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Replay Thursday

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Thursday ReplayIt’s time for a review of recent blog posts just in case you’ve missed them. We call this Replay Thursday. Here are posts from Proof That proofreading blog and 60 Is The New 60 blog during the past week.

Grammar Giggle – Stumbling Over News Story

Grammar Giggle – Doctumentary

Confusing Words Of The Week

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Confusing Words Of The Week

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Words of the WeekIt’s time for “Confusing Words of the Week” where I take a set of two or three words that get confused and give you definitions and try to give you a memory trick to help you remember when to use which word. If you have words that confuse you, use the Ask PTB tab on the website or send an email to [email protected] and they may appear here soon!

This week’s words are:

  • magnet – something that attracts
    • The chocolate cake in the kitchen was a magnet for the dieters.
  • magnate – someone of high rank
    • He appeared to be a business magnate with his fancy car and nice suits.

Memory tips:

  • magnet – a “net” to attract
  • magnate – this person could have reached such a high rank by what they “ate” along the way
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Grammar Giggle – Stumbling Over News Story

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This was a news alert I received. The first paragraph looks like it was rewritten a few times, but no one actually read it before it was published. I understand they are trying to get stories out quickly, but getting them out accurately also counts for a lot.

News story

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Replay Thursday

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Thursday ReplayIt’s time for a review of recent blog posts just in case you’ve missed them. We call this Replay Thursday. Here are posts from Proof That proofreading blog and 60 Is The New 60 blog during the past week.

https://proofthatblog.com/2018/03/09/grammar-giggle-d-c/

https://proofthatblog.com/2018/03/12/grammar-giggle-drmatic/

https://proofthatblog.com/2018/03/13/confusing-words-of-the-week-19/

https://proofthatblog.com/2018/03/14/merriam-websters-2018-dictionary-additions/

 

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Merriam-Webster’s 2018 Dictionary Additions

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dictionaryMerriam-Webster recently added 850 new words and definitions to its dictionary. Here are some of the words added in 2018:

Wordie – a word lover (patterned after foodie and groupie)

Demonym – person who comes from a specific place, like Hoosier or Parisian

Wanderworts – a word borrowed from another language, often resulting from trade or adoption of newly introduced items or cultural practices (like harissa – a spicy North African paste made with chilies; tzatziki – Greek yogurt sauce; kabocha – a kind of Japanese pumpkin; and kombucha – a fermented and effervescent tea drink)

Cryptocurrency and initial coin offering referring to the first sale of Bitcoin-like digital currency.

Unicorn – a start-up business that is valued at one billion dollars or more

Chiweenie – a dog that is a cross between a Chihuahua and a dachshund

Schnoodle – a dog that is a cross between a schnauzer and a poodle

Yorkie-poo – a dog that is a cross between a Yorkshire terrier and a poodle and especially a miniature or toy poodle

Glamping – enjoying the great outdoors but with indoor plumbing

Neoadjuvant – treatment for a disease or condition administered before the primary treatment in order to improve likelihood of a successful outcome, such as chemotherapy prior to surgery for some cancers

Silver Alert – modeled after Amber Alert, it informs the public when an elderly person goes missing.

Dumpster fire – an utterly calamitous or mismanaged situation or occurrence

Mansplain – to explain something to a woman in a condescending way that assumes she has no knowledge about the topic

Narcissistic personality disorder – a personality disorder characterized especially by an exaggerated sense of self-importance, persistent need for admiration, lack of empathy for others, excessive pride in achievements, and snobbish, disdainful, or patronizing attitudes

Use them and make these “new” words your own.

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Confusing Words of the Week

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Words of the WeekIt’s time for “Confusing Words of the Week” where I take a set of two or three words that get confused and give you definitions and try to give you a memory trick to help you remember when to use which word. If you have words that confuse you, use the Ask PTB tab on the website or send an email to [email protected] and they may appear here soon!

This week’s words are:

Through – by means of; from beginning to end; because of

  • John read the report through multiple times.

Threw – did throw

  • Sally threw her laundry in the washer before she left this morning.

Thorough – exhaustive

  • The report was a thorough summary of the upcoming changes.

Memory tips:

Through – like building a trough, you are going through something

Threw – past tense of throw so just change one letter

Thorough – think of it as more cOmplete so it contains the extra O

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