Quote of the Week #27
“This is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you’re not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald
Author: Twit
Word of the Week #26
The Hardings’ picnic was bothered by a noisome cloud of flies. noisome (adj.) [NOY-sum] 1. Disagreeable or offensive
Quote of the Week #25
“In writing. Don’t use adjectives which merely tell us how you want us to feel about the thing you are describing. I mean, instead of telling us a thing was “terrible,” describe it so that we’ll...
Word of the Week #24
George was a crapulous layabout who eventually died in a strange accident involving three pints of coffee and a thousand pounds of oysters. crapulous (adj.) [KRAP-yuh-lus] 1. Characterised by gross excess in eating or...
Quote of the Week #23
“Don’t think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it’s good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art.” -Andy...
Word of the Week #22
Alejandro was tall, swarthy and mysterious. swarthy (adj.) [SWOR-dhee] 1. Dark, or having a dark complexion.
Word of the Week #20
It was brillig, and Charles was looking forward to meeting Anita at the tea rooms. brillig (noun) 1. Four o’clock in the afternoon – the time when you begin broiling things for dinner.
Word of the Week #18
Audrey whelved Peter’s love-letters in her sock drawer and promised herself she would never look at them again. whelve (verb) [WELV] 1. To bury something deep; to hide.
Quote of the Week #17
“I like being weird. Weird’s all I’ve got; that and my sweet style.” -Moss, The IT Crowd
