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Raw English
Broadening my English vocabulary and trying to memorize more or less infrequent English words with a Tumblr blog. Also, language nerdery and random wittiness.
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TO BILL
Verb:
To advertise by a bill or public notice. [W]
'Igloo bills itself as “an intranet you’ll actually like”--'
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ON TENTERHOOKS
Idiom/Phrase:
In a state of suspense or apprehension. [W]
'His opposition at home is on tenterhooks--'
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SHINDIG
Noun:
Noisy party or festivities. [W]
'--that may be unveiled at the shindig.' [X]
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Go Finland!
"Why is [country] so …" from Canadian Google
by axxerd (reddit)
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If there is a God, He will have to beg my forgiveness.
A phrase that was carved on the walls of a concentration camp cell during WWII by a Jewish prisoner. (via ieula)
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STENTORIAN
Adjective:
(of a voice) Loud, powerful, booming, suitable for giving speeches to large crowds. [W]
'But that quiet tone will soon change, and it will be quite stentorian.'
Neva eva heard this one before...
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TO LAMBAST(E)
Verb:
To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly. [W]
'Watch Stephen Colbert lambast the NSA and Snowden at security conference' [X]
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TO RICKROLL
Verb:
To coax one into clicking on a hyperlink which leads to something other than what is claimed.
To harass with misleading hyperlinks of this kind. [W]
'Rickroll your site visitors on nodes of your choice.'
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