Words Seldom Seen: Tautology
Tautology Noun: a phrase or expression in which the same thing is said twice in different words. Editors...
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American Aristocracy
“An open fluid elite based on merit and money, not on birth and breeding.” Alexander Hamilton From...
Words Seldom Seen: Ad hominem
Ad hominem Adjective: An argument directed against a person rather than the position they are...
Damning with Faint Praise
“He is wholly insufficient for his place with the additional misfortune of not himself having the least...
Words Seldom Seen: Salient
Salient Adjective: Prominent, conspicuous or striking. Military: a projection in the battle line. Example:...
Words Getting More Common: Portal
Portal For most of my life "portals" were a science fiction mechanism for getting from one state to another....
Wine Three
"The best way to drink wine is in the way you most enjoy it." Variously attributed. From The Little Book of...
Wine Two
"Wine is bottled poetry." Robert Louis Stevenson From The Little Book of Wine. We spent a few weeks in...
Traffic
"When you are in traffic, you are also traffic." In the immortal words of President Obama: "We are the people...
Words Seldom Seen: Opprobrium
Opprobrium Noun: harsh criticism or censure. Example: "Attacking civilians will almost always lead to...
