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Deblovestoread
Weird and Wonderful Words | Roz Chast, Erin McKean
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#WeirdWordWednesday

A certain someone‘s voice is cacophonous to me. While in the literal sense of the word I might be wrong but the physical response I get when I accidentally hear it makes it seem so.

@CBee

kspenmoll I get it! 😂🤢 1w
dabbe 🤢🎯🤢 1w
JamieArc Unpleasant is an understatement. 🤡 1w
CBee Same 😱 1w
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Deblovestoread
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#WeirdWordWednesday

I saw a IG reel posted by Cory Booker of a woman sharing the definition of trumpery. And sure enough it‘s right there in my Miriam-Webster dictionary. Sometimes the universe gets it right.

@CBee

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DL27UaMPpAV/?igsh=b2xiZDZieGd0NHlw. Edited to attach the reel so all can enjoy!

DGRachel Wasn‘t it from Auntie Bev? She lives in the Raleigh/Durham area of NC. I adore her and she‘s worth following on IG in her own right. 2mo
Trashcanman Whats a good word for the people who believe his bullshit? Suckers, idiots, delusional, racists, bigots? We need a new word that encapsulates all of those into one. 2mo
Deblovestoread @DGRachel Yes! I loved her reel and will follow her. @Trashcanman Totally agree! 2mo
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TheBookHippie Loved this so much!! 2mo
Aims42 lol! I love this 🤣👍 Facts!! 2mo
AmyG @Trashcanman We do need a word. Where to even begin? 2mo
Chrissyreadit @Sace brilliant! @Trashcanman I believe “cult member” can also be a descriptor but it‘s not as viscous as they are. @Deblovestoread I saw this too and loved it so much! @DGRachel I keep adding people to follow- and am so glad to discover these brilliant people ❤️ 2mo
Trashcanman @Sace Thank you. But I think that his supporters are much more than just idiots. A lot are. But you can be an idiot and not be a racist, bigoted, heartless, POS. Just calling them an idiot is too kind. 2mo
Sace @Trashcanman true. 2mo
dabbe So frickin‘ true. 🩵🎯🩵 2mo
Amiable It‘s like a nightmare—I keep pinching myself to wake up but unfortunately we‘re already awake. 😖 2mo
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peanutnine
Weird and Wonderful Words | Roz Chast, Erin McKean
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#WeirdWordWednesday @CBee
This was one that I came across and had to look up just for the pronunciation 🤔 A bit of a tongue twister!

dabbe Agreed! Try to say that one fast 10 times through! 😂 3mo
CBee @dabbe I‘m having trouble saying it once 😂 3mo
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lil1inblue
Weird and Wonderful Words | Roz Chast, Erin McKean
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CBee Nice! I always heard it said “pablum” in reference to baby food - maybe sort of a rice cereal? My boys never liked it 😂 3mo
lil1inblue @CBee I guess Pablum was a brand name for baby cereal, and the name was based on this word! Kinda interesting! 3mo
CBee @lil1inblue very! 3mo
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readingjedi
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Highly recommended for the enthusiastic armchair linguist like myself. This is an absolutely fascinating read. And the bibliography is huge!!! The in depth, impeccably referenced research is presented as coming together pieces of a jigsaw, each area of discovery added to the bigger picture. Complex ideas are explained in an accessible & entertaining manner & the whole thing is just so mind-blowingly interesting/intriguing/staggering 🤯🤯🤯

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GingerAntics
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This is an incredibly valid and important point!
#CeceliaWatson #Semicolon #language #politics #SWE #StandardEnglish #dialect

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readingjedi
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Starting this one today. It was a gift from my husband for International Women's Day. And a nice, fresh bookmark as well.

shanaqui I have this one! Very curious to get round to it; interested to hear what you think. 6mo
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dabbe
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#weirdwordwednesday #weirdwords
@CBee

Probably #ldf's fallacy that he is best at is the ad hominem attack. The background picture in the image above is every attack #ldf has said against a person or a group. A picture literally is worth a thousand+ words ... and is horrifying.
To scroll through the ENTIRE list (just up until 2021! 😱), go here:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/01/19/upshot/trump-complete-insult-list...

TheBookHippie LDF 😵‍💫 7mo
AnnCrystal 🥺😳🤬😢 what is that teaching about bullying... 7mo
Susanita Mind boggling! 7mo
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dabbe @TheBookHippie @AnnCrystal @Susanita If he has a presidential library, I hope it's every single one of his evil/hateful/stupid/____ tweets. That's all it should be. Walls and walls of tweets that say more than could ever possibly be said. 7mo
TheBookHippie @dabbe I hope it lists everyone gleefully supporting him. 7mo
CBee Holy wow. I‘ll pass on reading the list but, I can imagine how long and awful it must be 😳🤯🙁 7mo
MemoirsForMe 😳😳🤯🤯😱😱 7mo
dabbe @TheBookHippie 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 7mo
dabbe @MemoirsForMe IKR?🤯 7mo
dabbe @CBee You'd be right! 🤯 7mo
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TheSpineView
More Weird and Wonderful Words | Erin McKean, Danny Shanahan
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#WeirdWordWednesday @Cbee

Getting back into my weird word list. This one is another word I happened upon while reading. Love weird, wonderful and new to me words.

dabbe Same here. 🩶🩵🩶 8mo
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