Sheldon Fetter PhD Student, Department of Kinesiology Paige Coyne PhD Candidate, Department of Kinesiology Samantha Monk PhD Student, Department of Kinesiology Sarah Woodruff Professor, Director of the Community Health, Environment, and Wellness Lab University of Windsor Canadians spend more than two hours per day on social media platforms. Social media
The word for today is… despot (noun): 1a: a ruler with absolute power and authority b: one exercising power tyrannically : a person exercising absolute power in a brutal or oppressive way 2a: a Byzantine emperor or prince b: Christianity : a bishop or patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church c: an
The word for today is… acquiesce (verb): : to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Essentially meaning “to comply quietly,” acquiesce has as its ultimate source the Latin verb quiescere, “to be quiet.” (Quiet itself is also a close relation.) Quiescere can also mean “to repose,
The word for today is… fraught (adjective): 1: full of or accompanied by something specified 2: causing or characterized by emotional distress or tension : uneasy 3: archaic a: laden b: well supplied or provided Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : An early instance of the word fraught occurs in the 14th century
The word for today is… scrutinise (verb): : to examine closely and minutely Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Scrutinise the history of scrutinise far back enough and you wind up sifting through trash: the word comes from Latin scrutari, which means “to search, to examine,” and scrutari likely comes from scruta, meaning
The word for today is… weal (noun): 1: a sound, healthy, or prosperous state : well-being 2 obsolete : body politic, commonweal 3: welt Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Weal has, since the dawn of English, referred to well-being. It’s most often used in the phrase “common weal” to refer to the
The word for today is… force majeure (noun): 1: superior or irresistible force 2: an event or effect that cannot be reasonably anticipated or controlled Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Force majeure translates literally from French as superior force. In English, the term is often used in line with its literal
Emma Hitchings Professor of Family Law University of Bristol Gillian Douglas Professor Emerita of Law King’s College London It’s no wonder many people think divorce involves going to court, huge legal fees and decades of spousal payments, considering these are the cases that dominate our headlines. However, the
The word for today is… portend (verb): 1: to give an omen or anticipatory sign of 2: indicate, signify Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : It may seem like a stretch to say that portend, beloved verb of seers, soothsayers, and meteorologists alike, is related to tendon—the word we use to
The word for today is… eleemosynary (adjective): : of, relating to, or supported by charity Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : A word today I had never heard of – what a little bonus. A grammarian once asserted in reference to eleemosynary that “a long and learned word like this should only be used
Nicola Jones Q&A — Clinical Psychologist Peggy Kleinplatz The unhappiest time in a sex therapist’s office is around Valentine’s Day, says Dr. Peggy Kleinplatz, a professor in the faculty of medicine at the University of Ottawa. “It’s the day where I see the most miserable couples,
Alex Berenson alexberenson.substack.com Alex Berenson is a former New York Times reporter and the author of 13 novels, three non-fiction books, and the Unreported Truths booklets. His newest book, PANDEMIA, on the coronavirus and our response to it, was published on Nov. 30. On Friday I was having
The word for today is… aphorism (noun): 1: a concise statement of a principle 2: a terse formulation of a truth or sentiment : adage 3: an ingeniously terse style of expression : aphoristic language Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Aphorism was originally used in the world of medicine. Credit Hippocrates, the Greek
Animals have long featured in philosophical discussion. Xenophones wrote that, if horses or oxen could draw, they would draw their gods as horses or oxen. Plato likened humans to cattle: fit only to be slaves. Thomas Nagel explored consciousness by asking, “What is it like to be a bat?” More
The word for today is… savant (noun): 1: a person of learning 2: a person affected with a developmental disorder (such as autism or intellectual disability) who exhibits exceptional skill or brilliance in some limited field (such as mathematics or music) Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Word-loving Homo sapiens will appreciate
The word for today is… adapt (verb): : to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : “Nothing in this world is as reliable as change” is a common aphorism and one we can certainly attest to as lexicographers. English speakers adapted adapt, for example,
