The word for today is… deem (verb): : to come to think or judge : consider Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Originally, deem meant “to legally condemn.” The word is still frequently used in contexts pertaining to the law but with the general meaning “to judge” or “to decide after inquiry and deliberation,
Camille Paglia persuasively argues that a sign of a dying civilisation is the elite openly embracing degeneracy. It’s difficult to escape the impression that that’s exactly where Western civilisation is teetering on the brink, right now. But there’s an even deeper malaise afflicting the West, one that
The word for today is… attrition (noun): 1: sorrow for one’s sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God 2 : the act of rubbing together : the act of wearing or grinding down by friction 3 : the act of weakening or exhausting by constant
Hannah Frankman fee.org Hannah is a career development coach and a course instructor. She works as an advisor at Praxis and an instructor at The Objective Standard Institute. You can find her work at hannahfrankman.com. Kevin Cooper, known to the internet as Cole Summers, was taken from this
The word for today is… laudable (adjective): : worthy of praise : commendable Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Both laudable and laudatory derive ultimately from Latin laud- or laus, meaning “praise.” Laudable and laudatory differ in meaning, however, and usage commentators warn against using them interchangeably. Laudable means “deserving praise” or “praiseworthy,” as
And just like that… It’s all over. We left off where my son and the lawyer were both AWOL and I was required to persuade them both to provide personal ID information in triplicate and also to sign Account Operating Authority forms… even though neither of them had access
The word for today is… askance (adverb): 1 : with disapproval or distrust : scornfully 2 : with a side-glance : obliquely Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Askance, which etymologists believe may have been influenced by askew, comes from Middle English forms such as askaunce, a-skans, a-skaunces, meaning variously “in such a way that,” “as
Alex Dook particle.scitech.org.au Raised by a physics teacher and a university professor, Alex had no choice but to be a science nerd. He has worked in science communication in both Perth and Melbourne, mainly setting things on fire for delighted children. Alex is now a freelance science
The word for today is… juxtapose (verb): : to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : A back-formation is a word that has come about through the removal of a prefix or a suffix from
My Trust bank account, which has been in existence for 16 years, is under scrutiny from the BNZ. They claim to need all my ID information in quadruplicate, and they claim they do not have copy of the original Trust deed. This cannot be true, of course. They must have
The word for today is… imprimatur (noun): 1a : sanction, approval b : a mark of approval or distinction 2a : a license to print or publish especially by Roman Catholic episcopal authority b : approval of a publication under circumstances of official censorship Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Imprimatur means “let it be printed”
The word for today is… instigate (verb): : to goad or urge forward, provoke Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Instigate is often used as a synonym of incite (as in “hoodlums instigating violence”), but the two words differ slightly in their overall usage. Incite usually stresses an act of stirring something up
Hoo, boy: the rainbow bullies are not happy. The public is increasingly fed up with them and kicking back. Especially with their open agenda of grooming children. This has apparently come as a shock to them, but it turns out that – as they openly boasted last year – “coming for your
I have been a BNZ customer since the 1990s. We had a mortgage with them back then, and when I went into business in 2001 I set up a business account with them too. I set up a trust in 2006 to protect the family home, also with the BNZ.
The word for today is… apotheosis (noun): 1a : the perfect form or example of something b : the highest or best part of something, peak 2 : elevation to divine status : deification Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Among the ancient Greeks, it was sometimes thought fitting—or simply handy, say if you wanted
The word for today is… eschew (verb): : to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical ground Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Eschew derives from the Anglo-French verb eschiver and is akin to the Old High German verb sciuhen (“to frighten off”), an ancestor of our word shy. In his famous dictionary
