“I have a dream … .” These are Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s famous words, and the first words of a memorable speech. We are reminded of them today on this day, his day, a day that celebrates his legacy. “I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons […]
Word of the Year Redux
January 13, 2012 by 2 Comments
Here is a round-up of the Word of the Year hoopla – good and bad, happy and sad – a final say of the words that you either like or that cause you to scratch your head and say, “huh?” We begin with the eagerly awaited announcement from the American Dialect Society. Its choice for […]
Zeitgeist
January 9, 2012 by Leave a Comment
It is the spirit and attitude of a particular time. It represents the cultural, spiritual, or political climate. You could say that it is the spirit of the age, the sign of the times. People that influence it have their finger on the pulse. It captures the definitive feeling in a nutshell and it is […]
Imply vs. Infer
January 6, 2012 by 1 Comment
Two words that can be used interchangeably? That have the same meaning? Let’s see. Imply im·ply [im-plahy] verb 1. to indicate or suggest without being explicitly stated 2. to signify or mean. 3. to involve as a necessary circumstance. Related Words: connote, entail. dictionary Synonyms: assume, include. thesaurus Origin: late 14c., “to enfold, enwrap, entangle” from O.Fr. emplier, […]
Trajectory
January 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment
As one year closes and a new one begins, the word on my mind is trajectory. The choices we make or those unequivocally made for us dictate the trajectory of our lives. Don’t they? I wonder. The “experts” tell us: think toward the future, don’t dwell on the past. Well, it’s just not that easy. […]
Wow
December 29, 2011 by Leave a Comment
We learned Steve Jobs’s very last words from his sister Mona Simpson, in her eulogy published in the New York Times. “Before embarking, he’d looked at his sister Patty, then for a long time at his children, then at his life’s partner, Laurene, and then over their shoulders past them. Steve’s final words were: OH […]
Word of the Year
December 26, 2011 by 3 Comments
It’s the end of the year and “best of lists” are everywhere. So why shouldn’t there be a “best word”? Perhaps it’s the word we used the most or talked about the most, looked up the most or thought about the most. Maybe it’s the word that defines us or the events of 2011 the […]
Happy
December 23, 2011 by 2 Comments
What is happy? When we say it or see it, does the word itself make us happy? Does it look like what it infers? Does the sound of it cheer us? Where does happy come from? Now that it’s the time of the season when we are all wishing each other happy this, happy that, […]
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