The word for today is… detritus (noun) – 1. Loose fragments or grains that have been worn away from rock. 2. Disintegrated or eroded matter; debris. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : If you use detritus in speech, remember to stress the second syllable, as you do in the words arthritis and
As I’ve written before, there is a disturbing trend on the left extreme of the political spectrum to normalise paedophilia as just another “sexual orientation” (and I’m not the only one to notice). In many ways, this is back to the future: the 70s and early 80s witnessed
The word for today is… cleave (verb) – 1. To split with a sharp instrument. 2. To make or accomplish by or as if by cutting. 3. To pierce or penetrate. 4. Chemistry To split (a complex molecule) into simpler molecules. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Cleave has two homographs, each
The word for today is… axiomatic (adj) – Of, relating to, or resembling an axiom; self-evident. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : An axiom is a principle widely accepted on the basis of its intrinsic merit, or one regarded as self-evidently true. A statement that is axiomatic, therefore, is one against which
PA Pundits – International Katrina Trinko Katrina Trinko is the editor-in-chief of The Daily Signal at The Heritage Foundation and co-host of The Daily Signal podcast A friend of mine has an amusing tale of a heated fight she got in as a child with her then-teenage brothers that culminated in
The word for today is… sin (noun) – 1. A transgression of a religious or moral law, especially when deliberate. 2.(Theology) a. Deliberate disobedience to the known will of God. b. A condition of estrangement from God resulting from such disobedience. 3. Something regarded as being shameful, deplorable, or utterly
The word for today is… redoubtable (adj) – 1. Arousing fear or awe; formidable. 2. Worthy of respect or honour. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : The word redoubtable is worthy of respect itself, if only for its longevity. It has been used in English for things that cause fear, dread, and
Christopher Columbus is described as a war monger by American Community college, Campus Chronicle News.com A genocidal war monger, a lost sailor with no clue, founding father of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, the man who “discovered the Americas.” campuschroniclenews.com/columbus-day-celebrating-ignorance/
The word for today is… groat (noun) – An English silver coin worth four pence, used from the 14th to the 17th century. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Medieval European coin, late 14th century, probably from Middle Dutch groot, elliptical use of the adjective meaning “great, big” (in this case, “thick”
The word for today is… discommode (verb) – To put to inconvenience; trouble. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Early 18th century: from obsolete French discommoder, variant of incommoder
The word for today is… wangle (verb) – manoeuvre, finagle, wheedle. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Wangle, a verb of uncertain origin, has been used in its newest sense, “to obtain by sly methods,” since at least the early 20th century. Occasionally, one sees wrangle used similarly, as in “wrangle a
The Tauranga City Council staff held a protest about wages during the swearing-in ceremony for their new Councillors, on Thursday. I would be willing to bet that the foreground placard bearer never contributed a cent towards it. My guess is that it was: * Produced on Council equipment paid for by
As Theodore Dalrymple has written, “To assent to obvious lies is…in some small way to become evil oneself…a society of emasculated liars is easy to control”. The West is fast becoming a society dominated by literally emasculated liars. But the greatest evil being perpetrated is not the obvious
The word for today is… travail (noun) – 1. Work, especially when arduous or involving painful effort; toil. See Synonyms at work. 2. Tribulation or agony; anguish. 3. The labour of childbirth. (verb) – 1. To work strenuously; toil. 2. To be in the labour of childbirth. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology
Owen Jennings Here is how the circus of public opinion and regulation-making works. The Save Our City Fences (SOC) group, meets, yawns and decides to campaign on the quality of city fences. Step One involves enlisting a couple of professors and scientists at the meeting to write up some strongly
The word for today is… skulk (verb) – 1. To lie in hiding, as out of cowardice or bad conscience; lurk. 2. To move about stealthily. 3. To evade work or obligation; shirk. (noun) – A group of foxes. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Here’s one for the word-puzzle lovers. Can
