Friday words #239
“Euhemerism” and the historical basis of myths; the “room” in “mushroom”
Author Archives: mike_words
Friday words #238
Denotation and connotation of “patriotic education”; learning about “tutor”
Friday words #237
Polishing your online image with a “credibility bookcase”; what’s so rear about a “rear admiral”?
Friday words #236
“gedunk,” Naval snacks, and 20’s slang; “flu” and an old theory of disease
Friday words #235
“Qukes” who learn an instrument in coronatimes; why we “draft” documents
Friday words #234
“Devil’s chadvocates” who derail online conversations, and jumping on “insult”
Poring over pouring
Looking into “pour over” to mean “pore over”
Friday words #233
Encountering a “dolos” (both the word and the thing); why “sports” carry us away
Friday words #232
“Cleek’s Law” might explain why we’re opposed to that; the origins of the Quonset hut
Friday words #231
“Randonauting” to unknown locations; the detective’s “clue” and a ball of yarn