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How is it words spelled the sdame way can mean different things? Duck. Rock. Boring. Match. Join me this week to explore. perryess.com/blog/duck

Election day approaches. Need some hopeful quotes? Visit Wordmogner. perryess.com/blog/wise-women…

Have you voted yet? Here's hoping you'll celebrate your vote by checking out Wordmonger's consideration of vote's etymology. perryess.com/blog/vote

The words know, quaint, noble, & uncouth all came from the sam root? Whoa! Check out Wordmonger. perryess.com/blog/gno

What did Bella Abzug, Angela Davis, Audre Lord, & Joan Baez have to say about protest? Find out at Wordmonger. perryess.com/blog/wise-women…

Poppycock, rubbish, blatherskite, malarkey, hogwash -- where did we get these fabulous words? Join me at Wordmonger to find out. perryess.com/blog/more-balde…

Join me this week at Wordmonger to look into the words piffle, hooey, twaddle, drivel, balderdash, & more. perryess.com/blog/balderdash

So can you come up with an accurate synonym for the verb listen? Visit Wordmonger to explore. perryess.com/blog/listen

This week at Wordmonger, I look into the etymological difference between learning & studying. Join me. perryess.com/blog/learning-s…

Where do we get plant names like plumbago, kumquat, sneezewort, & sticky willy? Join me at Wordmonger to find out. perryess.com/blog/plants

There are myriad idioms starting with the word hang. Join me to check them out. perryess.com/blog/hang-idiom…

Where did we get words like robot, droid, cyborg, & automaton? Find out at Wordmonger. perryess.com/blog/robots

I hope you’ll join me this week to appreciate John Prine’s cliché-rich song, "It’s a Big Old Goofy World”. perryess.com/blog/cliches-2

I hope you’ll visit Wordmonger this week to join me in appreciating the beauty of the cliché. perryess.com/blog/cliches

Visit Wordmonger this week to mourn the loss of 13 lovely words. perryess.com/blog/sadly-lost…

The news is rife with negative ways to refer to people. Visit Wordmonger for eight nouns that put people in a good light. perryess.com/blog/more-posit…

Drowning in negativity? Visit Wordmonger to delve into 9 positive things you might say about a fellow human. perryess.com/blog/positivity

#vocab #words #library #librarian #teachers #English # Join me at Wordmonger this week to appreciate ten adjectives you don’t want applied to you. perryess.com/blog/more-negat…