David, referring to the note I just sent, that would seem to me to be a good teaching moment, no?

Debby M.

Oh, David! I don't think of it as snobbery. I prefer pedantry. I think the only chance the human world stands for repair (though this is most unlikely) is through open honest conversation. In order for that to exist, everyone must be using words to mean the same thing. That is not the case now. In a...

Is it too far afield to claim that POTUS in the political sense, and potus as in drinking cup might overlap, as in "one in his cups", when listening to at least one of the candidates aspiring to that office this time around?

What a wonderful word!

At this point in our lives, need any of us apologize for using words that are accurate? I for one feel no such need.

If they are misunderstood, or not understood, the person saying so has almost undoubtedly the solution to his quandary in his pocket.

(yes, before you yell, or her)

Don't we wish.

Slidden sounds like an onomatopoetic choice.

While it's longer, it would never occur to me to use meaning 1 of this word instead of circumambulate.

Learn something new everyday is my motto.
Now if I could just get my head to agree to hang onto the new...

Debby M

"Russian men'she "less, fewer",..." I don't know if the "she" is pronounced as the English word or if it is foreshortened. If the latter, it would increase the seeming similarity (though I doubt this is the case) to the word "mensch". The sounds may be similar...

"... or at least my human effort..."

Slava, does that mean some of your efforts are inhuman(e)? unhuman? or perhaps superhuman?

Slava, Thanks!

Lew Jury, A proud grandpa with good reason!
Congratulations to you all, grandpa, granddaughter and all in between.

And thank you for sharing, Good Doctor. A smile in the day is always welcome.

Debby M

Related some way to "fit of pique"?

BJN! my reaction also!!

"...from his sleep apnea, Lois Riske went to a sleep specialist who prescribed a desnorolator for her."
Who he? who she?

Sounds a useful word to me...

Thanks for the link!