Writing stuff
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hawkwing_lbWordcount goal for Thursday: achieved. 1,319 new words. Friday: 1,342 new words. Current words total: 13,471.
That Other Thing: Thursday: 389. Friday: 415. Current words total: 1,344.
And the Oxford Word of the Day for today is:
rubricate
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[ROO-bri-kayt] to add elaborate capital letters (typically red ones) or other
decorations to a manuscript. The verb comes from the Latin word rubrica, which
means 'red chalk or ochre'.
Source: Erin McKean's Weird and Wonderful Words:
http://www.oup.co.uk/isbn/0-19-517057-1?view=ask
You know, I think I like this one. :-)
That Other Thing: Thursday: 389. Friday: 415. Current words total: 1,344.
And the Oxford Word of the Day for today is:
rubricate
=========
[ROO-bri-kayt] to add elaborate capital letters (typically red ones) or other
decorations to a manuscript. The verb comes from the Latin word rubrica, which
means 'red chalk or ochre'.
Source: Erin McKean's Weird and Wonderful Words:
http://www.oup.co.uk/isbn/0-19-517057-1?view=ask
You know, I think I like this one. :-)
