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Totally Weird and Wonderful Words | Erin McKean

#weirdwordwednesday @CBee

I adore mythological stories.

CBee ME TOO!!! I never tire of mythology. Edith Hamilton‘s book turned me into such a nerd for it 🤓🤓 7h

dabbe @CBee #theclassicsofallclassics 🩵💙🩵 4h

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CBee

Totally Weird and Wonderful Words | Erin McKean

I read about the Basque arborglyphs in #atreeaday and then, about the Pando aspen in Maggie, etc… (finished last night). Simply put: trees are amazing. #weirdwords #weirdwordwednesday
Articles for anyone interested:
https://theconversation.com/arborglyphs-basque-immigrant-sheepherders-left-their...
https://thetreeographer.com/2017/11/22/pando-aspen/

CBee @Megabooks @Daisey @TheBookHippie @Amiable @vivastory @Catlass007 @mandarchy @dabbe @IndoorDame @peanutnine @psalva @sace @slategreyskies @Lil1inblue @Deblovestoread @BookmarkTavern @Cuilin @Kerrbearlib @jen_the_scribe 17h

TheBookHippie How cool. 17h

Deblovestoread Love this! Aspens are my favorite, their leaves make the best music in the wind. 17h

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Amiable This photo is gorgeous, too! 😍 17h

SamAnne In the desert of SE Oregon, on Steens Mountain, one can find many carvings in the old aspen by Basque and other sheepherders from the early 1900s, maybe earlier. They are still there. Very cool, except for the disturbing carvings of female figures with antlers. Likely a little later by white dudes. 17h

BookmarkTavern Oh wow! That‘s so cool! 16h

lil1inblue @SamAnne How cool! That sounds absolutely breathtaking! 16h

lil1inblue I love this! 😍 16h

dabbe We just walked by some aspens on our walk with the pups. We're up north this week and are loving the weather and trees. L😍VE these new words. 🩵💙🩵 15h

CBee @Deblovestoread we don‘t have them here - wrong kind of climate 😅 15h

CBee @SamAnne hi!! So good to see you back on Litsy ♥️ Oof. So does it seem like someone came later and added the offensive carvings? That‘s awful. 15h

CBee @dabbe sounds lovely! 15h

dabbe @SamAnne 😱😳😤 14h

SamAnne @CBee aw thank you. I‘ve missed the friendly lovely crew here. 12h

CBee @SamAnne we‘ve missed you! Hope you‘ve been okay ♥️ 7h

CatLass007 Some of the words you share with us, although absolutely marvelous, I wonder if I‘ll ever have the opportunity to use. Nevertheless keep sharing, and I will keep remembering and looking for those opportunities. 5h

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BookmarkTavern

Totally Weird and Wonderful Words | Erin McKean

Happy #WeirdWordWednesday ! #WeirdWords

This one‘s one of my favorites. @CBee

CBee Ohhhhh I love this so much ♥️♥️ 1w

EvyBea Me after I read my new favorite book and cant stop thinking abt it 1w

Daisey Lovely word! 4d

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CBee

Totally Weird and Wonderful Words | Erin McKean

I‘ve known a handful of harridans 😂😬😅 #weirdwords #weirdwordwednesday

CBee @Megabooks @Daisey @TheBookHippie @Amiable @vivastory @Catlass007 @mandarchy @dabbe @IndoorDame @peanutnine @psalva @slategreyskies @Lil1inblue @Deblovestoread @TheSpineView @BookmarkTavern @Cuilin @Kerrbearlib (edited) 1mo

AmyG Don‘t we all. 1mo

dabbe I think a few of my students thought I was this, but they probably used an easier swear word instead. 😅 1mo

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CBee @dabbe oh please! I could never think of you as bossy or belligerent. If you were strict, it‘s because you wanted to push them to do their best! Would‘ve loved to see you in action 😁 1mo

dabbe @CBee You are too kind! I definitely was a pusher--in all the best ways, of course! 😘 1mo

vivastory 😂😂😂😂 1mo

Megabooks Idk. This might be #goals for me??? 1mo

CBee @Megabooks 😂😂😂 I don‘t know that I‘d necessarily blame you! 1mo

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BookmarkTavern

Totally Weird and Wonderful Words | Erin McKean

I‘ve been spending the day working on a new novel idea, and it‘s my first time writing without any kind of outline.

It is both terrifying and exhilarating. 😂

#WeirdWordWednesday #WeirdWords @CBee

Ruthiella Good luck! 🍀 2mo

julesG It does sound more eloquent than 'pantser' 😉 2mo

AnnCrystal It's Exhilarating! 👏🏼😉👌🏼 You got this 📝💝.. 2mo

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CBee How exciting!! You can do it 🙌🏻 2mo

CatLass007 Awesome! I didn‘t know you are a novelist. Have you written anything in which I might be interested? You have to remember that I‘m interested in reading every genre. Also, I agree with @julesG, it does sound more eloquent than “pantster.” Thanks for the tag! 2mo

BookmarkTavern @CatLass007 This one‘s a cozy mystery! And nothing published as of yet! But I‘m hoping to have something by the end of the year to start querying. We‘ll see how that goes! 🤞🏻 2mo

CatLass007 Excellent! I love cozies. Does it have a theme? Cats, dogs, book club, baking, crafting, etc.? Or do you know yet? 2mo

BookmarkTavern @CatLass007 my amateur sleuth has inherited an old train diner car and is restoring it as an old fashioned diner! 2mo

CatLass007 Cool!! I definitely would patronize the diner. (edited) 2mo

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bibliothecarivs

From Old English to Standard English: A Course Book in Language Variation Across Time | Dennis Freeborn

Recent home library acquisition:

📖 From Old English to Standard English (second edition): A Course Book in Language Variation Across Time by Dennis Freeborn

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dabbe

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency | Anne Collins, Alexander McCall Smith

#poetrymatters
@TheSpineView

From #wellrounded to #renaissanceman
From #poetry to #prose

Hard one today!

TheSpineView Yes, it was hard. However, you did great! 2mo

dabbe @TheSpineView 😍 2mo

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CBee

Totally Weird and Wonderful Words | Erin McKean

This isn‘t the meaning I expected when looking up this word (stumbled upon recently when reading the AMAZING All the Sinners Bleed). But it‘s cool nonetheless! #weirdwordwednesday #weirdwords

BookmarkTavern, Megabooks, Daisey, Cuilin, TheBookHippie, Amiable, Deblovestoread, vivastory, slategreyskies, Kerrbearlib, CatLass007, mandarchy, TheSpineView, dabbe, IndoorDame, lil1inblue, peanutnine, psalva

TheSpineView 😎😎😎 3mo

peanutnine I was expecting something to do with birds! TIL 😅 3mo

Deblovestoread I love this word! Great choice. 3mo

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CatLass007 This is a great word! I‘ve read it before so I knew what it meant in the context of the words around it. I‘m too lazy to look it up in a dictionary though. Thanks for sharing this amazing word, you amazing woman! 3mo

BookmarkTavern What a timely word! 😂 3mo

dabbe You always pick the best ones to say out loud! And extremely prescient as well. 😍 3mo

CBee @BookmarkTavern I thought the exact same thing 😂🤦‍♀️ 3mo

CBee @peanutnine I can see that! 😂 3mo

CBee @dabbe thank you! 😊 3mo

CBee @CatLass007 you‘re very welcome, fellow amazing woman 😊 3mo

CatLass007 I just did something that I said I don‘t do because of laziness. I looked up the definition of the word “febrile.” It was just used in the book Conclave describing a “new and febrile mood.” It can mean either feverish or nervous excitement or energy. From the context, I believe it is intended to mean nervous excitement or energy. You have inspired me to start looking up the definitions of words! 3mo

CBee @CatLass007 I know that word from my nursing school days. I‘m glad I inspired you to look it up 😊👏🏻 3mo

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BookmarkTavern

Totally Weird and Wonderful Words | Erin McKean

My lilacs are blooming, my hydrangeas are up. And the roses are budding! I am so ready for spring.

This word also has a chemistry related definition, used to describe the process of a substance loosing moisture and turning into a fine powder, but I like the first one better.

#WeirdWordWednesday #WeirdWords

CBee

CBee I like the first one better, too. Because flowers ♥️ 3mo

Read-n-Bloom Awwwww 😫 I missed Weird Word Wednesday! Dadnabit! 😂 3mo

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