This week’s obscure English word is ecdysis. It means the act of escape, and is usually a scientific term, in context of an insect or crustacean shedding its outer layer. But it could, perhaps, be used in other ways. Here’s my take, with apologies to Commando Comics or some similar genre: [Scene: bunk room, Colditz … More The obscure word of the week is ecdysis
This week’s obscure English word is innoxious. It means something harmful. And it’s the antonym of a much more common word, innocuous. Your challenge: write a sentence or two in the comments using this word. Copyright © Matthew Wright 2020
This week’s obscure English word is anthophagy. It means the act of feeding on flowers. It’s meant to refer to the various animals that chow down that way, but there are plenty of flowers humans can eat, and this immediately gives me an idea for a recipe book: 101 Recipes for the Enthusiastic Anthrophagist. It’ll … More The obscure word of the week is anthrophagy
This week’s obscure English word is coriaceous. It means something is like leather. Your challenge: write a sentence or two in the comments using this word. Copyright © Matthew Wright 2020
Back when I was working in a corporate communications office the buzz-word was ‘outsourcing’. Anything other than ‘core business’ (which was never fully defined) could be dispensed with in favour of ‘service providers’. That didn’t mean the work went away, but this ‘rightsizing’ did mean that everybody’s job was suddenly under threat, as loyal and … More When outsourcing goes bad – a cautionary tale
This week’s obscure English word is sciapodous. It means someone who has big feet. You could say ‘Bigfoot is sciapodous’, but it might be redundant in that sense. In point of fact, many words with ‘pod’ in them could refer to feet, drawing from the ancient Greek ‘pod’, as in foot. Take ‘podobromhidrosis’, for example, … More The obscure word of the week is sciapodous
This week’s obscure English word is balter. It means to dance really badly. Which, I have to say, is a fair description of me every time I try. Your challenge: write a sentence or two in the comments using this word. Copyright © Matthew Wright 2020
This week’s obscure English word is erubescent. It means something that is reddened or blushed. Your challenge: write a sentence or two in the comments using this word. Copyright © Matthew Wright 2020
I’ve decided magic must be real. Quite often, these days, I’ll start my computer and discover it’s changed, magically, since I shut it down. Basic stuff that worked yesterday suddenly doesn’t. Or I’ll log on to a service I need and have the same experience. Worse, nothing fixes it, and online help doesn’t correlate with … More Magic is real. I have proof
This week’s obscure English word – well, in this case, a term – is blatherskite. It’s a slang term that means somebody who talks at great length without making sense. Your challenge: write a sentence or two in the comments using this word. Copyright © Matthew Wright 2020
