LANGUAGE 2/2

WORDSWORDSWORDS#5 (Fulsome/Peruse)

If you ask most people about the words listed above--"fulsome" and "peruse", you would likely be told that the first word means "highly"...

WORDSWORDSWORDS#4 (Short-Lived/Flied Out)

My own children scoffed when I said about something ephemeral that it was "short-lived", pronouncing "lived" to rhyme with "jived". I...

WORDSWORDSWORDS#3 (Cliche/Couldn'tCareLess/Hold the Fort)

More change! It was probably about twenty years ago that I first noticed the appearance of the word "cliche" as an adjective in addition...

WORDSWORDSWORDS#2 (Primer/Caribbean)

One of the great language mysteries is the way words change in some significant way almost without reason. On the other hand, that's the...

WORDSWORDSWORDS#1 (Schism/Acumen)

I'm sure you all recognize the line "Words, words, words." from Hamlet. It's his response to Polonius's question "What do you read, my...

WHY THIS EXISTS:

Back in 2011, a school administrator asked me if I'd like to start a blog. I thought it was an intriguing offer that would give me the opportunity to discuss cultural questions that I couldn't necessarily work into class discussions. Plus, it offered me the chance to discuss many of the wonderful experiences I've had in more than forty years in and out of the field of education. I have enjoyed sharing my views with my students and have learned from their responses.

THE LITTLE DOGGIE AND THE HAT

WORDSWORDSWORDS#5 (Fulsome/Peruse)

WORDSWORDSWORDS#4 (Short-Lived/Flied Out)

WORDSWORDSWORDS#3 (Cliche/Couldn'tCareLess/Hold the Fort)

WORDSWORDSWORDS#2 (Primer/Caribbean)

WORDSWORDSWORDS#1 (Schism/Acumen)

WHY THIS EXISTS:

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AND THE HAT:

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