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Honeymoon

2nd April 2015English, Language, Word of The DayWord Meaning, Word UseDaiyan

Word of the day, 2nd April 2015

Honeymoon /ˈhʌnɪˌmuːn/

One of my friends recently got married (I saw some pictures yesterday, so perhaps I really ought to change the name of these posts to “word of yesterday”).

After getting married, …

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April Fool’s Day

1st April 2015Culture, English, English, Language, Word of The DayWord Meaning, Word UseDaiyan

Word of the day, 1st April 2015

April Fool’s Day /ˈeɪprəl fuːlz deɪ/

Don’t believe everything you hear today – if there’s a news story that sounds a bit strange, or too good to be true, it may well be …

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Eclipse

19th March 2015English, Language, Word of The DayWord Meaning, Word UseDaiyan

Word of the day, 19th March 2015

I guess there really was only one word I could choose today:

eclipse /ɪˈklɪps/ (noun and verb)

I am sure you know this meaning:  “the total or partial obscuring of one celestial …

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Respite

18th March 2015English, Language, Word of The DayWord Meaning, Word UseDaiyan

Word of the day, 18th March 2015

respite /ˈrɛspaɪt/ (noun)
– a pause from exertion; interval of rest
– a temporary delay
– a temporary stay of execution; reprieve

I was unable to write a word of the day earlier, …

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Reminisce

17th March 2015English, Language, Word of The DayWord Meaning, Word UseDaiyan

Word of the day, 17th March 2015

Yesterday I unexpectedly got back in touch with another international friend from a few years ago, so I have been reminiscing /ˌrɛmɪˈnɪsɪŋ/ a bit.

Sadly I have a very poor memory, so I …

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Dilemma

16th March 2015English, Language, Word of The DayWord Meaning, Word UseDaiyan

Word of the day, 16th March 2015

dilemma /daɪˈlɛmə/ (noun)

I had a bit of a dilemma this weekend.

When I use that expression, “I had a bit of a dilemma”, I mean that I had a difficult …

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Mothering Sunday

15th March 2015Culture, English, English, Language, Word of The DayWord Meaning, Word UseDaiyan

Word of the day, 15th March 2015

Mothering Sunday

Here’s a bit of cultural information, rather than a new word itself.

Today in the UK it is “Mothering Sunday”.

In recent years this has become called “Mother’s Day”, so it …

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Liquorice

14th March 2015Culture, English, English, Language, Word of The DayWord Meaning, Word UseDaiyan

Word of the day, 14th March 2015

liquorice /ˈlɪkərɪʃ/ (noun)

I was doing a bit of shopping in Godalming today (a quaint town on the River Wey, about 8 kilometres, or 5 miles, south of Guildford).  In the high street …

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Strive

13th March 2015English, Language, Word of The DayWord Meaning, Word UseDaiyan

Word of the day, 13th March 2015

strive /straɪv/ (verb)
– To make a great and tenacious effort.
e.g. “strive to get promotion”

– To fight; contend

Bonus word meanings (in these contexts):

* tenacious /tɪˈneɪʃəs/ (adjective)  “…

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Pun

12th March 2015English, Language, Word of The DayWord Meaning, Word UseDaiyan

Word of the day, 12th March 2015

pun /pʌn/ (noun)
– the use of words or phrases to exploit ambiguities and innuendoes in their meaning, usually for humorous effect; a play on words.  There are many different kinds of puns; …

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