The word for today is… honorable (UK English honourable ) (adj) – 1. Deserving or winning honor and respect. 2. Bringing distinction or recognition. 3. Possessing and characterized by honor. 4. Consistent with honor or good name. 5. Distinguished; illustrious. 6. Attended by marks of recognition and honor. 7. Honorable Abbr. Hon.
Team Sovereign Man Sovereign Valley Farm, Chile Are you ready for this week’s absurdity? Here’s our Sunday roll-up of the most ridiculous stories from around the world that are threats to your liberty, risks to your prosperity… and on occasion, inspiring poetic justice. Inquisition Targets White Women for
The other night on TV, there was a short feature about a young Polynesian New Zealander who had recently won the role of George Washington in the musical “Hamilton”, scheduled to begin its Sydney run early next year. Well done, him, were my first thoughts, but then I recalled some
The word for today is… foment (verb) – Incite; instigate rebellion. Source : The Free Dictionary 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 odd prescription? Not if you
Hillary Kaell Yale University World Vision, the world’s largest Christian humanitarian organization, revised its 70-year-old child sponsorship model in 2019. Initially piloted in seven churches across the United States, it claims to “flip the script” with its new Chosen program. Donors still pay a set amount each month to
Kerry Grant banana-boat-boy.com The cone of light originating from my cell phone is failing miserably in its attempts at lighting the track ahead of me. I make the mistake of turning it upside down to check if it has been partly covered by dirt and pay the ultimate penalty
theontarioherald.com Nang Mwe San’s parents had her life charted out. Born in Shan state’s Kuching area and raised in Yangon, she fulfilled their dreams by enrolling in medical school. By 20 she was a doctor and spent the next years working at hospitals in Myanmar’s largest
The word for today is… heyday (noun) – The period of greatest popularity, success, or power; prime. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : In its earliest appearances in English, in the 16th century, heyday was used as an interjection that expressed elation or wonder (similar to our word hey, from which it
The word for today is… encumber (verb) – 1. To cause to have difficulty in moving or in accomplishing something; burden. 2. To hinder or impede the action or performance of. 3. To burden with legal or financial obligations. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : In Old French, the noun combre meant
The word for today is… docile (adj) – 1. Ready and willing to be taught; teachable. 2. Yielding to supervision, direction, or management; tractable. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Docile students can make teaching a lot easier. Nowadays, calling students “docile” indicates they aren’t trouble-makers; however, there’s more than
The word for today is… cronyism (noun) – Favouritism shown to old friends without regard for their qualifications, as in political appointments to office. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : “Forsake not an old friend; for the new is not comparable to him” (Ecclesiasticus 9:10). Practitioners of cronyism would probably agree.
The word for today is… colloquial (adj) – Not formal or literary; belonging to or typical of ordinary or familiar language. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : The noun colloquy was first used in English to refer to a conversation or dialogue, and when the adjective colloquial was formed from colloquy it
The word for today is… cadge (verb) – To beg or get by begging. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : As long ago as the 1400s, peddlers traveled the British countryside, each with a packhorse or a horse and cart—first carrying produce from rural farms to town markets, then returning with
Ann Farmer righttolife.org.uk Ann Farmer, is a mother of three, grandmother of five and has a disability. She is based in Woodford Green, Essex; and is a poet, illustrator and writer. All opinions expressed here are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent the views of
The word for today is… bunkum (noun) – Empty or insincere talk; claptrap. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Some words in the English language have more colourful histories than others, but in the case of bunkum, you could almost say it was an act of Congress that brought the word into
Kerry Grant banana-boat-boy.com Old enough to know better … but It is a typical overcast Brazilian day (for this part of the country) pretending that it wants to rain but using the illusion to compound the humidity to at least double the usual. My body is responding accordingly – with rivulets
