The obscure English word this week is moue. Really it isn’t an English word, of course. It is stolen from French (along with a lot of other English words) and means a pout. Your challenge? Write a sentence (or two) in the comments using this word. Copyright © Matthew Wright 2017
This week’s really obscure English word is prolix. It means long and tedious. The antonym of this post, really. Your challenge? Write a sentence (or two) in the comments using this word. Copyright © Matthew Wright 2017
The revelation a while back that Winston Churchill had written a paper on aliens isn’t too surprising. The great statesman was literate, erudite, deeply interested in history and the sciences, and knew many of the key figures in the British scientific community. What he had to say was very much in line with the thinking … More Are we so arrogant to suppose aliens will be like us?
This week’s really obscure English word is functor. It means somebody who performs functions: an operator. Your challenge? Write a sentence (or two) in the comments using this word. Copyright © Matthew Wright 2017
This week’s really obscure English word is nainsook. It is an eighteenth century word referring to soft cotton fabric, originally from India. Your challenge? Write a sentence (or two) in the comments using this word. Copyright © Matthew Wright 2017
It’s always a bit nerve-racking when a book’s released: will it do well? How will it be reviewed? My book The New Zealand Experience at Gallipoli and the Western Front has been out a couple of weeks. It’s been published and is being sold old-school style – in print, through the brick-and-mortar physical channels of … More Latest news about ‘The New Zealand Experience at Gallipoli and the Western Front’
Years ago I spent a lot of time with friends playing Advanced Dungeons and Dragons™. You know, the game where you rolled dice and looked up a table in a hardback book to find out what happened. After a hard day’s adventuring, slaying orcs, trolls, goblins and so forth the characters would retire for a … More Drinking in the REAL Green Dragon inn, and how it led to the Gods in Twilight
