Broadening my English vocabulary and trying to memorize more or less infrequent English words with a Tumblr blog. Also, language nerdery and random wittiness.Tumblr (3.0; @rawenglish)http://rawenglish.tumblr.com/<p>Adverb:</p> <ul><li><span> From side to side; </span><a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/across" title="across">across</a><span>.</span></li> <li><span><span>Across the path (of something). [<a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/athwart">W</a>]</span></span></li> </ul><p><a href="http://www.freerice.com"><span>via</span></a></p>http://rawenglish.tumblr.com/post/51239153179http://rawenglish.tumblr.com/post/51239153179Fri, 24 May 2013 21:36:38 +0300wordsadverbEnglishlanguageesl<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m13qdxRVhh1qiekquo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://rawenglish.tumblr.com/post/51231070282http://rawenglish.tumblr.com/post/51231070282Fri, 24 May 2013 19:12:35 +0300““Few people can see genius in someone who has offended them.””<br/><br/> - <em>Robertson Davies (via <a href="http://quotedojo.tumblr.com/" class="tumblr_blog">quotedojo</a>)</em>http://rawenglish.tumblr.com/post/51223892290http://rawenglish.tumblr.com/post/51223892290Fri, 24 May 2013 16:48:30 +0300<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me0i7kTyl11qmbg8bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://rawenglish.tumblr.com/post/51218444432http://rawenglish.tumblr.com/post/51218444432Fri, 24 May 2013 14:24:30 +0300<p>Adjective:</p> <ul><li>I<a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/important" title="important">mportant</a><span> with regards to (a subject or matter); </span><a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/relevant" title="relevant">relevant</a>. [<a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pertinent">W</a>]<span><br/></span></li> </ul><p>&#8216;<em>Look up the domains <strong>pertinent</strong> to your areas of expertise, and see which are parked or resolve to an underdeveloped mini-site.</em>&#8217; [<a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidteten/2013/05/20/build-your-startup-on-a-vacant-domain-name/">X</a>]</p>http://rawenglish.tumblr.com/post/51214518702http://rawenglish.tumblr.com/post/51214518702Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:44 +0300esllanguageEnglishadjective<p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://miss-blurton.tumblr.com/post/50917477874/word-of-the-day">miss-blurton</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em><strong>Halcyon:</strong></em></p> <p><em>adjective</em></p> <div class="luna-Ent"><span class="dnindex"><span id="hotword"><span>1. </span></span></span><span><span>calm;</span> <span>peaceful;</span> <span>tranquil:</span> </span><em><span class="ital-inline"><span><span>halcyon</span> <span>weather.</span> </span></span></em> <span class="dnindex"><span><span></span></span></span></div> <div class="luna-Ent"><span class="dnindex"><span><span>2. </span></span></span><span><span>rich;</span> <span>wealthy;</span> <span>prosperous:</span> </span><span class="ital-inline"><span><span>h<em>alcyon</em></span><em> <span>times</span> <span>of</span> peace</em></span><span>. </span></span> <span class="dnindex"><span><span></span></span></span></div> <div class="luna-Ent"><span class="dnindex"><span><span>3. </span></span></span><span><span>happy;</span> <span>joyful;</span> <span>carefree:</span> </span><span class="ital-inline"><span><em><span>halcyon</span> <span>days</span> <span>of</span> </em><span><em>youth</em>.</span> </span></span> <span class="dnindex"><span><span></span></span></span></div> <div class="luna-Ent"><span class="dnindex"><span><span>4. </span></span></span><span><span>of</span> <span>or</span> <span>pertaining</span> <span>to</span> <span>the</span> <span>halcyon</span> <span>or</span> <em><span>kingfisher.</span> </em></span><span class="dnindex"><span><span></span></span></span></div> <p><em> <span class="pg"><span><span>noun</span> </span></span> </em></p> <div class="luna-Ent"><span class="dnindex"><span><span>5. </span></span></span><span><span>a</span> <span>mythical</span> <span>bird,</span> <span>usually</span> <span>identified</span> <span>with</span> <span>the</span> <span>kingfisher,</span> <span>said</span> <span>to</span> <span>breed</span> <span>about</span> <span>the</span> <span>time</span> <span>of</span> <span>the</span> <span>winter</span> <span>solstice</span> <span>in</span> <span>a</span> <span>nest</span> <span>floating</span> <span>on</span> <span>the</span> <span>sea,</span> <span>and</span> <span>to</span> <span>have</span> <span>the</span> <span>power</span> <span>of</span> <span>charming</span> <span>winds</span> <span>and</span> <span>waves</span> <span>into</span> <span>calmness.</span> </span><span class="dnindex"><span><span></span></span></span></div> <div class="luna-Ent"><span class="dnindex"><span><span>6. </span></span></span><span><span>any</span> <span>of</span> <span>various</span> <span>kingfishers,</span> <span>especially</span> <span>of</span> <span>the</span> <span>genus</span> </span><span class="ital-inline"><span><span>Halcyon.</span> </span></span> <span class="dnindex"><span><span></span></span></span></div> </blockquote>http://rawenglish.tumblr.com/post/51210330779http://rawenglish.tumblr.com/post/51210330779Fri, 24 May 2013 09:36:32 +0300<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9f72b8aabaf91a6ef8aad6a1f03e8505/tumblr_mn4ugjZYR01qdp026o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://rawenglish.tumblr.com/post/51203439323http://rawenglish.tumblr.com/post/51203439323Fri, 24 May 2013 07:12:28 +0300<p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mistarudeboy.tumblr.com/post/50947779623/words-to-add-to-my-lexicon">mistarudeboy</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Portmanteau</p> <p>Juxtapose</p> <p>Fecund (= highly fertile)</p> <p>Outré (= very unconventional) </p> </blockquote> <p><em>Out</em><span><em>ré</em>. Chic. </span></p>http://rawenglish.tumblr.com/post/51193121666http://rawenglish.tumblr.com/post/51193121666Fri, 24 May 2013 04:48:21 +0300esllanguageEnglish<p>Noun:</p> <ul><li>An ill-tempered, nagging woman: a scold. [<a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shrew">W</a>]</li> </ul><p>&#8216;<em>How many MIT students does it take to tame the <strong>shrew</strong>?</em>&#8217; [<a href="http://tech.mit.edu/V132/N52/shrew.html">X</a>]</p>http://rawenglish.tumblr.com/post/51182526155http://rawenglish.tumblr.com/post/51182526155Fri, 24 May 2013 02:24:46 +0300languageEnglisheslnoun<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ebec600a36bf23138bad62c8af9ec267/tumblr_mn3x7xjDSK1qh59n0o1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d912cc22856038ecc4062e81205fd3d6/tumblr_mn3x7xjDSK1qh59n0o3_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/44f2e69093f904d5b350f0f933152c6b/tumblr_mn3x7xjDSK1qh59n0o2_500.gif"/><br/> <br/>http://rawenglish.tumblr.com/post/51162062404http://rawenglish.tumblr.com/post/51162062404Thu, 23 May 2013 21:36:39 +0300““When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber.””<br/><br/> - <em>Sir Winston Churchill (via <a href="http://quotedojo.tumblr.com/" class="tumblr_blog">quotedojo</a>) <p>Hah.</p></em>http://rawenglish.tumblr.com/post/51154075292http://rawenglish.tumblr.com/post/51154075292Thu, 23 May 2013 19:12:33 +0300<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e9f1a3efa4a253c1ec483dcf060cc9b5/tumblr_mln9xwREpd1qeii0go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://quicksilversylph.tumblr.com/post/49220978087/a-case-for-the-oxford-comma" class="tumblr_blog">quicksilversylph</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>A Case for the Oxford Comma</p></blockquote> <p>Heh…</p>http://rawenglish.tumblr.com/post/51147269047http://rawenglish.tumblr.com/post/51147269047Thu, 23 May 2013 16:48:30 +0300<p>Noun:</p> <ul><li><span>Process of converting a foreign </span><a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/currency" title="currency">currency</a><span> into the currency of one&#8217;s own country.</span></li> <li><span><span>The process of returning of a person to their country of origin or </span><a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/citizenship" title="citizenship">citizenship</a><span>.</span></span></li> </ul><p><span>[<a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/repatriation">W</a>]</span></p> <p><span>&#8216;<em>He said a free <strong>repatriation</strong> would be &#8220;another mugging of the American people&#8221;</em>.&#8217; [<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/may/20/apple-accused-tax-avoidance-billions-scheme">X</a>]</span></p>http://rawenglish.tumblr.com/post/51141887805http://rawenglish.tumblr.com/post/51141887805Thu, 23 May 2013 14:24:30 +0300eslEnglishlanguagenoun““He who wishes to secure the good of others has already secured his own.””<br/><br/> - <em>Confucius (via <a href="http://quotedojo.tumblr.com/" class="tumblr_blog">quotedojo</a>)</em>http://rawenglish.tumblr.com/post/51137861241http://rawenglish.tumblr.com/post/51137861241Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:45 +0300<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/998b0de2e5dcf13e3d5ed2bd32c65003/tumblr_mn8ma69hRz1qz6f9yo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6a92168c02a37fc7261995d28dcd597d/tumblr_mn8ma69hRz1qz6f9yo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e560524a6e79b920b7cedc2eaf277ce8/tumblr_mn8ma69hRz1qz6f9yo3_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thisisnthappiness.com/post/51132414793/theres-a-word-for-that-the-emotionary">nevver</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>There’s a word for that, <a href="http://www.the-emotionary.com/">The Emotionary</a></p> </blockquote>http://rawenglish.tumblr.com/post/51136414311http://rawenglish.tumblr.com/post/51136414311Thu, 23 May 2013 11:05:53 +0300languageEnglishwords<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/056be45716b6f02b361fa7629a4d3e41/tumblr_mm1ujyYHb81rcdv4jo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://rawenglish.tumblr.com/post/51132196243http://rawenglish.tumblr.com/post/51132196243Thu, 23 May 2013 09:00:56 +0300<p>Noun:</p> <ul><li><span>A standard of comparison or evaluation. </span></li> </ul><p><span>[<a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/touchstone">W</a>]</span></p>http://rawenglish.tumblr.com/post/51121685712http://rawenglish.tumblr.com/post/51121685712Thu, 23 May 2013 06:01:00 +0300Englishlanguageeslnoun<a href="http://mariamarnamia.tumblr.com/post/49251541081/words-words-words">Maria Marnamia: Words Words Words</a>: <p><a href="http://mariamarnamia.tumblr.com/post/49251541081/words-words-words" class="tumblr_blog">mariamarnamia</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Here’s a list of some of my favorite obscure words (some are English, some are not):</p> <p><strong>Pinguescence:</strong> <em>n.</em> the process of becoming fat</p> <p><strong class="bbc">yclept: </strong><em>v.</em> by the name of</p> <p><strong>Quockerwodger:</strong> <em>n</em>. a wooden marionette (a puppet controlled by strings)</p> <p><strong>callipygian:</strong> <em>adj. </em>having well-shape buttocks</p> <p><strong>groak:</strong> <em>v</em>….</p></blockquote>http://rawenglish.tumblr.com/post/51107602869http://rawenglish.tumblr.com/post/51107602869Thu, 23 May 2013 03:01:47 +0300<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1db8420fa176b25b2cbfa4166664abf8/tumblr_mn3r4bgpvk1rnvzfwo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://amandaonwriting.tumblr.com/post/50909788089" class="tumblr_blog">amandaonwriting</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Bookish Words</p></blockquote>http://rawenglish.tumblr.com/post/51081767754http://rawenglish.tumblr.com/post/51081767754Wed, 22 May 2013 21:01:32 +0300<p>Noun:</p> <ul><li>An infant or young child. [<a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bantling">W</a>]</li> </ul><p><a href="http://freerice.com">via</a></p>http://rawenglish.tumblr.com/post/51072188409http://rawenglish.tumblr.com/post/51072188409Wed, 22 May 2013 18:01:19 +0300languageEnglisheslnoun