I’m posting this from my new tablet, and its is actually quicker to use than a keyboard.
On Thursday, I plan on writing a post about freelance writing. I’m planning to include information about various content mill sites, the work invoked, the application processes and how often they payout. So, look forward to that? 🙂
Sadly all you get to read today is a rant on how I love words and a few vocabulary words.
Vocabulary! It rocks, in my opinion. Perhaps I’m biased because I’m a nerd, but I find words fascinating. They gives us the ability to externalize our internal thoughts; how is that not fascinating? To me, words are like colors. You can buy the 12 or 24 pack if you like to keep your life simple; however, you are going to have a difficult time expressing yourself precisely. If it were me, I’d buy the largest package of crayons they sold. Why limit your ability to express yourself with a weak vocabulary? The more words you know, the more likely you are to have people understand you. This just came to me, “Vocabulary is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re gonna get.” Oh, random Forrest Gump reference, but a great movie.
AND NOW, time for the words of the day:
Junket \JUHNG-kit\
— noun —
1. A trip, usually by an official or legislative comittee, paid out of public funds to ostensibly obtain information.
2. A sweet, custard-like food of flavored milk curdled with rennet.
3. A pleasure excursion, as a picnic or outing.
— verb —
1. To go on a junket {no way, gtfo!}
2. To entertain; feast; regale.
Examples: “This afternoon, we went on a junket to the park.” “Since he loves sweet things, one of his favorite deserts is junket”
Voluble \väl-yů-bəl\
— adjective —
1. Speaking readily and rapidly; talkative.
2. Easily rolling or turning.
Example: “She was a voluble informer due to her strong memory.”
Eponymous \i-pä–nə-məs\ — adjective — Of, relating to, or being the person for whom something is named.
Example: “Adjectives such as Elizabethan, Victorian and Edwardian show how the names of certain British monarchs have become eponymous for particular time periods and styles.”
❤ jt
[EDIT: I was sick when I posted this, so I just found my spelling and grammatical errors. Yes, I was lazy when I first posted it and didn’t proofread.]
