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The Weird World of Words
The Weird World of Words: A Guided Tour | Mitchell Symons
5 posts | 1 reading | 4 to read
A collection of English-language trivia shares fun facts about words and language usage, from "almost" being the longest English word with its letters in alphabetical order to "stewardesses" being the longest word typed with the left hand. Original. 10,000 first printing.
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Deblovestoread
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#WeirdWordWednesday

I saw a IG reel posted by Cory Booker of a woman sharing the definition of trumpery. And sure enough it‘s right there in my Miriam-Webster dictionary. Sometimes the universe gets it right.

@CBee

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DL27UaMPpAV/?igsh=b2xiZDZieGd0NHlw. Edited to attach the reel so all can enjoy!

DGRachel Wasn‘t it from Auntie Bev? She lives in the Raleigh/Durham area of NC. I adore her and she‘s worth following on IG in her own right. 3w
Trashcanman Whats a good word for the people who believe his bullshit? Suckers, idiots, delusional, racists, bigots? We need a new word that encapsulates all of those into one. 3w
Deblovestoread @DGRachel Yes! I loved her reel and will follow her. @Trashcanman Totally agree! 3w
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TheBookHippie Loved this so much!! 3w
Aims42 lol! I love this 🤣👍 Facts!! 3w
AmyG @Trashcanman We do need a word. Where to even begin? 3w
Chrissyreadit @Sace brilliant! @Trashcanman I believe “cult member” can also be a descriptor but it‘s not as viscous as they are. @Deblovestoread I saw this too and loved it so much! @DGRachel I keep adding people to follow- and am so glad to discover these brilliant people ❤️ 3w
Trashcanman @Sace Thank you. But I think that his supporters are much more than just idiots. A lot are. But you can be an idiot and not be a racist, bigoted, heartless, POS. Just calling them an idiot is too kind. 3w
dabbe So frickin‘ true. 🩵🎯🩵 3w
Amiable It‘s like a nightmare—I keep pinching myself to wake up but unfortunately we‘re already awake. 😖 3w
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dabbe
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#weirdwordwednesday #weirdwords
@CBee

Probably #ldf's fallacy that he is best at is the ad hominem attack. The background picture in the image above is every attack #ldf has said against a person or a group. A picture literally is worth a thousand+ words ... and is horrifying.
To scroll through the ENTIRE list (just up until 2021! 😱), go here:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/01/19/upshot/trump-complete-insult-list...

TheBookHippie LDF 😵‍💫 5mo
AnnCrystal 🥺😳🤬😢 what is that teaching about bullying... 5mo
Susanita Mind boggling! 5mo
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dabbe @TheBookHippie @AnnCrystal @Susanita If he has a presidential library, I hope it's every single one of his evil/hateful/stupid/____ tweets. That's all it should be. Walls and walls of tweets that say more than could ever possibly be said. 5mo
TheBookHippie @dabbe I hope it lists everyone gleefully supporting him. 5mo
CBee Holy wow. I‘ll pass on reading the list but, I can imagine how long and awful it must be 😳🤯🙁 5mo
MemoirsForMe 😳😳🤯🤯😱😱 5mo
dabbe @TheBookHippie 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 5mo
dabbe @MemoirsForMe IKR?🤯 5mo
dabbe @CBee You'd be right! 🤯 5mo
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Read-n-Bloom
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Such a fun word to say, but weird too 😂

#WeirdWordWednesday #WeirdWords

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Deblovestoread
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Scuppernong is the name of a cross stitch floss I‘m using. I thought it might be a nautical term although I couldn‘t figure out why it would be green. Obviously I was way off the mark. Now I want to travel to the southern US and try their grapes.

#WeirdWordWednesday

dabbe 🖤🧡🖤 2y
CBee Muscadines are yummy! 2y
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nicholes.book.nook
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This is one of those books that you read a thousand times and keep laying around because you want to remember every single tidbit!!

RaimeyGallant Looks good! 8y
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