Intro “Just made me some synonym rolls” “just like grammar used to make” I’ve heard the “synonym rolls” eggcorn before, maybe even in person. But I especially love the response line, using a mock eggcorn to make an ironic double-point about both the error and the linguistic nature of it.
Where performance is measured, performance improves. Where performance is measured and reported, the rate of improvement accelerates. Thomas S. Monson. Favorite Quotations from the Collection of Thomas S.Monson. Deseret Books, 1985 This appears to have been wisdom that management-trained Thomas S. Monson derived from Karl Pearson1, a 19th century British mathematician and biostatistician, one of the founders of important segments of modern statistical analysis. Footnotes 1 Quote-sleuthing courtesy of http://answers.
Many letter lists online seem to start at 0, when I’m while some puzzles I deal with plausibly start with 1, like non-programmers. For my convenience and maybe yours, here we go. Number Lists b0 b1 A 0 1 B 1 2 C 2 3 D 3 4 E 4 5 F 5 6 G 6 7 H 7 8 I 8 9 J 9 10 K 10 11 L 11 12 M 12 13 N 13 14 O 14 15 P 15 16 Q 16 17 R 17 18 S 18 19 T 19 20 U 20 21 V 21 22 W 22 23 X 23 24 Y 24 25 Z 25 26 Resources Not really related, Bacon’s Cipher, which converts letters to letter codes to 5-bit binary: https://en.
@OED #WOTD We start our worship with a benediction. Did you know about malediction, aka MALISON? https://t.co/ZZ1LF4xZyY — Tory S. Anderson (@WorldsEndless) August 16, 2014 Both “malediction” (which those familiar with “benediction” should guess) and “malison” can be useful words meaning “a curse.” I’m surprised I haven’t encountered them in fantasy games. My favorite usage of the term is from 1992, E.S. Connell in “Alchymist’s Journal:” Such is the lot or malison of genius.
[‘ A spiritual or psychological protection or defence; an attitude, etc., affording such protection.'] Pronunciation: Brit. /ˈpanəpli/, U.S. /ˈpænəpli/ Forms: 15–16 *panoplie*, 16– *panoply*. Origin:Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin panoplia; Greek πανοπλία. Etymology: < (i) post-classical Latin /panoplia/ (a/1536 in Erasmus, in fig. use) and its etymon (ii) ancient Greek /πανοπλία a complete suit of armour, the full armour of the hoplite (in Hellenistic Greek also in fig.
[‘ In a prosy, dull, or commonplace manner; tediously; prosaically.'] Pronunciation: Brit. /ˈprəʊzᵻli/, U.S. /ˈproʊzəli/ Origin:Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prosy adj., -ly suffix2. Etymology: < prosy adj. + -ly suffix2. In a prosy, dull, or commonplace manner; tediously; prosaically. 1836 Dickens /Pickwick Papers/(1837) xiv. 134 The Peacock presented attractions which enabled the two friends to resist, even the invitations of the talented, though prosily inclined, Mr. Pott.
[‘ A word with two opposite or contradictory meanings.'] Pronunciation: Brit. /ˈkɒntrənɪm/, U.S. /ˈkɑntrəˌnɪm/ Forms: 19– *contranym*, 19– *contronym*. Etymology:Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: contra- prefix, -onym comb. form. < contra- prefix + -onym comb. form, after antonym n., synonym n., etc. A word with two opposite or contradictory meanings. Contronyms can take the form of polysemous words, e.g. sanction n. (which can mean both ‘a penalty for disobeying a law’ and ‘official permission or approval for an action’), or homographs, e.
[‘ Chiefly Rhetoric. The use of an excessively elaborate or elevated style to discuss a trivial matter; bombastic or laboured language.'] Pronunciation: Brit. /ˌpɛrɪˈəːdʒ(ɪ)ə/, U.S. /ˌpɛriˈərdʒiə/ Forms: α. 15 17– *periergia*. β. 17–18 *periergy*. Etymology:Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin periergia; Greek περιεργία. < classical Latin /periergia/ excessively elaborate rhetorical style (Quintilian) and its etymon Hellenistic Greek /περιεργία/, already in ancient Greek denoting futility, needless questioning, curiosity, useless learning < /περίεργος/ curious, superfluous, excessively elaborate, in Hellenistic Greek especially of rhetorical style, and in sense ‘taking needless trouble’ ( < /περι-* peri- prefix + /ἔργον* work: see erg n.
[‘ Stately-sounding.'] Pronunciation:/ɡrænˈdɪsənənt/ Etymology: < Latin /grandis/ great + sonant-em, present participle of sonāre to sound. Compare grandisonous adj. /rare/. Stately-sounding. 1684 S. E. /Answer Remarks upon Dr. H. More/ 276 The expressions are so high, sublime, and grandisonant. 1685 H. More /Paralipomena Prophetica/ 381 That grandisonant Speech was uttered by Nestorius. 1827 Wilson in /Blackwood’s Mag./ *21* 503 The grandisonant name of The Glory of Mount Pleasant.
[‘ The action or an instance of complaining or criticizing.'] Etymology: < post-classical Latin /obmurmuration-, /obmurmuratio the action of murmuring against (4th cent.) < classical Latin /obmurmurāt-, past participial stem of /obmurmurāre to murmur against, protest ( < /ob-/ ob- prefix + /murmurāre/ murmur v.) + /-iō/ -ion suffix1. /Obs./ The action or an instance of complaining or criticizing. 1604 W. Tooker /Of Fabrique of Church/ 120 Their envie and obmurmuration.