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Accidental Coinage
From an op-ed piece on American childbirth practices; Too many women end up having an appeasiotomy. I’m guessing that’s the surgery you have to placate the doctor.
The Eight by Katherine Neville
I wanted to like this book. As I began, I felt the book could have used some editing, too many repeated phrases, too many unnecessary details (why did she put the dog in the sink?) After about 300 pages the … Continue reading
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Doves?
Now I must ask, what kind of birds does the author think are in cuckoo clocks?
That word doesn’t mean what you think it means
From an op-ed article on winter – After the sledding, we went to the kitchen to rustle up some combustibles. I don’t know what they were eating, but I’m glad I wasn’t there to witness it.
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That word doesn’t mean what you think it means
From a restaurant ad – Try gathering in the comfy seating around a coffee table and filling it with small plates from the lounge menu while coifing generous pours of thoughtful wine. Unless that wine comes with hair extensions, I … Continue reading
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RIP Me
RIP Singular First Person Objective Pronoun. Apparently Me has passed on, overcome by misuse of Singular First Person Subjective Pronoun. Witness “between you and I”, “to my friend and I” and “from John and I”. Me was predeceased by Adjectives … Continue reading