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The constantly changing tapestry of human knowledge is one of the coolest things about us as a species.

#WeirdWordWednesday #WeirdWords @CBee

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Kiss in Space: Poems | Mary Jo Salter
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Bookwormjillk
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency | Anne Collins, Alexander McCall Smith
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I‘m happy #FoodAndLit gave me a reason to go back to the beginning of this cozy mystery series set in #Botswana.

The later books in the series get a little silly, but this one is full of heart.

Thanks again @Texreader for sending the book.

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Catsandbooks Wonderful! 🇧🇼🩵 1mo
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency | Anne Collins, Alexander McCall Smith
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Such a treat to get a book in the mail on a Friday afternoon. Thanks @Texreader ❤️

Bookwormjillk @Texreader tagging you again in case it didn‘t go through last time. Thank you so much I really appreciate it! 1mo
Texreader Thanks! No I hadn't seen this one! You're welcome!! 1mo
Bookwormjillk @Texreader Litsy tags have been weird lately! 1mo
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#WeirdWordWednesday @CBee

The tree in front of my house had some gorgeous red leaves on it this morning when I woke up. I *may* have done a little happy dance on the porch. #WeirdWords

dabbe What a beautiful word! 🖤🧡🖤 2mo
AnnCrystal 💕🍃💃🍂💝. 2mo
Cupcake12 Such a pretty word 🍁 2mo
CBee So beautiful!! 2mo
Daisey Perfect word for this week! 🍂 🍁 1mo
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Here‘s a climate related word for #weirdwordwednesday 😊 Thanks to the hubster for introducing me to this one (total weather geek 🤓)! Here‘s an article: https://opensnow.com/news/post/albedo-explained #weirdwords

TheSpineView Great word! 💜 2mo
BookmarkTavern That‘s a fun one! 2mo
dabbe Another fun one to say out loud! 🤩 2mo
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CatLass007 My Mom was a weather geek. She even took some meteorology classes in college. Growing up she would listen to the weather reports of three different radio stations just to make sure that we‘d know what outerwear to put on when we left for school. When the Weather Channel was launched she was in hog heaven. But I‘m pretty sure she never heard this particular term because she would have used it often and well. Thanks for the walk down memory lane. 2mo
CBee @CatLass007 oh, that‘s such a lovely story! I‘m happy that my word choice helped you remember good memories of your mom ♥️♥️ 2mo
CatLass007 @CBee ❤️❤️❤️ 2mo
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I‘m at my state‘s Shakespearean festival for my birthday week! And I just had to pick a theater word for #WeirdWordWednesday !

Featuring my own photograph! #WeirdWords @CBee

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 2mo
CBee Lovely pic! 2mo
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Okay #weirdwords nerds, this is interesting! I‘ve been saying a few of these wrong - but the fact that some people say “from the gecko” makes me giggle 😂 Check it out: Bad News: You've Been Saying These 18 Words And Phrases Wrong For Your Entire Life https://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewziegler/malapropism-eggcorn-words-phrases

ChaoticMissAdventures I am now trying to figure out how and why people pronounce this word with an e &/o g... I keep saying acorn and I don't have any of that 😂 2mo
IndoorDame Neat! I definitely say some of them wrong too. But hysterical that eggcorn is apparently the most common one and I‘ve never heard anyone say it 😂 (edited) 2mo
TheBookHippie 😳😅😂 fun!!! 2mo
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CBee @IndoorDame me either! Totally new to me. @ChaoticMissAdventures I don‘t hear it either, no idea where that came from 😂😂🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️ 2mo
BkClubCare @ChaoticMissAdventures - me, too. I don‘t think I‘ve ever heard anyone say eggcorn. 🤔 2mo
monkeygirlsmama I have NEVER heard of this term before. 🤣 And I've NEVER heard anyone pronounce A-CORN as EGG-CORN. 🤔😝 2mo
TheSpineView That was fun! "Champ at the bit" tripped me up. 2mo
thebacklistbook Hahaha! This often leads to popular misspellings being adopted into dictionaries. Like how chique was already adopted into english with its original French spelling then someone decided it needed to be spelled chic at some point. I've heard many people say the French spelling as sheekwa rather than sheek. 2mo
thebacklistbook Also have seen some with dictaphone software taken down by this. The algorithm feeds it's best guess for what it "heard". 2mo
CBee @monkeygirlsmama it‘s baffling 😂 2mo
CBee @TheSpineView I always thought it was “jerry-rigged” but it‘s “jury-rigged!” 2mo
CBee @thebacklistbook so interesting!! 2mo
Deblovestoread Fun! I know it‘s “duct” but I still say “duck”. And I do always ask for ice tea. 🤦🏻‍♀️ 2mo
CBee @Deblovestoread I do too 😂😂 Here in the south we don‘t even say iced tea, we just say sweet or unsweetened because iced tea is just a given 😂 2mo
BookmarkTavern That‘s so cool! I didn‘t know that! 2mo
dabbe @CBee Same here! I'm in 😱! 2mo
thebacklistbook @Deblovestoread there is a brand of duct tape called Duck tape they also make painters tape, etc. 2mo
TheBookHippie @CBee I always remembered it as most jury‘s are rigged so 🤪😅😱🥴😂 2mo
TheBookHippie @Deblovestoread I say ice and duck too 😂😂😂 2mo
Daisey That was a fun and interesting quiz. Thanks for sharing! 2mo
CBee @TheBookHippie I see it now 😂 But I could‘ve sworn it was “jerry” 🤷‍♀️🤦‍♀️ Aaaand I‘ve always said “for all intensive purposes” and that‘s wrong! 2mo
CBee @Daisey you‘re welcome! 2mo
mandarchy It's more complicated than you think. If you like words you might like this YouTuber. He does a whole episode about eggcorns. https://youtu.be/Sucad437VDA?si=X-B31qnBkVaZtIr5 2mo
CBee @mandarchy cool, thank you! 2mo
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