It will come as no surprise to readers of the BFD that gender affirmation is BS, as this systemic review of the evidence shows. First a summary: The question, “Do the benefits of youth gender transitions outweigh the risks of harm?” remains unanswered because of a paucity of follow-up data.
The word for today is… magniloquent (adjective): : speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Magnus means “great” in Latin; loqui is a Latin verb meaning “to speak.” Combine the two and you get magniloquus, the Latin predecessor of magniloquent. English-speakers started
The word for today is… gambit (noun): 1: a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position 2a: a remark intended to start a conversation or make a telling point b: a calculated move : stratagem Source : Merriam
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Putin has justifiably been declared a war criminal by the International Criminal Court in the Hague. He’s plainly a psychopath and seemingly uncaring in his demeanour about the estimated 200,000 deaths he’s singularly responsible for plus the enormous upheaval in the lives
The word for today is… besotted (adjective): 1: blindly or utterly infatuated 2: intoxicated or stupefied especially with drink Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : You may be familiar with the noun sot as a synonym of drunkard, and indeed the Old English word sott, referring to a foolish or stupid person,
The word for today is… ignis fatuus (noun): 1: a light that sometimes appears in the night over marshy ground and is often attributable to the combustion of gas from decomposed organic matter 2: a deceptive goal or hope Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Ignis fatuus is a Latin term meaning,
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
