Category Archives: Logophilia

Word Nerd Wednesday – Cliché

Posted on December 5, 2018 by Fiction Aficionado

Welcome, word nerds! I have a quick one for you today that follows on from last week’s post on the word stereotype. As a brief recap for those who missed last week’s post (and are too lazy to click on the … Continue reading →

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Word Nerd Wednesday – Mugging

Posted on November 21, 2018 by Fiction Aficionado

Today’s Word Nerd Wednesday post begins with a joke: Q: Why did the coffee go to the police station? A: He needed to report a mugging. Did I get a groan out of you? 

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Word Nerd Wednesday – Forty Winks

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Fiction Aficionado

Greetings, word nerds! This week’s Word Nerd Wednesday post is inspired by a poem by Shel Silverstein. I don’t know whether you know of his various children’s books, but Runny Babbit is a popular one in our household, all the funnier … Continue reading →

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Word Nerd Wednesday – Orectic

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Fiction Aficionado

Greetings, fellow word nerds. We haven’t played a game of What Do You Think It Means for a while, have we? Well, I found a great word for us this week: Orectic. I have four possible definitions for you:

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Word Nerd Wednesday – Bucolic

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Fiction Aficionado

Happy Wednesday, word nerds! A couple of months ago I posted about a word that I thought really didn’t sound like its definition: effulgent. (You can read that post here.) Last week, I was reminded of another word that fits into … Continue reading →

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Word Nerd Wednesday – Sparking

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Fiction Aficionado

Greetings, word nerds! It’s a while since I’ve had a Word Nerd Wednesday post, but I’m back today and ready to start a revival. You may have looked at today’s word and thought, “Sparking? How can there be anything interesting … Continue reading →

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Word Nerd Wednesday – Repentance

Posted on June 27, 2018 by Fiction Aficionado

Welcome to Wednesday, word nerds! Today’s word won’t be new to most (if not all) of you, but I’ve had occasion to give it some thought this last week. First of all, Psalm 51 came up in our Bible reading … Continue reading →

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Word Nerd Wednesday – Expectorating

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Fiction Aficionado

Happy Wednesday, word nerds! You may be tempted to think today’s word has been inspired by the onset of coughs and colds as we move into winter here in Australia, but it actually has more to do with the sudden … Continue reading →

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Word Nerd Wednesday – Effulgent

Posted on May 30, 2018 by Fiction Aficionado

Happy Wednesday, word nerds! Have you ever come across a word that sounds all wrong for its meaning? Today’s words is one of those for me. It came up no less than three times in a book I was reading … Continue reading →

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Word Nerd Wednesday – Idiosyncrasy

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Fiction Aficionado

Happy Wednesday, word nerds! Don’t you think idiosyncrasy is a cool word? I’ve been reminded of it thanks to my current read, which I can’t say anything about at present (how’s that for getting all mysterious on you!) The word … Continue reading →

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