by Dictionary Scoop Vocabulary is in great part learned through copying and imitating others, but this can lead to incorrect use of a word becoming widespread. Let’s explore some words that you might be using incorrectly. (Then let’s enjoy some snarky comments from your humble blogger.) 1-Nauseous Many people use “nauseous” to describe …
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Turnabout Not Always Fair Play With Words
by Dictionary Scoop. If “nonverbal” is the opposite of “verbal,” shouldn’t “nonchalant” be the opposite of “chalant”? As it turns out, it’s not so simple. “Unpaired words” are terms we assume should exist, based on standard linguistic rules, but don’t. To test your knowledge and learn more about unpaired words, guess which of …
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Five-Dollar Words At A Deep Discount
by Kevin Burton Some lamps that my mother has and loves, I don’t like. I think they’re ugly. For years my insult of choice was to call them “obtuse.” But I was using that word incorrectly. My good buddies at Merriam-Webster say obtuse means: “not pointed or acute” or “ of an …
