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Totally Weird and Wonderful Words | Erin McKean

#weirdwordwednesday @CBee
#weirdwords
#allusions

Never was an allusion more important to WAKE up and pay attention to. #imho

Lin3han Allusions and allegories are both very important! It all reminds me of a little allegory like

1984

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dabbe @Lin3han Oh boy, you hit that on the head! 13h

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Totally Weird and Wonderful Words | Erin McKean

#weirdwordwednesday @CBee

#allusion #waterloo

CBee Omg I should get that mug for Mr CBee 😂😂👏🏻👏🏻 1w

dabbe @CBee 😂😂😂 1w

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Totally Weird and Wonderful Words | Erin McKean

Fall is here! The temperature is in the 70s, the sky is gray, the leaves are changing! I‘m so ready to go for a walk. 🍂🍁🍂

#WeirdWordWednesday @CBee #WeirdWords

CBee This is lovely. Fall is “supposed” to be here, but it‘s still in the heckin 90s today. Barf. 1w

Seabreeze_Reader In an odd sort of way, what a beautiful word! It sounds perfect for introverted nature lovers. 1w

Amiable The Germans always have a word for everything. And it‘s usually the exact perfect word. 1w

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lil1inblue 😍 😍 😍 1w

TheBookHippie So lovely!!! 1w

dabbe 🤎🍁🧡 1w

rebcamuse I love expressive German compounds—so efficient-“Wahlt-eye-n-zam-keit”—gets to the heart of the matter! Merits its own word for sure :-) 6d

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CBee

Totally Weird and Wonderful Words | Erin McKean

Solipsism, solipsist, solipsistic. Say those words ten times fast 😂😂 Other tidbits: solipsism is also a term for a specific philosophy, a symptom of certain mental illnesses, and apparently can become a syndrome after periods of extreme isolation. And yes, this is Narcissus. The two are different but I thought it was close enough 😁 #weirdwords #weirdwordwednesday

CBee @Megabooks @Daisey @TheBookHippie @Amiable @vivastory @Catlass007 @mandarchy @dabbe @IndoorDame @peanutnine @psalva @sace @slategreyskies @Lil1inblue @Deblovestoread @BookmarkTavern @Cuilin @Kerrbearlib @jen_the_scribe @CindyMyLifeIsLit 1w

AmyG Way too much of this in the world. 😩 1w

TheBookHippie 😭😭😭😭😭😭 I do not understand selfishness. @AmyG 1w

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ImperfectCJ @TheBookHippie I understand it on a basic level, but those who accept it and even embrace it as a way to run a business or, say, govern a country, rather than seeing it as something to fight against in themselves...that's what I don't get. 1w

TheBookHippie @ImperfectCJ well stated. 1w

AmyG Exactly @ImperfectCJ 1w

AnnCrystal
Perfect word for this chaotic world 👏🏼☺️👍🏼💝. (edited) 1w

CBee @ImperfectCJ agreed 👍🏻 1w

Seabreeze_Reader This 'me-myself-and I' philosophy is becoming normalized, along with a lack of compassion. This is also disturbing, as I personally see this as an issue within neighborhoods, work environments, etc. (edited) 1w

dabbe 🧡🎯🧡 1w

BookmarkTavern I work with a couple people like this! 🫣 1w

CBee @Seabreeze_Reader it‘s very disturbing, I agree. I‘ve had more grumpy driver encounters than ever just in the past week. It‘s a bit scary. It‘s almost as if people now have “permission” to bully and spew hate. 1w

Seabreeze_Reader Well said @Cbee. 😣 We just need to find a way to stop it from eroding away our own sense of hopefulness and empathy toward others. {{{Hugs to everyone here.}}} (edited) 1w

CBee @Seabreeze_Reader yes! Lots of hugs to you as well 💚💚💚 1w

CBee @BookmarkTavern oh UGH I am so sorry!! 1w

CatLass007 🤎🤎🤎 1w

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dabbe

Totally Weird and Wonderful Words | Erin McKean

#weirdwordwednesday @CBee

Oh, how true this allusion is.

CBee Love it!! 2w

lil1inblue 😅 😂 😭 🙃 Ok, the marijuana dispensary one cracks me up. When Michigan legalized recreational marijuana, there were several towns in my area that got all NIMBY and banned dispensaries. After the first year, the cities and townships with dispensaries got their allotment of the tax money, and suddenly the NIMBY attitude disappeared and all the bans were overturned. 😂 2w

dabbe @CBee TY! 🧡💜💛 2w

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dabbe @lil1inblue Well, if that ain't a perfect description of living in a pro-capitalistic society, I don't know what is. 😂😍😂 2w

TheBookHippie 😩 2w

dabbe @TheBookHippie 🎯😫🎯 2w

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Totally Weird and Wonderful Words | Erin McKean

IT IS SEPTEMBER! WHY IS IT STILL IN THE 90s?!? 🫠

#WeirdWordWednesday #WeirdWords @CBee

wildwoodreads I fear it will stay in the nineties until late October here in Alabama 🥵 3w

BookmarkTavern @wildwoodreads Oof! And you‘re dealing with the humidity too! 🫠 3w

wildwoodreads @BookmarkTavern Yeah it‘s rough lol. And honestly it‘s been in the high seventies on Christmas Day more times than I can count. One year we played basketball and I wore a tank top. 😂 3w

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dabbe PERFECT word for Phoenix, too. It's been in the low 100s but with humidity above 60%. I love when the weather channel writes: Actual temp: 102. Feels like 108. 😳Yeah. Thanks, weather gods! 😂🔥😂 3w

CBee @wildwoodreads I‘m in Alabama too - hi! And 🥵😭 3w

wildwoodreads @CBee Hi, neighbor! What part are you from? I‘m in Northeast AL. 3w

TheBookHippie It was coool here then bam today it was 80 3w

CBee @wildwoodreads about 20 miles south of Birmingham 👋🏻 3w

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dabbe

Totally Weird and Wonderful Words | Erin McKean

#weirdwordwednesday @CBee 🧡🩶💜

CBee Love that last meme - “get your mythological suffering straight” 😂😂 Denise, you know the way to my heart! Mythology!! 3w

dabbe @CBee I try! 💜😂🧡 3w

lil1inblue @CBee @dabbe That meme is fantabulous. 😍 😂 3w

dabbe @lil1inblue 🤩😂😍 3w

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CBee

Totally Weird and Wonderful Words | Erin McKean

Every wondered about the origin behind the word, Wednesday? And why isn‘t it pronounced Wed-nes-day, so weird. Anyway, here you go! I always thought the days of the week were all named for Roman gods - nope! #weirdwordwednesday #weirdwords
Also, an article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/02/why-wednesday-the-days-of-the-week...

TheBookHippie Oh this is fascinating!!!! 3w

CBee @TheBookHippie I thought I was being lazy by actually choosing the word “Wednesday” but, it ended up being a lot more interesting 🤓 3w

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TheBookHippie @CBee it‘s really fun. Look how smart you are!!! 3w

CBee @TheBookHippie aw gee 💚💚💚 3w

CatLass007 It really should be pronounced Wed-nes-day. 3w

TheBookHippie @CatLass007 💯 3w

Bookwomble I've always pronounced it wed-ns-day 🤷🏻‍♀️ 3w

Daisey Great choice for today‘s word! 3w

kspenmoll I thought the same, from the Romans. This was such fun!!!! 3w

BookmarkTavern How cool! 🤩 3w

dabbe I love learning new things! Thanks, m'dear! 🧡🩶💜 3w

CBee @Bookwomble I say “Wensday” 🤷‍♀️😂 3w

AnnCrystal 👏🏼🤩👍🏼💝💝💝 I loved when I first learned about this...also Woden connects with the God Odin, the chief Norse God. 3w

CBee @AnnCrystal yes, I read that! I really need to read more Norse mythology. (edited) 3w

AnnCrystal @CBee ☺️👌🏼 mythology is incredibly fun.

The name connection for Thursday is my favorite.

Funny thing, is that I've learned a boatload of legends from around the world and realized a few years ago that (in comparison) I know so little about the legends from my own ancestral world 😂🤔🥺 I'm currently on a journey to correct this about myself ☺️💫📚💝. (edited) 3w

Cuilin I love stuff like this!!!! Thank you for sharing. 3w

CBee @AnnCrystal that sounds fascinating! Best of luck on your journey 💚 3w

CBee @Cuilin yay! So glad 💚 3w

lil1inblue I love this! Etymology is fascinating. 💫 🌟 💫 3w

CBee @lil1inblue the stars you added remind me of “the more you know” 😂😊💚 3w

lil1inblue @CBee That was what I was thinking about! I'm glad someone understood my thought process. 🤣 3w

CBee @lil1inblue from your posts and interacting with you a little, I think I can follow along pretty well. In the midst of our meteorology joint pain journey, we could also start a #randomthoughtsclub 😂😂 3w

lil1inblue @CBee 💓 💓 💓 3w

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dabbe

Totally Weird and Wonderful Words | Erin McKean

#weirdwordwednesday
@CBee

A main reason I loved being in education was that pretty much every year everybody started out as a tabula rosa; everyone had a chance to start over. 💚

CBee Yes! Love it 💚 1mo

lil1inblue That's just lovely! 💓🥰💓 1mo

dabbe @CBee 🩶🤍🖤 1mo

dabbe @lil1inblue 🩶🤍🖤 1mo

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