exclusive ownership through legal privilege, command of supply, or concerted action 2: exclusive possession or control 3: a commodity controlled by one party 4: one that has a monopoly Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :You’re probably familiar with the word monopoly, but
Margaret Somerville Margaret Somerville AM, DSG, FRSC, FRSN, DCL is Professor of Bioethics at the University of Notre Dame Australia School of Medicine (Sydney campus). She is also Samuel Gale Professor of Law Emerita, Professor Emerita in the Faculty of Medicine, and Founding Director of the Centre for Medicine, Ethics
Ronni Stoeferle Ronni is the managing partner of Incrementum AG in Lichtenstein. He studied business administration and finance in the USA and Austria. Upon graduation, he joined Erste Group, where in 2007 he published his first In Gold We Trust report. Over the years, this report has become the industry’
Jed Clampett and the rest of The Beverly Hillbillies might have made their fortunes on black gold… Texas tea… but, even with recent price spikes, crude oil is still cheaper today than it was in 1861 (though nowhere near the astonishingly low prices of the mid-60s). When we think
The word for today is… mastodon (noun): 1: any of various extinct mammals of the elephant family existing from the Miocene through the Pleistocene that are distinguished from the related mammoths chiefly by molar teeth with cone-shaped cusps 2: one that is unusually large Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :borrowed
CJ Hopkins consentfactory.org The Mother of All Limited Hangouts has begun. Yes, I’m talking about the “Covid Twitter Files,” which are finally being released to the public, in almost textbook limited-hangout fashion. I’ll get into that in just a minute, but first, let’s review what
Annie Holmquist Ask someone from the Millennial or Generation Z crowds about tech-related topics and you’ll likely get an encyclopedia of knowledge pouring forth. Ask those same cohorts about a financial decision or money-related matter and you just might get a deer-in-the-headlights look. Over
The word for today is… catercorner (adverb, adjective): Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :Catercorner gets its first element from the Middle French noun quatre, meaning “four,” which English speakers modified to cater and applied to the four-dotted side of a die—a side important in several winning combinations in dice
Pauline Maclaran Professor of Marketing & Consumer Research, Royal Holloway University of London As one of the world’s most famous brands, the British royal family has a strong, tailored narrative of patronages, pageantry and people. The monarchy has long demonstrated its value in contemporary consumer culture, and kept its
The word for today is… rapscallion (noun): : a person who causes trouble Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :The word rascal has been part of English since the 15th century, but it apparently failed to fully capture the disagreeable nature of the wily knaves of yore: by the 16th century, English speakers
