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      • When does spring begin? 27th March 2021
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      • You & Me 22nd November 2020
      • Bonfire Night 29th October 2020
      • Accessing Windows 7 Shares (after January 2019 update?) 31st January 2019
      • How to say “ough” 10th January 2019
      • Equinox 20th March 2018
      • Powershell MTP 20th March 2018
      • Resurrection 5th April 2015
      • Dinner 3rd April 2015
      • Honeymoon 2nd April 2015
      • April Fool’s Day 1st April 2015
      • Eclipse 19th March 2015
      • Respite 18th March 2015
      • Reminisce 17th March 2015
      • Dilemma 16th March 2015
      • Mothering Sunday 15th March 2015
      • Liquorice 14th March 2015
      • Strive 13th March 2015
      • Pun 12th March 2015
      • Allege 11th March 2015
      • Fracas 10th March 2015
      • Deviate 9th March 2015
      • Tired 8th March 2015
      • Holiness 7th March 2015
      • TLAs 6th March 2015
      • Distracted 5th March 2015
      • Condescend 4th March 2015
      • Concise 3rd March 2015
      • Running late 2nd March 2015
      • Crucial 1st March 2015
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Dinner

3rd April 2015English, Language, Word of The DayWord Meaning, Word UseDaiyan

Word of the day, 3rd April 2015

Dinner /ˈdɪnə/

You might be thinking this is an odd word to choose for Good Friday, but I felt that you will hear many explanations about that from elsewhere.

(Also, don’t be confused … Read the rest

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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, … Read the rest

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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 … Read the rest

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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 … Read the rest

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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, … Read the rest

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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 … Read the rest

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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 … Read the rest

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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 … Read the rest

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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 … Read the rest

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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)  “… Read the rest

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