Category Archives: words

  1. Obscure Sorrows, Crosswords, and Amyloids

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    July 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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    Category: alzheimer's, brain, crosswords, dictionaries, libraries, neologisms, public libraries, Uncategorized, words | Tags: , , , , , ,

  2. Synesthesia, Misophonia, and Argle-Bargle

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    June 30, 2016 by libroshombre

      A number of articles about synesthesia have cropped up lately. Reading Vladimir Nabakov’s wonderful memoir, “Speak Memory,” revealed his …
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    Category: behavior, brain, synesthesia, Uncategorized, word origins, words | Tags: , , , ,

  3. Flowers, Fireflies, and Frequentatives

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    June 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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    Category: dictionaries, English language, etymology, insects, public libraries, Uncategorized, word origins, words | Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

  4. Stimulations, Contraction, and Boney-eared Assfish

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    April 11, 2016 by libroshombre

    Some periodicals provide close to the same serendipial stimulation browsing the shelves as a well-stocked library. But where the library’s …
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    Category: English language, invective, language, magazines, names, Uncategorized, words | Tags: , , , ,

  5. Extremes, Restraint, and Mae West

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    March 30, 2016 by libroshombre

      Extreme language constantly assaults us these days, and last week an Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) colleague and I …
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    Category: education, language, restraint, Uncategorized, words | Tags: , , , , , , ,

  6. Hated Words, Beloved Pronouns, and Political Bedfellows

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    January 19, 2016 by libroshombre

      Lake Superior State University has issued their list of “most hated words” for 2016. This is LSSU’s 41st annual …
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    Category: behavior, gender-neutral, politics, pronouns, Uncategorized, words | Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

  7. Nonplussed Emojis Not My Fault

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    December 17, 2015 by libroshombre

      “Mea culpa,” or “my fault,” is probably my favorite Latin phrase; at least I use it the most. This …
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    Category: books, communications, English language, grammar, icons, Uncategorized, words | Tags: , , , , , , ,

  8. Fat Ladies, Receipts, Recipes, and Love Talk

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    November 10, 2015 by libroshombre

    “Two Fat Ladies” is a delightful BBC cooking show featuring a couple of chubby upper-crust cooks who cruise around on …
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    Category: language, words, writing | Tags: , , , , , , , ,

  9. Bubbles, Words, and Colors

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    October 27, 2015 by libroshombre

    “This world’s a bubble,” according to Saint Augustine, and I think he nailed it. I recently read a Slate.com article …
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    Category: magazines, vocabulary, words | Tags: , , , , , , , ,

  10. Admiral Wrangell, Word-Lists, and Venery

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    August 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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    Category: dictionaries, placenames, words | Tags: , , , , , ,

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