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Word of the Day – Portmanteau

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  • Noun: Portmanteau
  1. a large suitcase
  2. a word or morpheme whose form and meaning are derived from a blending of two or more distinct forms (as smog from smoke and fog)
  • Synonyms:
  1. Carryall
  2. carry-on
  3. grip
  4. handbag
  5. holdall [chiefly British]
  6. suitcase
  7. wallet
  • Usage:

“This doublet and hose, though new, were creased, like traveling clothes for a long time packed in a portmanteau. “

  • Encountered:

Reading The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas

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Vanity Plate for the Day – F14USN

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This one was on a Mazda RDX.  I’m going with retired naval aviator.

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Quote for the Day – Tom Waits

Tom_Waits_3“If you get far enough away you’ll be on your way back home. ”   ~ Tom Waits

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Vanity Plate for the Day – CHICKS

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This one was on the back of a Volvo XC 90.   Is an apostrophe needed between the K and the S? Or does it have something to do with orientation? Or is the person into fuzzy, yellow avian? A middle age woman was driving it.

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Word of the Day – Hegemony

  • Noun: HegemonyIRAQI MCDONALDS
    1. preponderant influence or authority over others :  domination <battled for hegemony in Asia>
    2. the social, cultural, ideological, or economic influence exerted by a dominant group
  •  Synonyms:
    1. leadership
    2. dominance
    3. dominion
    4. supremacy
    5. authority
    6. mastery
    7. control
    8. power
    9. sway
    10. rule
    11. sovereignty
  • Usage:
  • “Yet, in an American context, we face again a hegemony that allows us to narrate a single Jewish memory, i.e., a European one. ”

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Quote for the Day – Thomas Merton

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“The more you try to avoid suffering, the more you suffer, because smaller and more insignificant things begin to torture you, in proportion to your fear of being hurt. The one who does most to avoid suffering is, in the end, the one who suffers most.”~  Thomas Merton, The Seven Storey Mountain

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Quote for the Day – Tom Waits

Tom_Waits_3“the earth is not my home, I’m just passing by”  ~ Tom Waits

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Vanity Plate for the Day – KATFVR

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This one was on the back of Chevy Sonic with a Mizzou license plate.  There is not much doubt where their allegiance is.

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Word of the Day – Coquetry

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  •  Noun: Coquetry
    1. a flirtatious act or attitude
  • Synonyms:
    1. flirting
    2. dalliance
    3. coyness
  • Usage:

“The young man felt her press his hand, and comprehended that this was a sentiment, not of coquetry, but of gratitude because of his departure.”

  • Encountered:

Reading The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas

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Quote for the Day – Mark Changizi

teacher“I find that no matter how badly I teach I still learn something”. — researcher and inventor Mark Changizi quoted in BBC article The best way to win an argument

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