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Word of the Day

The word for today is… repertoire (noun) – 1. The stock of songs, plays, operas, readings, or other pieces that a player or company is prepared to perform. 2. The class of compositions in a genre. 3. The range or number of skills, aptitudes, or special accomplishments of a particular person

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Word of the Day

Word of the Day

The word for today is… quid pro quo (noun) – Something that is given in return for something else or accepted as a reciprocal part of an exchange. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : 1560s, from Latin, literally “something for something, one thing for another,” from nominative and ablative neuter singulars of

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How Many of These Common Sayings Have You Been Using Incorrectly?

How Many of These Common Sayings Have You Been Using Incorrectly?

Sisters–in-law or Sister-in-laws Whenever you’re pluralising a compound noun, the plural should go to the noun of which there’s more. Since in this case there are more sisters and not more laws, it’s “sisters-in-law,” not “sister-in-laws.” The same rule applies to “surgeons-general” and “attorneys-general.” He did

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Word of the Day

Word of the Day

The word for today is… pell-mell (adverb) – 1. In a jumbled, confused manner; helter-skelter. 2. In frantic disorderly haste; headlong. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : The word pell-mell was probably formed through a process called reduplication. The process—which involves the repetition of a word or part of a word,

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Word of the Day

Word of the Day

The word for today is… olfactory (adj) – Of, relating to, or contributing to the sense of smell. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Olfactory derives from the past participle of the Latin olfacere (“to smell”), which was formed from the verb ol?re (“to give off a smell”) and facere (“to

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Word of the Day

Word of the Day

The word for today is… misprision (noun) – 1. Neglect in performing the duties of public office. 2. (Law) The criminal offense of concealing, or neglecting to report or prevent, a felony or act of treason one had knowledge of but did not participate in. 3. Seditious conduct. 4. (a) Misunderstanding

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Word of the Day

Word of the Day

The word for today is… martinet (noun) – 1. A rigid military disciplinarian. 2. One who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : When France’s King Louis XIV appointed Lieutenant Colonel Jean Martinet to be inspector general of the infantry in the late 17th century,

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Word of the Day

Word of the Day

The word for today is… labile (adj) – 1. Open to change; readily changeable or unstable. 2. Fluctuating widely: labile hypertension. 3. Decomposing readily. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : We are confident that you won’t slip up or err in learning today’s word, despite its etymology. Labile was borrowed

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Word of the Day

Word of the Day

The word for today is… kludge (noun) – 1. A system, especially a computer system, that is constituted of poorly matched elements or of elements originally intended for other applications. 2. A clumsy or inelegant solution to a problem. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : The first recorded use of the word

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Word of the Day

Word of the Day

The word for today is… issuable (adj) – 1. Authorised for issue or to be issued. 2. Open to debate or litigation. 3. Capable of being accrued. https://www.thefreedictionary.com/issuableSource : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Although issuable now tends to appear in financial contexts (such as in reference to shares

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A Little Thing That Means a Lot

A Little Thing That Means a Lot

Patriot Realm While sitting in my car contemplating the vastness of the Universe, as I am oft to do, I noted a very simple, everyday occurrence. A pedestrian left a building and stood by a crosswalk. An approaching vehicle stopped and waved the pedestrian on. The pedestrian entered the crosswalk

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Word of the Day

Word of the Day

The word for today is… irascible (adj) – Easily provoked, testy, touchy, short-tempered. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : If you try to take apart irascible in the same manner as irrational, irresistible, or irresponsible, you might find yourself wondering what ascible means—but that’s not how irascible came to be.

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Word of the Day

Word of the Day

The word for today is… iconoclast (noun) – 1. One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas or institutions. 2. One who destroys sacred religious images. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : “Breaker or destroyer of images,” 1590s, from French iconoclaste and directly from Medieval Latin iconoclastes, from Late

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Word of the Day

Word of the Day

The word for today is… germane (adj) – Related to a matter at hand, especially to a subject under discussion. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : “Wert thou a Leopard, thou wert Germane to the Lion.” So wrote William Shakespeare in his tragic play Timon of Athens, using an old (and now-obsolete)

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Jessica Yaniv Part 3 – Paedophile Access

Jessica Yaniv Part 3 – Paedophile Access

James Davidson To the regular person the internet is used for social media, YouTube, surfing the internet, work and definitely a lot of procrastination. For paedophiles, however, it is the perfect breeding ground to find and to begin to exploit their victims. We currently live in an age where kindness

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