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rheology
Pronounced: ree-OL-uh-jee, noun Notes: Clearly this word is the study of something Yesterday’s word The word word apophasis is “the raising of an issue by claiming not to mention it” First usage Our word came into English in the mid-1600s Background / Comments An example of apophasis is saying something like “I will not bring…
apophasis
Pronounced: uh-PAH-fuh-suhs, noun Notes: I knew this thing, but not this word for it Yesterday’s word The word spuddle means, as a verb, “to work feebly”. As a noun, it means “a feeble action or movement”. First usage Our word came into English in the mid-1600s Background / Comments It turns out that our word…
spuddle
Pronounced: SPUHD-uhl, verb/noun Notes: I don’t know this word, but it looked like a combination of “spud” and “puddle” Yesterday’s phrase The phrase ab initio means “from the beginning” First usage Our phrase came into English in the beginning of the 1600s Background / Comments Our phrase came directly from the Latin phrase ab initio…
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