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A recent study has found a 50% decline in the use of semicolons over the last two decades. The decline accelerates a longterm trend: “In 1781, British literature featured a semicolon roughly every 90 words; by 2000, it had fallen to one every 205 words. Today, there’s just one semicolon for every 390 words.” Further research reported that 67% of British students never or rarely use a semicolon; more than 50% did not know how to use it. Just 11% of respondents described themselves as frequent users. These findings may not be definitive. According to the Guardian, the Google Books...

copacetic adjective co·​pa·​cet·​ic ˌkō-pə-ˈse-tik variants or less commonly copasetic or copesetic Synonyms of copacetic : very satisfactory And his smile told him that everything was copacetic. —Robert Bloch Did you know? If you’re living the life of Riley, strolling along easy street, or wallowing in hog heaven, your circumstances may be described as copacetic. A word of obscure origin, copacetic has for over a century satisfied those who’ve had a hankering to describe that which is hunky-dory or otherwise completely satisfactory. (If "of obscure origin" leaves you feeling less than copacetic, the note here will undoubtedly remedy that.) Life isn’t...

What It Means 1 : a naive girl or young woman 2 : the stage role of an ingenue; also : an actress playing such a role ingenue in Context: "Aberra, a native of Ethiopia, helped to change the way that women presented themselves on their wedding day. She recognized that not all women wanted to promenade down the aisle looking like a Disney princess, a sweet ingenue or a modern-day Marie Antoinette." — Robin Givhan, The Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2018 "Tina Fey wrote 'Mean Girls,' but she's no Regina George. On the first day of rehearsals for her...

WageLife Hours (days/months/years/lifetimes) We need to incorporate a new unit of measure into the government and social lexicon. American Worker WageLife Hours (days, weeks, years, and lifetimes) The people need to be shown the efficiency rate for every dollar collected as a tax. How much of that makes it into the hands of the actual designated beneficiary in a specific government tax or program after government overhead and expenses? With this information, relate the nonsensical spending on programs into how many WageLife hours/days/weeks/years/lifetimes it would take for that money to be raised off the backs of the average American taxpayer....

Trump answering reporters: 1.30.25. (Monents ago). "They are going to do it. We do a lot for them. So They are going to do it."

These complimentary terms are often used interchangeably, but they carry distinct meanings. Knowing the difference can help you choose your words more thoughtfully. The old adage “cruel to be kind” might sound catchy, but the saying probably should be “cruel to be nice.” Both “kind” and “nice,” by definition, are positive traits, but “nice” often reflects a surface-level politeness motivated by social conformity. Think of holding a door open for someone — it’s a courteous gesture, but the motivation isn’t necessarily rooted in goodwill. You might be thinking, “Hurry up,” while the person walks to the door — so is...

niveous adjective niv·​e·​ous ˈnivēəs : of or relating to snow : resembling snow (as in whiteness) : snowy niveous rock a niveous landscape Word History Etymology Latin niveus, from niv-, nix snow

Oxford has officially announced its pick for Word of the Year for 2024, a pair of words describing a phenomenon that, sadly, many are likely to be familiar with today. ‘Brain rot’ was announced as Oxford’s selection for the year after tallying the results of a public vote in which 37,000 participated. The choice, revealed in an announcement on Oxford University Press’s website, resulted from an initial selection of six words curated by Oxford language experts, which they collectively felt “reflect the moods and conversations that have helped shape the past year.” Two weeks and 37,000 votes later, the Oxford...

There are a few easy ways to determine someone’s age. You can ask them how old they are, look at their driver’s license, or, to make it more fun, toss out an educated guess based on the slang terms they use. Many slang words and phrases are pretty indicative of a certain time period. That’s because new terms are coined each generation, while older slang eventually falls out of fashion. Generational divides can be spotted by the popular slang terms that came about during each time period. Silent Generation The Silent Generation encompasses people born between 1928 and 1945, when...

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Kamala tries to rebrand herself and walk back on her previous promises, for propaganda purposes. 'Fake, Fake, Fake': Why Donald Trump Called Kamala Harris Democratic Party's 'Puppet Candidate'. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/scripted-owned-controlled-why-donald-trump-called-kamala-harris-democratic-partys-puppet-candidate/articleshow/112187088.cms On her far-left record, Brown suggested she cling to a more vague political platform. "If she keeps people continually guessing, then she can adjust the interpretation of your guess every time she sees you," he told Politico.https://www.foxnews.com/media/willie-brown-worried-harris-has-hillary-syndrome-people-dont-like-her Kamala Harris Is A Phony’: JD Vance Mocks Clip Of Kamala Harris Speaking In ‘Fake' Southern Accent https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NFmC9gsqGXQ [Palestine pallywood Islamist lobbies plan to overwhelm DNC.. Chicago Arabs mobilized too.. the "protesters" who defend...

Have you ever noticed how many things you interact with but can’t name? So did we. Key Takeaways The world is full of unassuming things that someone once had to name. These names come from a long history of craftsmen, mythology, and thoughtful observers. From aglets to vagitus, we discuss the history of nine such fascinating names. =================================================================== The world is full of things. So many things. It’s mind-boggling the number of things out there that we pay little to no attention to. For instance, even avid readers probably don’t stop to consider those tiny strips of cloth at the...

IMHO If Kamala is the one replacing him, that is better for us, probably. Yet, if Biden is out, it will hurt Dems. image too. Trump calls Biden ‘a bad Palestinian’ as president’s halting debate showing rattles Dems. After US leader says Netanyahu backs ceasefire proposal laid out last month, predecessor claims Israel wants to continue the war and that it should be allowed to 'finish the job.' By JTA, Jacob Magid, and Agencies. https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-calls-biden-a-bad-palestinian-as-presidents-halting-debate-showing-draws-scrutiny/ Biden ‘a very bad … weak’ Palestinian, Trump says at debate. The current and former US presidents clashed briefly but explosively on Israel in a...

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recrudescence noun Figuratively, a return; a re-appearance: as “The Recrudescence of Imray,” the original title of a story by Rudyard Kipling in “Mine Own People.” The state of being recrudescent, or becoming raw or exacerbated again. Hence A reopening; renewal; a coming into existence anew; a fresh outbreak. Recrudescence derives from the Latin verb recrudescere, meaning "to become raw again" (used, for example, of wounds). Ultimately, it can be traced back to the Latin word for raw," which is "crudus." (If you suspect that "crude" is also derived from "crudus," you are correct; another well-known descendant is "cruel.") In its...

A record number of American renters are spending at least one-third of their income on rents, according to 2023 The State of the Nation's Housing published by Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies. A total of 21.6 million households now spend more than 30% of pre-tax income on rent. Some households are even paying even up to 50% of earnings on apartments, per Harvard’s research. Housing experts often suggest tenants spend less than 30% of income on rent.“Housing costs remain well above pre-pandemic levels thanks to the substantial increases over the last few years,” Daniel McCue, senior research associate at...

There is no way Trump will win, The enemy, in my opinion, just ripped away the election process forever, as easy as abortion rip away a human life from a mothers womb . Their power, position and plot to take over the world has increased, our participation helped them win. Waiting around for a man to save you is just not sound doctrine, and not very smart. The Election process is gone, our so called power as people, including power of our Legislators. We missed the train to stop the tyrannical pirates has failed. We were deceived, hijacked, snared. There...

D.R. Horton DHI –0.31% stock was jumping after the home builder reported better-than-expected earnings Thursday. D.R. Horton (ticker: DHI) reported a profit of $2.73 a share in the fiscal second quarter, easily beating analyst forecasts for $1.93, on sales of $7.97 billion, topping estimates for $6.45 billion. “Despite higher mortgage rates and inflationary pressures, demand improved during the quarter due to normal seasonal factors, coupled with our use of incentives and pricing adjustments to adapt to changing market conditions,” Donald R. Horton, chairman of D.R. Horton’s board, said in a press release. “Although higher interest rates and economic uncertainty may...

"Liberal commentator Ana Kasparian recently went viral after raging over the cost of a shift to electric cars and other utilities in California."