The word for today is… neoteric (adj) – Of recent origin; modern. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : An odd thing about neoteric is that this word for things that are modern and new is itself rather old. It’s been part of English since at least 1596, and its roots go
In the money business looking to the foreseeable future, it is easy to ignore the implications of paper money being legislated out of existence. A cashless society means no cash. Zero. It doesn’t mean mostly cashless and you can still use a wee bit of cash here and there.
The word for today is… longueur (noun) – A tedious passage in a work of literature or performing art. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : You’ve probably come across long, tedious sections of books, plays, or musical works before, but perhaps you didn’t know there was a word for them.
Dave Pellowe goodsauce.news WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE is perhaps the world’s most famous playwright, the master of drama, and Hamlet one of his most well-known works. In the scene where the characters are themselves putting on a play within Shakespeare’s play, a lady goes to great lengths to
It’s all too easy to laugh at today’s generation of uni graduates as intolerant snowflakes, but, to paraphrase Tolkien, it’s increasingly likely to be pity that stays my mockery. Today’s youngsters have been let down at every turn by their elders: mollycoddled by their parents, brainwashed
The word for today is… instigate (verb) – 1. To initiate or bring about, often by inciting. 2. To urge on; goad. Source : The Free Dictionary 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.
The word for today is… homonymous (adj) – 1. Having the same name. 2. Of the nature of a homonym; homonymic. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : The “ambiguous” sense of homonymous refers mainly to words that have two or more meanings. Logicians and scientists who wanted to refer to (or complain
Jacinda Ardern has had to sack Iain Lees-Galloway, the Immigration, Workplace Relations Minister: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has sacked Iain Lees-Galloway as a minister over an inappropriate relationship with a staff member in one of the departments he headed. Ardern said the allegation related to an “inappropriate relationship”
The word for today is… gamut (noun) – 1. A complete range or extent. 2. (Music) The entire series of recognised notes. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : To get the lowdown on gamut, we have to dive to the bottom of a musical scale to which the 11th-century musician and
Geoff Corfield Geoffrey Corfield has been active in Conservative politics in Canada since 1976, both federally and provincially. But he won’t always write about politics because he has more experience with writing history and humour. He lives in London, Ontario, frequents used book shops, swims lengths, drinks beer, plays
The word for today is… festoon (noun) – 1. A string or garland, as of leaves or flowers, suspended in a loop or curve between two points. 2. A representation of such a string or garland, as in painting or sculpture. (verb) – 1. To decorate with or as if with festoons.
Look, I know you didn’t realise it but Black People are losing sleep, and it’s all Whitey’s fault. Not only that but those poor Black People can’t dream properly either and, according to Fannie Sosa and Navild Acosta, who are ‘Cross-disciplinary Artists’, whatever that is,
The Spinoff is spinning like a top on “diversity” with their latest spin entitled “Why diversity matters (and no one should need to write this headline in 2020)” Before I even started reading the article, the headline had inspired me to write this post as I am so sick of
The word for today is… escapade (noun) – An adventurous, unconventional act or undertaking. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : When it was first used in English, escapade referred to an act of escaping or fleeing from confinement or restraint. The relationship between escape and escapade does not end there. Both words
Prof Frank Furedi says that drawing boundaries is a lost art. Instead, globalism is the goal and boundaries have no place in this brave new world. “Every border and every boundary that has been important in giving meaning to human experience is now seen as somehow discriminatory or immoral.” We
The word for today is… eolian (adj) – Relating to, caused by, or carried by the wind. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : When Aeolus blew into town, things really got moving. He was the Greek god of the winds and the king of the floating island of Aeolia. In The Odyssey,
