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James Harbeck
May 11
WTN: languid, languish
languid, languish If you're lolling about with little to do, take a look at these lines of verse:
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WTN: languid, languish
languid, languish If you're lolling about with little to do, take a look at these lines of verse:
May 11
James Harbeck
May 9
WTN: atrocious
atrocious I have always been fond of the word atrocious, and, alas, it has never stopped being useful
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WTN: atrocious
atrocious I have always been fond of the word atrocious, and, alas, it has never stopped being useful
May 9
James Harbeck
May 6
WTN: soporific
soporific Sometimes I feel that sleep is like a thick and heady liquid and I am a piece of drying
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WTN: soporific
soporific Sometimes I feel that sleep is like a thick and heady liquid and I am a piece of drying
May 6
James Harbeck
May 3
WTN: How do you say “succinct”?
How do you say “succinct”? My latest article for The Week looks at a divide that not everyone is even
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WTN: How do you say “succinct”?
How do you say “succinct”? My latest article for The Week looks at a divide that not everyone is even
May 3
James Harbeck
May 2
WTN: A poem: Tidbits from Another Janeite, by Emma Clive Brown
A poem: Tidbits from Another Janeite, by Emma Clive Brown One of the viewers of my YouTube videos
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WTN: A poem: Tidbits from Another Janeite, by Emma Clive Brown
A poem: Tidbits from Another Janeite, by Emma Clive Brown One of the viewers of my YouTube videos
May 2
James Harbeck
Apr 27
WTN: crapolavoro, messterpiece
crapolavoro, messterpiece One of my favourite Italian words is capolavoro. Literally it means '
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WTN: crapolavoro, messterpiece
crapolavoro, messterpiece One of my favourite Italian words is capolavoro. Literally it means '
Apr 27
James Harbeck
Apr 25
WTN: wisened, wizened
wisened, wizened To have been, or not to have been? As a friend of mine has put it, “What could it
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WTN: wisened, wizened
wisened, wizened To have been, or not to have been? As a friend of mine has put it, “What could it
Apr 25
James Harbeck
Apr 22
WTN: caprice
caprice “The only difference between a caprice and a lifelong passion,” Oscar Wilde wrote, “is that
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WTN: caprice
caprice “The only difference between a caprice and a lifelong passion,” Oscar Wilde wrote, “is that
Apr 22
James Harbeck
Apr 18
WTN:
cheapskate Words are free, for which let us be glad, for we may be both profligate and cheapskate,
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cheapskate Words are free, for which let us be glad, for we may be both profligate and cheapskate,
Apr 18
James Harbeck
Apr 12
WTN: maunche present
maunche present I just love a replete historical dictionary full of quirks and oddities, and by that
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WTN: maunche present
maunche present I just love a replete historical dictionary full of quirks and oddities, and by that
Apr 12
James Harbeck
Apr 9
WTN: Love, Desire, and Tension: Structural Editing of Nonfiction
Love, Desire, and Tension: Structural Editing of Nonfiction Here's the presentation I gave at the
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WTN: Love, Desire, and Tension: Structural Editing of Nonfiction
Love, Desire, and Tension: Structural Editing of Nonfiction Here's the presentation I gave at the
Apr 9
James Harbeck
Apr 6
WTN: Alamo
Alamo Álamo is a Spanish name for a tree. The word is related, way back, to elm – you can see the
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WTN: Alamo
Alamo Álamo is a Spanish name for a tree. The word is related, way back, to elm – you can see the
Apr 6
James Harbeck
Mar 31
WTN: nattitude
nattitude I have a new attitude, an attitude of nattitude. Not for nothing, I don't want to be
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WTN: nattitude
nattitude I have a new attitude, an attitude of nattitude. Not for nothing, I don't want to be
Mar 31
James Harbeck
Mar 27
WTN: Why the y’s?
Why the y's? My latest article for The Week is on the reason for the many y's in
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WTN: Why the y’s?
Why the y's? My latest article for The Week is on the reason for the many y's in
Mar 27
James Harbeck
Mar 23
WTN: brooding
brooding The thing about brooding is, chicks love it. No, seriously. A hen sits and broods, keeping
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WTN: brooding
brooding The thing about brooding is, chicks love it. No, seriously. A hen sits and broods, keeping
Mar 23
James Harbeck
Mar 21
WTN: vernality
vernality Some people are so desperate for a bit of the green, they will do whatever it takes. It
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WTN: vernality
vernality Some people are so desperate for a bit of the green, they will do whatever it takes. It
Mar 21
James Harbeck
Mar 17
WTN: Don’t miss the craic!
Don't miss the craic! It's St. Patrick's Day, and for my latest article for The Week I
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WTN: Don’t miss the craic!
Don't miss the craic! It's St. Patrick's Day, and for my latest article for The Week I
Mar 17
James Harbeck
Mar 17
WTN: vestuous
vestuous I was watching a video yesterday about a 32-hour train trip through Argentina, an
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WTN: vestuous
vestuous I was watching a video yesterday about a 32-hour train trip through Argentina, an
Mar 17
James Harbeck
Mar 13
WTN: labant
labant Slush has slushed slipperily, and even (or especially) for the fleet of foot the streets are
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WTN: labant
labant Slush has slushed slipperily, and even (or especially) for the fleet of foot the streets are
Mar 13
James Harbeck
Mar 9
WTN: When is a staycation not a staycation?
When is a staycation not a staycation? We have a paradoxical view of travel and time off in English.
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WTN: When is a staycation not a staycation?
When is a staycation not a staycation? We have a paradoxical view of travel and time off in English.
Mar 9
James Harbeck
Mar 4
WTN: Rules and laws
Rules and laws For Grammar Day, I want to talk briefly about laws and rules, and the fact that some
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WTN: Rules and laws
Rules and laws For Grammar Day, I want to talk briefly about laws and rules, and the fact that some
Mar 4
James Harbeck
Feb 27
WTN: consternation
consternation How would you describe a state of consternation? Is it when something just… throws you?
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WTN: consternation
consternation How would you describe a state of consternation? Is it when something just… throws you?
Feb 27
James Harbeck
Feb 24
WTN: Travel or travail?
Travel or travail? Last week, I quipped on Twitter, “Says something that English and French looked at
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WTN: Travel or travail?
Travel or travail? Last week, I quipped on Twitter, “Says something that English and French looked at
Feb 24
James Harbeck
Feb 22
WTN: exiguousness
exiguousness This word belongs to that special class of words like monosyllabic that absolutely do
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WTN: exiguousness
exiguousness This word belongs to that special class of words like monosyllabic that absolutely do
Feb 22
James Harbeck
Feb 18
WTN: invious
invious On a map of our planet there are scarcely more than half a dozen great invious patches
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WTN: invious
invious On a map of our planet there are scarcely more than half a dozen great invious patches
Feb 18
James Harbeck
Feb 14
WTN:
Decadence: good or bad – or both? Why is it, exactly, that we use a word for decay (and not tooth
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Decadence: good or bad – or both? Why is it, exactly, that we use a word for decay (and not tooth
Feb 14
James Harbeck
Feb 13
WTN: Pronunciation tip: Dutch names
Pronunciation tip: Dutch names Any time I get to watch speed skating, I can't help but notice two
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WTN: Pronunciation tip: Dutch names
Pronunciation tip: Dutch names Any time I get to watch speed skating, I can't help but notice two
Feb 13
James Harbeck
Feb 9
WTN: outvite
outvite I don't really need to explain the meaning and derivation of this word, do I? https://www
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WTN: outvite
outvite I don't really need to explain the meaning and derivation of this word, do I? https://www
Feb 9
James Harbeck
Feb 5
WTN: Pronunciation tip: Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic venues
Pronunciation tip: Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic venues I've done a quick pronunciation tip video
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WTN: Pronunciation tip: Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic venues
Pronunciation tip: Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic venues I've done a quick pronunciation tip video
Feb 5
James Harbeck
Feb 4
WTN: icicle
icicle Those icicles are sneaky things. You have to look up. Specifically, you have to look up why
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WTN: icicle
icicle Those icicles are sneaky things. You have to look up. Specifically, you have to look up why
Feb 4