The word for today is… amenable (adjective): willing to agree to or accept something that is wanted or asked for. Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Nowadays, amenable is often used to describe someone who is favorably disposed to something, but it ultimately comes from Latin minari, meaning “to threaten.” Since the
The word for today is… fugitive (adjective, noun): adjective 1 : running away or intending flight 2 : moving from place to place 3a : being of short duration b : difficult to grasp or retain c : likely to evaporate, deteriorate, change, fade, or disappear noun 1 : a person who flees or tries to
The word for today is… ossify (verb): 1 : to change into bone 2 : to become hardened or conventional and opposed to change Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The skeletons of mammals originate as soft cartilage that gradually transforms into hard bone (in humans, the process begins in the womb and continues
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com I’m told my name and photo has popped up once again on a website endorsing crypto-currency speculation. The fact that promoters resort to fraudulent puffery says everything about the absence of merit of this non-commodity. The underlying value of crypto-currencies is
The word for today is… cryptic (adjective): 1 : secret, occult 2a : having or seeming to have a hidden or ambiguous meaning b : marked by an often perplexing brevity 3 : serving to conceal 4 : not recognized 5 : employing cipher or code Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The history of “cryptic” starts with
righttolife.org.uk As euthanasia and right-to-die activists debate the use of a new lethal drug for euthanasia in the Netherlands, certain activists are promoting ‘rational suicide’ as an alternative to the current legislative framework. Philip Nitschke and his partner, Fiona Stewart, are leading advocates of the ‘rational
The word for today is… emigrate (verb): to leave one’s place of residence or country to live elsewhere Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Immigrant and emigrant both refer to a person leaving their own country for another. However, immigrant (and its verb form immigrate) typically stress the country going to,
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Accountants have always borne the brunt of ridicule, namely as timid souls kicking for touch in life’s journey. So be it if that’s what they seek. Earlier this month I reported one of the big four, namely PWC’s New Zealand boss’s
The word for today is… liminal (adjective): 1 : of, relating to, or situated at a sensory threshold : barely perceptible or capable of eliciting a response 2 : of, relating to, or being an intermediate state, phase, or condition Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The noun limen refers to the point at which
Another tiring day, emotionally, psychologically and spiritually in our/my troubled times. A couple of wines with dinner and by 9.30, that’s it… bed beckons. A few pages of my book as per usual, and then head down… not too long before it’s Zzzzzzzzz… Suddenly I’m
The word for today is… sophistry (noun): subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation :reasoning or arguments that sound correct but which are actually false. Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The original Sophists were ancient Greek teachers of rhetoric and philosophy prominent in the 5th century B.C. In their heyday, these philosophers
The word for today is… aghast (adjective): : struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : If you are aghast, you might look like you’ve just seen a ghost, or something similarly shocking. “Aghast” traces back to a Middle English verb, gasten, meaning “to frighten.
Nick Caplan Christopher Newman Northumbria University, Newcastle Nick graduated from the University of Birmingham in 2005 with a PhD in Biomechanics. He subsequently joined Northumbria University where he is now Professor of Aerospace Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Director of Postgraduate Research for the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences. Christopher
The word for today is… jamb (noun): 1 : an upright piece or surface forming the side of an opening (as for a door, window, or fireplace) 2 : a projecting columnar part or mass Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Middle English jambe, borrowed from Anglo-French jambe, gaunbe “side post of a
James O’Keefe projectveritas.com James O’Keefe established Project Veritas in 2011 as a non-profit journalism enterprise to continue his undercover reporting work. Today, Project Veritas investigates and exposes corruption, dishonesty, self-dealing, waste, fraud, and other misconduct in both public and private institutions to achieve a more
The word for today is… defenestration (noun): 1 : a throwing of a person or thing out of a window 2 : a usually swift dismissal or expulsion (as from a political party or office) Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : These days defenestration is often used to describe the forceful removal of someone
