May 2013
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“Art is making something out of nothing and selling it.”
– Frank Zappa (via quotedojo)
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SHODDY
Adjective:
Being of poor quality or construction. [W]
‘We pay exorbitant prices for shoddy service because broadband providers print money and hold innovation in a death grip.’ [X]
“Anger repressed can poison a relationship as surely as the cruelest words.”
– Dr. Joyce Brothers (via eloquentandhonest)
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TO DISPARAGE
Verb:
To ridicule, mock, discredit. [W]
‘At the end of a week in which Electronic Arts confirmed it wasn’t developing a thing for the Wii U, one of the software engineers in EA Sports’ Canada studio, in a series of since-deleted tweets, disparaged the console as “crap” and suggested Nintendo should give up on hardware altogether.’ [X]
“One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.”
– Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire (via quotedojo)
“ Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed. ”
– Francis Baco (via quotedojo)
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UNFLINCHINGLY
Adverb:
Without showing fear or indecision; resolutely. [W]
This is courage in a man to bear unflinchingly what heaven sends.
-English Proverb
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“The fewer the words, the better the prayer.”
– Martin Luther (via quotedojo)
I want my money for nothing
and chicks for free
give me my mutha fuckin’ MTV
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“Our dignity is not in what we do, but what we understand.”
– George Santayana (via quotedojo)
Raw English agrees.
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CRONYISM
Noun:
The practice of favoring one’s close friends, especially in political appointments. [Dictionary.com]
‘Whistleblower’ claims cronyism and fear at ICANN
A word I’ve been looking for. Seriously.
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“ By working faithfully eight hours a day, you may get to be a boss and work...”
– Robert Frost (via quotedojo)
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RAPACIOUS
Adjective:
Greedy; ravenous.
Subsisting on live prey. [TheFreeDictionary]
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‘The difference between Google’s predatory rapaciousness today and Microsoft’s of yore is that Microsoft wore it on their sleeve, they owned it, celebrated it.’
‘Microsoft’s of yore’. So eloquent.
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TORT
Noun:
An injury or wrong.
[W]
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“It is a terrible thing to see and have no vision.”
– Helen Keller
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BATTERY
Noun:
The crime or tort of intentionally striking another person. [W]
‘Last week, the guy in charge of the Air Force’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response office was charged with sexual battery.’ [NextDraft]
Btw, if you have room in your inbox for a top notch newsletter, subscribe to Dave Pell’s NextDraft. It’s quite great.
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“To translate is not only to experience what makes each language distinct, but to...”
– Charles Simic. (I adore this quote; it perfectly and concisely describes how translating has broadened my perspective of language as a whole.)
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TO HORNSWOGGLE
Verb:
To deceive or trick. [W]
‘Don’t let them hornswoggle you into buying anything you don’t need.’
Like it.
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phantomvampstarkid:
I wish more people used the word “shirking” It is a pretty legitimate word.
TO SHIRK
Verb:
To avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc.; to stay away from. [W]
‘If you have a job, don’t shirk from it and not show up at work.’
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INCLEMENT
Noun:
Unpleasantly cold or wet weather.
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TO PIT
Verb:
To bring (something) into opposition with something else. [W]
‘But there’s nothing stupid about seeing Google being pitted “versus” other companies.’ [X]
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Sacrebleu!
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“Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.”
– Albert Camus (via quotedojo)
Mr. Camus, what do you mean by some?
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Anonymous asked: How are you able to transfer your second blog to another account?! Please share!! Love your blog btw :))
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BTW
Don’t get offended if I don’t follow you back. In fact, I follow a lot of you guys (actually, mainly girls, sweet), but my main blog isn’t Raw English so you just don’t know if I’m following you or not. (My main blog is quite commercial, so I won’t advertise it here.)
Anyway, I’m in the process of separating the blogs to different accounts (I found a...
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BRIDLE
Noun:
The headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins.
A length of line or cable attached to two parts of something to spread the force of a pull, as the rigging on a kite for attaching line. [W]
‘If three people say you are an ass, put on a bridle.’ -Danish proverb
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“Before you insult a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you insult...”
– Anon.
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“A synonym is a word you use when you can’t spell the word you first thought of.”
– Burt Bacharach (via quotedojo)
As Finnish is pretty much pronounced as it’s written, this problem is nonexistent in Finnish language.
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FLIGHT
Noun:
A set of steps or stairs between one landing or floor and the next. [Dictionary.com]
‘One flight up.’
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“Vision without execution is hallucination.”
– Thomas Edison
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TO EXPATIATE
Verb:
Discuss at length.
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LARRUP
Noun:
Backchat or rudeness. [W]
Btw, I would have thought that backchat would mean something like ‘to talk bad about someone behind her back’, but it means ‘to respond in a disputative, often sarcastic manner’.
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“ Friendships begin because, even without words, we understand how someone feels....”
– Joan Walsh Anglund (via quotedojo) 