Category Archives: dictionaries
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Cock, Sockeye, and Lady Mondregreen
Leave a commentDecember 21, 2017 by libroshombre
Pliny the Elder could have been describing current times when he declared, “The only certainty is that nothing is certain.” …
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Anu, Noah, and Beverly
Leave a commentDecember 2, 2016 by libroshombre
The term “culprit” has been on my mind since I lost most of a recent powerpoint presentation due to …
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Obscure Sorrows, Crosswords, and Amyloids
Leave a commentJuly 28, 2016 by libroshombre
A child of mine recently passed along the online Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows of neologisms, newly coined words, created …
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Gobblefunk, Gold Cards, and Blind Boy Groot
Leave a commentJune 15, 2016 by libroshombre
Roald Dahl, creator of Willie Wonka and James and the Giant Peach, liked naming things so much that the …
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Obnubilate Zinio, Y’all
Leave a commentJune 7, 2016 by libroshombre
The words from TheAtlantic.com fell on my ears like manna in the desert: “How y’all doing? A greeting as …
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Flowers, Fireflies, and Frequentatives
Leave a commentJune 3, 2016 by libroshombre
A recent visit to central Texas revealed that sensible rains have returned there after a half-decade of severe drought. The …
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Admiral Wrangell, Word-Lists, and Venery
Leave a commentAugust 24, 2015 by libroshombre
Fishing in Alaska with Outside college buddies can be challenging for librarians, whom many people believe contain all knowledge when …
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