Australians may have to skip the after-work bevvies as the country faces a drastic beer tax hike, where one pint could cost pub-goers up to AU$15 (NZ$16.66). The tax is set to increase by 4 per cent, making it the largest jump in 30 years,
The word for today is… foment (verb): : to promote the growth or development of : rouse, incite Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : If you had sore muscles in the 1600s, your doctor might have advised you to foment the injury, perhaps with heated lotions or warm wax. Does this sound like an
The word for today is… dander (noun): 1 : dandruff – minute scales from hair, feathers, or skin that may be allergenic 2 : anger, temper – especially in the phrase “get someone’s dander up.” Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : How did dander acquire its “temper” sense? There are several theories, though the evidence
The word for today is… mercurial (adjective): 1 : of, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury 2 : having qualities of eloquence, ingenuity, or thievishness attributed to the god Mercury or to the influence of the planet Mercury 3 : characterized by rapid and unpredictable changeableness of mood 4 : of, relating
The word for today is… galumph (verb): to move with a clumsy heavy tread Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Galumph first lumbered onto the English scene in 1872 when Lewis Carroll used the word to describe the actions of the vanquisher of the Jabberwock in Through the Looking Glass: “He left
Michael Cook mercatornet.com Michael Cook is the editor of MercatorNet. He lives in Sydney, Australia. The California State Assembly has been studying a bill, SB 107, to declare the state a sanctuary for minors who have been denied transgender-affirming medicine and surgery elsewhere. SB 107 would permit insurance
The word for today is… paradox (noun): 1 : one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases 2a : a statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true b : a self-contradictory statement that at first seems true c
Libby (Elizabeth) Sander Bond University Libby Sander, PhD, Master HRM, Bachelor of Arts (Japanese), Bachelor of Business, is an Assistant Professor in the Business School at Bond University. Telstra and Westpac are the latest companies to encourage staff to work from home, just a few months after some of them
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The word for today is… adhoc (adverb, adjective): adverb: for the particular end or case at hand without consideration of wider application adjective: 1a : concerned with a particular end or purpose b : formed or used for specific or immediate problems or needs 2 : fashioned from whatever is immediately available : improvised
My son has recently taken up a job in Paris. Before he went, I encouraged him to brush up on his school French, which he had studied for four years. He duly found an online course, worked on it for a while and started to feel a bit more confident
The word for today is… fiat (noun): 1 : an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree – government by fiat 2 : an authoritative determination 3 : a command or act of will that creates something without or as if without further effort Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Latin, let it be done, 3rd singular present
The word for today is… bucolic (adjective): 1 : of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral 2a : relating to or typical of rural life b : idyllic Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : We get bucolic from the Latin word bucolicus, which is ultimately from the Greek word boukolos, meaning “cowherd.” When bucolic
The word for today is… stygian (adjective – often capitalised): 1 : of or relating to the river Styx 2 : extremely dark, gloomy, or forbidding Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Stygian comes to us (by way of Latin stygius and Greek stygios) from Styx, the name of the principal river in Hades, the
The word for today is… avoirdupois (noun, adjective): noun: 1 : avoirdupois weight 2 : weight, heaviness adjective: expressed in avoirdupois weight Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : When “avoirdupois” first appeared in English in the 15th century, it carried a meaning of “goods sold by weight,” which is also the meaning of its
Benjamin Curtis Nottingham Trent University After obtaining his PhD in philosophy, Benjamin Curtis taught for seven years in the philosophy department at the University of Nottingham before joining Nottingham Trent University. Whataboutism is an argumentative tactic where a person or group responds to an accusation or difficult question by deflection.
