Sheryl Gordon
@ARewordingLife
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Logophile who suffers from lethologica (the irony)! Curated a book to try to overcome this, AND to honour my mom—who lost all of her words in the end.
Toronto, ON
Joined February 2013
Love words? Buy this book: https://t.co/FEx3eSwdhu It's also a fundraiser for those who lose their words in the end--like my mom. #demENDtia
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A Rewording Life: Finding Meaning in the Wor(l)d
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In Ojibwe our word for water is nibiish (pronounced ni-beesh). Autumn Peltier is included in MacLean’s top 50 power list- she is an Ojibwe water protector.
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In French, a wren is a ‘little king’, ROITELET. In German, it’s a ‘hedge king’, ZAUNKÖNIG. In Dutch, it’s the ‘winter king’, WINTERKONING. In Danish, it’s a ‘fence-slinker’, GÆRDESMUTTE. In Hungarian, it’s an ‘ox-eye’, ÖKÖRSZEM. In Faroese, it’s a ‘mouse-brother’, MÚSABRÓÐIR.
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Please reTweet to help raise awareness that not all #dementia is Alzheimer's disease.There are 100+ different types of dementia, including #Alzheimers. Learn more: https://t.co/El7ZlYjoqV
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Words soothe — and we all need a bit of soothing these days. Here are the books that authors, including Celeste Ng, Lily King, Erik Larson and more, say bring them comfort.
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We first published this list at the beginning of the pandemic, when we needed a respite from the news, and we find ourselves turning to it again and again. Maybe you will, too.
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In typography, EN dashes ( – ) and longer EM dashes ( — ) are so called because ideally they should be the same width as an uppercase N and M, respectively.
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Alchemmy!!!
With Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy, Dan Levy and Annie Murphy winning their #Emmys tonight, that means our little Canadian show is the first comedy OR drama to ~ever~ sweep all four acting categories, and that is absolutely wild 🇨🇦
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Relishing the word tian. Thanks for dishing that up! Per #wiktionary: tian (plural tians) 1An oval cooking-pot, traditionally used in Provence. 2A Provençal dish of layered baked vegetables.
For the thinnest, most even slices, rely on a mandoline to cut the layered vegetables in this tian.
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A group of ants is called a colony. A group of aunts is called a book club.
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A group of gorillas is called a troop. A group of white men is called an improv troupe.
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A THUNDERPLUMP is a sudden, heavy fall of rain.
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A 1% drop in GDP is a recession. In 1929 we had a 15% drop in GDP and called it a depression. This week we had a 33% drop in GDP. We need a new word.
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If you’re VIZARDED then you’re wearing a mask.
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