I’m blogging on Our Mutual Friends today about the movie Hugo, automatons, and early movie history, so I thought I’d skip ahead in the dictionary a bit and post on automaton. An automaton is anything that can move or act on its own. It also refers to mechanical … Continue readingWord of the Day: Automaton
As a writer it’s important I have a large vocabulary, so I’ve decided to read through the dictionary. To keep me accountable, I will post my favorite words from each dictionary page. Definitions come from Webster’s New World Dictionary of American English, Third College Edition, 1988. … Continue readingWords of the Day: Crescere and Accouterment
As a writer it’s important I have a large vocabulary, so I’ve decided to read through the dictionary. To keep me accountable, I will post my favorite words from each dictionary page. Definitions come from Webster’s New World Dictionary of American English, Third College Edition, 1988. … Continue readingWords of the Day: Acclivity, Accolade