Site of the Day for Thursday, January 18, 2018
WordThink
Today's site offers an admirable publication dealing with words which fly
beneath the arcane and the esoteric to sidle up to the practical side of
English language usage but with a soupcon (accent omitted) of class. Gentle
Subscribers will find a veritable paragon among the Word a Day crowd in this
noteworthy and long running project.
"For more than a decade, wordthink has been delivering insightful and
persuasive words you can use every day ... While there are many dictionary
sites that provide a 'Word of The Day' listing, they often include obscure
words that would never be used in a typical conversation, email, or letter.
When the 'Word of The Day' from one of the leading dictionaries was
eleemosynary (adj. relating to, or supported by charity) -- we said 'enough is
enough' and created WordThink." - from the website
The publication's straightforward presentation lists the day's current word
with its definition, usually accompanied by a sample sentence. One of the
highlights of the site is the collection of Favorite Words compiled by the
staff; these include such estimable choices as pragmatic, ubiquitous, and
insipid. An additional feature provides an upbeat Daily Quote, while the site
archives are easily accessible from the opening page. As always, there are
various ways to receive the word of the day on a regular basis.
Pop over to the site for practical vocabulary enrichment at:
http://www.wordthink.com/
A.M. Holm
Comments? Suggestions? amholm@xxxxxxxxxxx
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