Monthly Archives: October 2015

Quotes

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Gloaming

PRONUNCIATION: (GLO-ming) http://wordsmith.org/words/gloaming.mp3 MEANING: (noun) Twilight; dusk. ETYMOLOGY: From Middle English gloming, from Old English glomung, from glom (dusk). Ultimately from Indo-European root ghel- (to shine) that is also the source of words such as yellow, gold, glimmer, glimpse, glass, … Continue reading

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Today in History (October 13th)

Today is the 286th day with 79 to follow. Columbus Day (United States) Dilbert 0054: The Roman Emperor Claudius was poisoned by his fourth wife, Agrippina. 1754: Birthdays: American Revolutionary War heroine Molly Pitcher. 1775: The Continental Congress ordered construction … Continue reading

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Resumptive

PRONUNCIATION: (ri-ZUHMP-tiv) http://wordsmith.org/words/resumptive.mp3 MEANING: (adjective) Tending to resume, repeat, or summarize. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin resumere (to resume), from re- (again) + sumere (to take). Earliest documented use: 1398. USAGE: “‘At the time of the robo-signing controversy last year, we stopped … Continue reading

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Quotes

“Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.” – Denis Waitley … Continue reading

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