Monthly Archives: January 2009

New Hobby

Posted on January 11, 2009 by Ron

Waiting for our aerobics class to begin, several of us were standing around in our leotards chatting about fitness and diets. One woman said that her brother-in-law had quit smoking, gone on a diet and lost weight all at the … Continue reading →

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Tittle

Posted on January 3, 2009 by Ron

PRONUNCIATION: (TIT-l) http://wordsmith.org/words/tittle.mp3 MEANING: (noun) 1. A small diacritic mark, such as an accent, a vowel mark, or a dot over an i. 2. The tiniest bit; an iota. ETYMOLOGY: Middle English titil, from Medieval Latin titulus, diacritical mark, from … Continue reading →

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Hibernian

Posted on January 2, 2009 by Ron

PRONUNCIATION: (hie-BUR-nee-uhn) http://wordsmith.org/words/hibernian.mp3 MEANING: (adjective) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Ireland or its inhabitants; Irish. (noun) A native of Ireland. ETYMOLOGY: Hiberni(a), the Latin and poetic name for the island of Ireland + -an Good heart health efficaciously keeps … Continue reading →

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Vox Barbara

Posted on January 1, 2009 by Ron

PRONUNCIATION: (VOKS BAHR-buhr-uh) http://wordsmith.org/words/vox_barbara.mp3 MEANING: (noun) A barbarous word or phrase, especially applied to supposedly neo-Latin terms that are neither Latin nor Greek. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin vox barbara (foreign word or speech). http://pamelaannschoolofdance.com/aid-6190 cialis on line This is particularly useful … Continue reading →

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