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Here you'll find a variety of posts; in both content and style! Anything goes, from listicles to rants, and short think-pieces to informal essays. Sometimes I want to talk about a small section of a book/film/TV show, sometimes I want to respond to someone else's journal/essay, and occasionally I'll get caught up in a 'big idea' style conversation. Ultimately, I just want to talk about the things I like! If you find it enjoyable, informative, and/or useful, then all the better.
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Word of the Week: Spumescent
Stuart Henry wrote a piece for the September 15th 1915 publication of Greenwich Village titled "Madame Bernheardt: A Visit to Her Home in...

Carrianne Dillon
Jan 13, 20201 min read
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Word of the Week: Jehu
Okay, so there's a historical/religious definition that is a proper noun, and a casual derivation that is a regular noun. Jehu-the-man...

Carrianne Dillon
Jan 6, 20201 min read
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Word of the Week: Schadenfreude
Happy New Year, everybody. –C

Carrianne Dillon
Dec 30, 20191 min read
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Word of the Week: Dérgingolade
It's such a shame that dégringolade is such a fun word to say when it has a rather negative definition! Dégringloade is a noun which...

Carrianne Dillon
Dec 23, 20191 min read
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Word of the Week: Mulct
Mulct is a very strange word to say. Go on, say it out loud a couple of times. Mulct. Mulll-ktt. Bleh. In this case, it's an unpleasant...

Carrianne Dillon
Dec 16, 20191 min read
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Word of the Week: Inveigh
To inveigh is to speak or write about something with great hostility. Back around Black Friday I was near a woman who inveighed against...

Carrianne Dillon
Dec 9, 20191 min read
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Word of the Week: Atrabilious
As the December holidays commence, I hope that neither you nor anyone you know goes around being atrabilious! Atrabilious is an adjective...

Carrianne Dillon
Dec 2, 20191 min read
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Word of the Week: Rhadamanthine
Rhadamanthine is an adjective that refers to stern or inflexible judgement. The other week we looked at the word omphalos, which had...

Carrianne Dillon
Nov 25, 20191 min read
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Word of the Week: Kangaroo Court (It's a phrase this time!)
A kangaroo court refers to a court that either: 1. Ignores the standards of justice and does not carry any official standing in the area...

Carrianne Dillon
Nov 18, 20191 min read
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Word of the Week: Omphalos
In general terms, the omphalos is the center or the hub of everything. An omphalos can be positive or negative, as in the ompahlos of...

Carrianne Dillon
Nov 11, 20191 min read
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Word of the Week: Anfractuous
This is one of my most favorite 'rare' adjectives. Anfractuous is used to describe something that is full of windings and turnings. I...

Carrianne Dillon
Nov 4, 20191 min read
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Word of the Week: Limerence
Of COURSE there's a fancy word for the intensity of an obsessive crush! Coined by Dorothy Tennov in 1979, Limerence is a noun which...

Carrianne Dillon
Oct 28, 20191 min read
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Word of the Week: Inveigle
I have, at times, been accused of inveigling...but I promise it was usually for good things! This week's word is the verb inveigle, which...

Carrianne Dillon
Oct 21, 20191 min read
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Word of the Week: Peregrine
If your first word-association was peregrine falcon, awesome. If your first word-association was Peregrin Took, then even more awesome....

Carrianne Dillon
Oct 14, 20191 min read
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Word of the Week: Antipode(s)
No, not anti-pode, an-TIP-o-dee! Or antipodes, if you prefer. Either way, we're talking about the opposite ends of the earth. Antipode is...

Carrianne Dillon
Oct 7, 20191 min read
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Word of the Week: Foozle
There are some words that put a smile on my face every time I use them. Foozle is one such word because it is simply fun to say. Foozle...

Carrianne Dillon
Sep 22, 20191 min read
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Word of the Week: Catachresis
Catachresis is a noun that means the use of the wrong word for the context or situation. I first encountered this word in high school...

Carrianne Dillon
Sep 16, 20191 min read
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Word of the Week: Pulchritudinous
I wanted to kick off with the word pulchritudinous. I love this adjective because it sounds a bit clunky and awkward (pul-kri-TUDE-in-us)...

Carrianne Dillon
Sep 13, 20191 min read
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