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Friday words #290

By mike_words | November 19, 2021
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The lobby of an apartment building.

waking up on the wrong side of “social jetlag”; the cloistered origins of “lobby”

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Friday words #289

By mike_words | November 12, 2021
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A long line at a grocery store.

the declining value of “skimpflation”; dancing around “tarantula” and “tarantella’

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Friday words #288

By mike_words | November 5, 2021
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An artist's rendition of what a "seasteading" community might look like, consisting of a cruise ship and a series of pods that are on poles rising above the water.

settling on “seasteading”; discerning the roots of “intelligent”

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Friday words #287

By mike_words | October 29, 2021
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Soldiers sitting at a table in a mess hall

spewing words about “lolcano”; a mess of words about “mess”

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Friday words #286

By mike_words | October 15, 2021
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A photo of Humphrey Bogart in the movie "Casablanca" looking pensive. The photo is a still from the scene where the character of Rick asks Sam to "play it."

misquoting “Casablanks”; previous meanings of “yester[day]”

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Friday words #285

By mike_words | October 8, 2021
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A woman lying on a couch with a TV remote in her hand.

getting the rhythm of “anacrusis”; not leaving “procrastinate” till tomorrow

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Friday words #284

By mike_words | October 1, 2021
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Two women dressed as brides.

summing up “upsum”; exploring the eligibility of “nuptials”

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Friday words #283

By mike_words | September 17, 2021
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Some silk fabric.

almost remembering “lethologica”; running our hands over “silk”

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Friday words #282

By mike_words | September 10, 2021
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Photo of someone drumming their hands on a table.

deliberate thoughts about “misokenia”; why you don’t hear about deputy “honchos”

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Friday words #281

By mike_words | September 3, 2021
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An orchid.

shopping around for the meaning of “oniomania”; “orchids” have stones

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