Tag Archives: love of words

How Words Can Make Your Day

Posted on May 19, 2019 by

 I love language of any kind, but old style words thrill me the most, the feel of them, like slipping into a vintage dress. Alighted is my latest, coming across it at least ten times in three different books. A … Continue reading →

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A Word for the Woebegone

Posted on August 19, 2018 by

 Now there’s a word, but not the one I’m about to dissect in all its dismal glory, though a sister word meaning…sad. My friend David will always zero in on one that tends to give me pause. This time it … Continue reading →

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An Nocturnal Word

Posted on August 27, 2017 by

Crepuscular, from the Latin word crepusculun, meaning related to twilight, or as the movies call it, the magic hour. It’s when dusk descends into dark, as if nature flips a switch…black, murky, shadowy and dim.  Misty, lightless, muted and opaque. … Continue reading →

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Susannah’s Spring, Summer Reading List 2016

Posted on March 23, 2016 by

Reading is very personal, something I’ve recently learned no longer sending as gifts, what I think people should read. With few exceptions, no one ever seems to care for my choices. So instead, I’ll be more democratic listing my recommendations … Continue reading →

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A Word Please

Posted on April 15, 2015 by

 Ken – a noun meaning – one’s range of knowledge or sight; awareness, perception, vision, understanding…being within one’s grasp. Comprehension, realization, appreciation, consciousness – to put it simply – it’s what you know. It’s a word you don’t hear much, … Continue reading →

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A Way With Words

Posted on January 20, 2015 by

Churlish: an adjective suggesting rudeness in a mean-spirited and surly way…ill-mannered, ill-bred, discourteous, impolite, unmannerly, uncivil, unchivalrous; inconsiderate, uncharitable, surly, sullen. Here’s what tickles me…its opposite…POLITE. It came up in a comment I made to my friend David Stewart greenwalledtower.wordpress.com … Continue reading →

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Preen

Posted on May 29, 2014 by

Preen, a verb…to devote effort to making oneself look attractive and then admire one’s appearance : adolescents preening in their bedroom mirrors. To preen, congratulate or pride oneself : he’s busy preening himself on acquiring such a dandy haircut. This … Continue reading →

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Punctilous

Posted on April 24, 2014 by

Here’s a word that’s buried in another time. Punctilious, an adjective: showing great attention to detail or correct behavior : he was punctilious in providing every convenience for his guests. Punctilio is the noun…a fine or petty point of conduct … Continue reading →

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Love Of Words

Posted on March 12, 2014 by

Crestfallen: an adjective sad and disappointed : he came back empty-handed and crestfallen. It’s one of those words you read more than use though I occasionally toss it in a sentence never failing to get a look that says, what … Continue reading →

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Pluck

Posted on February 12, 2014 by

I first heard this word in a book describing Bobby Kennedy having no idea what it meant. Then I heard it again on a West Wing episode when Sam tells Mandy she has it, and she also didn’t know its … Continue reading →

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