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Word-A-Week Vocabulary Vlog Catch-Up #52 – #54 from 2016-08-01T19:10:19
Well, Widge here. I manipulate Aaron’s Patreon to get a third season of Word-A-Week and things fall on me again. I suck. Did you hear the one about the three-foot king snake that came into my...
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Word-A-Week Vocabulary Vlog #51: Fard from 2016-07-02T17:34:14
You thought Word-a-Week was gone for good. But since everything is trying to emulate Marvel these days, resurrection can come pretty easy. Or at least reasonably priced. Wordmonger Aaron Fever is b...
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Word-A-Week Vocabulary Vlog #50: Agraffe from 2013-08-24T17:50:30
Word-a-Week is dead. Long live Word-a-Week. Wordmeister Aaron Poole did it his way and he sends this feature off into the sunset in style. Granted, as you will see, he spent an entire month of Need...
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Word-A-Week Vocabulary Vlog #49: Penultimate from 2013-08-12T03:11:25
As Word-a-Week draws to a close, the hope is that the vocabulary receptacles in your mind have been stretched sufficiently to allow you to replenish your hopefully whetted appetite for new words...
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Word-A-Week Vocabulary Vlog #48: Apposite from 2013-07-28T03:20
The reason that wordsmiths like Aaron Poole can freestyle and not come off sounding like a maroon is because they have a good verbal foundation to work from. You have to learn the basics before you...
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Word-A-Week Vocabulary Vlog #47: Opulent from 2013-07-14T11:41:11
Gene Wilder had a series–briefly–called Something Wilder. One of the most important quotes you will ever hear resulted from this show: “The problem with bad taste is that you can&...
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Word-A-Week Vocabulary Vlog #46: Otiose from 2013-07-04T17:19:42
Not since Schoolhouse Rock has there been such rocking involving the English language. Such is the might of Aaron Poole. He is the only Wordsmith to have achieved such a level of knowledge that he ...
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Word-A-Week Vocabulary Vlog #45: Abderian from 2013-06-22T03:37:09
Language is power. Granted, power is also power. But in this case, for the sake of argument, language is power. And if you have a solid mastery of the language, you can harness that power and bend ...
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Word-A-Week Vocabulary Vlog #44: Kaput from 2013-06-11T07:52:44
We’ve all had to try and make the best of a bad situation. And sometimes you have to take whatever kind of edge you can lay hands upon. In some cases, you might just need to be satisfied with...
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Word-A-Week Vocabulary Vlog #43: Inextricable from 2013-06-01T15:18:27
Sometimes you can feel in a conversation like you can’t escape. Like you’ve got no way out. Even like you’re tied to a chair. It’s in moments such as these that we need some...
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Word-A-Week Vocabulary Vlog #42: Fuddling from 2013-05-25T05:37:28
Words are like alcohol. Think of the words you use everyday as your regular, workaday ale or glass of wine. And there’s nothing wrong with that–it’s comforting, in fact. However, ...
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Word-A-Week Vocabulary Vlog #41: Tenebrous from 2013-05-17T05:51:57
Are you in the dark when it comes to language? There’s no shame in that. However, rather than fumble for the proverbial light switch in such a situation, then wind up tripping over the prover...
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Word-A-Week Vocabulary Vlog #40: Agastopia from 2013-05-09T15:08:55
There are those who say that the use of profanity is a clear sign of someone who has a lack of language skills. There are those who say that profanity is merely fun and, yes, sometimes therapeutic....
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Word-A-Week Vocabulary Vlog #39: Facsimile from 2013-05-02T16:13:36
The Oxford English Dictionary will eventually become so large that it knocks the Earth out of its proper orbit. There’s no need to concern yourself–it can’t be stopped. What you c...
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Word-A-Week Vocabulary Vlog #38: Apodyopsis from 2013-04-25T08:55:17
The comic book villain Bullseye could take out someone from across the street using just a paper clip. Which is impressive, yes. But without words, how could I have conveyed that notion to you? Mim...
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Word-A-Week Vocabulary Vlog #37: Defenestrate from 2013-04-18T03:07
Are you dragged down by workaday concerns and worries? Maybe you need to scale back and get some easy wins. Like having a “100 Words to Work Gracefully Into Conversation Before I Die” l...
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Word-A-Week Vocabulary Vlog #36: Guttle from 2013-04-08T19:52:24
Mortgages. Medical bills. The upcoming zombie apocalypse. You have so much in your life to worry about. Who has time to seek out the frontiers of the English language? Well, just like in the good o...
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Word-A-Week Vocabulary Vlog #35: Scrouge from 2013-04-04T01:22:31
Words. There’s a lot of them. So many that it’s easy to get so flustered you can’t tell your homonym from your homo superior. But if you find yourself lost and in need of the ling...
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Word-A-Week Vocabulary Vlog #34: Coquettish from 2013-03-27T09:06:05
Words. No one can consume just one. They’re like Lay’s Potato Chips. But sooner or later, we stick our hands into the potato chip bag of our minds and find nothing but crumbs. Verbal de...
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Word-A-Week Vocabulary Vlog #33: Canard from 2013-03-20T16:55:14
Don’t be fooled by the fact that there aren’t a lot of synonyms for the terminology of “moving house.” And don’t wonder at the notion that a building isn’t been ...
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Word-A-Week Vocabulary Vlog #32: Privation from 2013-03-13T01:50:16
The beauty of the English language is it has a word for just about anything. In fact, if you think about it, the English language was the original app. But imagine, if you will, an app with a compl...
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Word-A-Week Vocabulary Vlog #31: Hagridden from 2013-03-05T03:44:17
Were you wondering when the Thesaurus was going to make an appearance in the Jurassic Park series? Is the only IPA you know one with alcohol content? Do you think the OED is a Dreadstar character*?...
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Word-A-Week Vocabulary Vlog #30: Lachrymose from 2013-02-26T03:09:51
Stuck in a monosyllabic rut? Is every sentence that you spout possessing of a lentil-level of excitement? Feel like you need a vocabulary equivalent of some cayenne pepper to sprinkle on your day-t...
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Word-A-Week Vocabulary Vlog #29: Haver from 2013-02-19T01:39:46
You don’t have to be a serious poet in order to need some language help. You could be just a guy trying to come up with a dirty limerick. Or maybe you are in a bathroom stall etching a filthy...
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Word-A-Week Vocabulary Vlog #28: Zaftig from 2013-02-12T03:17:54
Sometimes the cat has your tongue. Sometimes it’s a bat. Sometimes, even, it’s a very angry hedgehog. But mostly, it’s a cat. Bored with lying around and coughing up hairballs, it...
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Word-A-Week Vocabulary Vlog #27: Jentacular from 2013-02-05T01:52:20
We’ve all been at a loss for words from time to time. And that’s especially frustrating since there’s a word for just about everything you encounter on a daily basis, no matter ho...
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Word-A-Week Vocabulary Vlog #26: Hirsute from 2013-01-28T17:24:29
I know, you’ve been using the words from Series 1 of Word-a-Week until they’re raw. Until the people around you have said, “Yes, yes, we get it: you are well-read and a card-carry...
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Word-a-Week Season 2 is Happening from 2012-07-10T07:15:26
So here’s some excellent news. The criminally underviewed* series Word-a-Week by the Irish Ambassador to the Internet, Aaron Poole, was completed last year. Aaron brought you vocabulary words...
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Word-A-Week Vocabulary Vlog #25: Indolent from 2011-02-28T22:00:58
Some people get depressed in the face of words. There are too many, they complain. Too many to have to contend with and remember. Aaron Poole understands your dilemma. Which is why he picks only th...
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Word-A-Week Vocabulary Vlog #24: Brobdingnagian from 2011-02-19T05:07:41
Words are slippery creatures. They can get away from you when you least expect it. That’s why Aaron Poole recommends you keep a few in reserve for that time of emergency. Don’t just sta...
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