#English Words

[nemralam]

-Majnuu

The above quote was from one of Qays ibn al-Mulawwah (Majnun’s) poetry that was recorded for Layla bint Mahdi (Layla) before his descent into madness // Story of Layla and Majnun (book) was written by a Persian poet "Nizami Ganjavi" who wrote this masterpiece based on a true story of a young man called Qays ibn al-Mulawwah (Majnun) in the 7th century when Arabs defeated Persia and Ctesiphon was destroyed and Persians built Iraq. // Originally the book was published in 1484 AD

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[un-suflet-anonim]

Silence,please,sing to me

In ways I cannot see

In ways I cannot hear,

In ways I cannot feel,

Incapcitated, in ways I cannot explain

with a broken heart, with a broken soul

Unable to see my goal,

Disdain, pain, and remorses

Silence, you are my calmness

on this road of loneliness.

Silnce, embraces me,

Coldness,warmly,

As if I am your child,

your only kind.

@un-suflet-anonim

[jolikmc-thoughts]

... what the ██ is "stimming"? The act of applying a stim-pack?

Wiktionary, help me out here.

...

What the absolute ██?! Yo, people need to stop ███ violating the English language like this. There's already a perfectly fine word for this kind of thing: "fidgeting".

Why the hell do people keep doing this ██? Seriously…

[unscramblerer]

Todays word of the day is: Quandary

Origin of the word is traced back to the 16th century. It stems from the Latin word "quandō," which means "when".

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[nemralam]

Women's roles and strengths in Jane Austen's novels

The first excerpt is from Sense and Sensibility (1811), spoken by the character Marianne Dashwood. // The second excerpt is also from Sense and Sensibility (1811), spoken by the character Marianne Dashwood. // The third excerpt highlights themes in Persuasion (1817), celebrating the inner strength and perseverance of women. // The fourth excerpt reflects themes from Emma (1815), emphasizing the value of personal integrity over societal achievements. // The final excerpt is from Northanger Abbey (1817), highlights perspective on evaluating character and actions over mere emotions.

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aspersion

Part of speech: Noun

Pronunciation: uh-SPER-zhun or AH-sper-zhun (ah as in apple)

Meaning 1: a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation. Most often used in the phrase "casting aspersions," meaning to make (in speech or writing) false, misleading, or besmirching charges meant to harm someone's reputation.

In a sentence: Melissa believed that Roger had unjustly cast aspersions on the quality of her research. Or: The ignorance in that aspersion is beyond comprehension.

Meaning 2: a sprinkling with water, especially in religious ceremonies

In a sentence: "No sweet aspersion shall the heavens let fall / To make this contract grow." --William Shakespeare's The Tempest

History: aspersion comes from the Latin word aspersus, a form of the verb aspergere, which means "to sprinkle" or "to scatter." When aspersion first appeared in English in the 16th century, it referred to the type of sprinklings (for instance, of holy water) that occur in religious ceremonies. But English speakers noted that splatters can soil and stain, and it wasn’t long before aspersion was also being used for reports that stain or tarnish a reputation.

From Merriam Webster's Word of the Day July 29, 2024

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sad clown was such a good summation of his character