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Ben Folds used sesquipedalian on The Sing-Off the other night and I wondered if that would fit the bill for you. :) I remember reading the Left Behind series many years ago (meh) and coming across the word "potentate." I said it in my head as, "po-TEN-tayt." Sounded regal! Then I listened to one of the books on a car trip and heard them say, "POHT-in-tayt." Really? That sounds like the goofiest word to call the most powerful person in the world. I veto that pronunciation!
And my brain full of words tends to give me a bad case of logorrhea. :) Fortunately, I make sense (most of the time).
Confessions of a Book Nerd: Vocabulary Woes
Here's the thing. I have a big vocabulary thanks to AP English and years of consuming as many books as possible. Here's the other thing: I'm not always sure how to pronounce said words or whether I'm using them properly. This is the consequence of reading, instead of hearing, and gleaning defi...
I really want to get my mother-in-law a necklace with the names of our children on it. I think she'd love having them close to her heart!
Birthday Blog Bash #2 ~ a $50 Shopping Spree to....
Oooo, I am lovin' this "givin' is better than receiving" Birthday Blog Bash week. And today I'm thrilled to offer one lucky reader a $50 shopping spree to one of my favorite, beautiful-inside-and-out blogger/creative/friends on the planet: Lisa Leonard Designs This is my first time usin...
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