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BookishMarginalia

Enough Is Enuf: Our Failed Attempts to Make English Easier to Spell | Gabe Henry

A book about attempts to simplify English spelling? Yes please! #TBRtemptation at #BookstoreOneSarasota

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KCofKaysville

A History of the English Language | Albert C. Baugh

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Kind of a hard book to read but somewhat interesting too. I have been much into the history of English for a while now and hope to read more. Skimmed some of the end part.

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CBee

Totally Weird and Wonderful Words | Erin McKean

Cool word but can we not use the White House in the example sentence? #weirdwords #weirdwordwednesday

CBee @Megabooks @Daisey @TheBookHippie @Amiable @vivastory @Catlass007 @mandarchy @dabbe @IndoorDame @peanutnine @psalva @sace @slategreyskies @Lil1inblue @Deblovestoread @BookmarkTavern @Cuilin @Kerrbearlib @jen_the_scribe @CindyMyLifeIsLit 2mo

BookmarkTavern Oof, yeah, so many other examples we could use! 2mo

Deblovestoread For some reason this word makes me think of Bedknobs and Broomsticks. I think it‘s in one of her spells. Much nicer vision. 😂 (edited) 2mo

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CBee @Deblovestoread I‘ve not seen that! 2mo

dabbe Agree! 🎯♥️🎯 2mo

IuliaC Synonym with 'apotheosis' 😊 2mo

CBee @IuliaC ooo! Also a great word (yes, I had to look it up 😂). 2mo

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dabbe

Totally Weird and Wonderful Words | Erin McKean

#weirdwordwednesday #weirdwords @CBee
#allusions

Anyone doing a white elephant gift exchange this year? 🤣

SamAnne Love this! Thanks for the share. 2mo

dabbe @SamAnne YW! I adore learning allusions. 🤎🍁♥️ 2mo

lil1inblue Well, I learned something new today! I never knew where this phrase came from, only what it meant! 💫 🌟 💫 2mo

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dabbe @lil1inblue That's why I love this allusion book I have. I'm even more interested in the background of the term than the allusion itself! Five gold ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for you! 2mo

AnnCrystal Wow, never knew this! How fascinating! Weirdly cool 🆒💝. 2mo

dabbe @AnnCrystal Me either! 🧡🍁🤎 2mo

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pvec3

In Calamity's Wake: A Novel | Natalee Caple

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dabbe

Totally Weird and Wonderful Words | Erin McKean

#weirdwordwednesday @CBee
#allusions

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BookmarkTavern

Totally Weird and Wonderful Words | Erin McKean

Fall is here! The temperature is in the 70s, the sky is gray, the leaves are changing! I‘m so ready to go for a walk. 🍂🍁🍂

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CBee This is lovely. Fall is “supposed” to be here, but it‘s still in the heckin 90s today. Barf. 4mo

ReadingInTheRealWorld In an odd sort of way, what a beautiful word! It sounds perfect for introverted nature lovers. 4mo

Amiable The Germans always have a word for everything. And it‘s usually the exact perfect word. 4mo

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lil1inblue 😍 😍 😍 4mo

TheBookHippie So lovely!!! 4mo

dabbe 🤎🍁🧡 4mo

rebcamuse I love expressive German compounds—so efficient-“Wahlt-eye-n-zam-keit”—gets to the heart of the matter! Merits its own word for sure :-) 4mo

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KCofKaysville

A History of the English Language | Albert C. Baugh