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May I Have A Word?

 The adjective, postprandial, inspired this. It came up three times in a novel I’m rereading.  It’s what happens or what one does after a meal.  Do you go for a stroll or nap in a chair?  Did you suffer postprandial … Continue reading

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Words Seldom Used

  I am very seduced by the English language.  Words wooing from the page. A writer whose name escapes me said, some are simply meant to stay there. In other words, unless you’re an English Lord in the 18th century, … Continue reading

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