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Sonia D Harris retweeted
The #WordOfTheDay is ‘reticent.’
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ALT WORD OF THE DAY Merriam- Webster OCTOBER 30, 2026 reticent adjective RET-uh-sunt feeling or showing reluctance, unwillingness, or hesitation
Sonia D Harris retweeted
Not to add to the discourse, but…
It’s ‘toe the line,’ not ‘tow the line.’
It’s ‘free rein,’ and not ‘free reign.’
It’s ‘eke out,’ not ‘eek out.’
It’s ‘sleight of hand,’ not ‘slight of hand.’
It's ‘Anchors aweigh,’ and not ‘Anchor's away!’
Sonia D Harris retweeted
macabre = “muh-KAHB”
Worcestershire = “WOOSS-ter-sheer”
omnipotent = “ahm-NI-puh-tunt”
reticent = “RET-uh-sunt”
epitome = “ih-PIT-uh-mee”
myriad = "MEER-ee-ud"
Never make fun of someone if they mispronounce a word.
It means they learned it by reading.
Sonia D Harris retweeted
ultimate = last in a series
penultimate = second-to-last in a series
antepenultimate = third-to-last in a series
preantepenultimate = fourth-to-last in a series
propreantepenultimate = fifth-to-last in a series
Sonia D Harris retweeted
The plural of ‘Mr.’ is ‘Messrs.’
Simply adding an 's' to 'Mr.' would make it 'Mrs.,' which would be confusing.
So, the plural is made by shortening the French word for ‘Misters’ (Messieurs).
Sonia D Harris retweeted
People who don’t know the difference between ‘entomology’ and ‘etymology’ bug us in ways we cannot put into words.
Sonia D Harris retweeted
IT'S 'HEAR, HEAR,' NOT 'HERE, HERE.'
IT'S 'SNEAK PEEK,' NOT 'SNEAK PEAK.'
IT'S 'EXACT REVENGE,' NOT 'EXTRACT REVENGE.'
IT'S 'BY AND LARGE,' NOT 'BY IN LARGE.'
THIS HAS BEEN A CAPSLOCK PSA.
Sonia D Harris retweeted
The #WordOfTheDay is ‘indomitable.’
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ALT WORD OF THE DAY Merriam- Webster JUNE 19, 2026 indomitable adjective | in-DAH-muh-tuh-bul impossible to defeat or discourage Background Image: a kid dressed as a superhero
Sonia D Harris retweeted
ultimate = last in a series
penultimate = second-to-last in a series
antepenultimate = third-to-last in a series
preantepenultimate = fourth-to-last in a series
propreantepenultimate = fifth-to-last in a series
Sonia D Harris retweeted
rough (like uff in buff)
cough (like off in scoff)
drought (like ow in cow)
though (like o in no)
thought (like aw in saw)
through (like oo in woo)
Enough.
Sonia D Harris retweeted
'Monosyllabic' is not.
‘Abbreviation’ is 12 letters.
‘Thesaurus’ doesn’t have a synonym.
'Non-hyphenated' is hyphenated.
Say what you will about English, but it has a sense of humor.
Sonia D Harris retweeted
The #WordOfTheDay is ‘eminently.’
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ALT Merriam-Webster Word of the Day for January 7, 2026 'eminently' adverb | IM-uh-nunt-lee "to a high degree" Background Image: an exclamation point
Sonia D Harris retweeted
-SUSpect/susPECT
-CONflict/conFLICT
-PROtest/proTEST
-CONvert/conVERT
DEmi Moore/deMI Moore (jk)
Sonia D Harris retweeted
“Always thank someone for a PREsent they preSENT to you.”
“With that INsult, you inSULT my intelligence.”
"You play a RECord but reCORD the music."
Sonia D Harris retweeted
Something interesting you might not have realized: a number of words in English are NOUNS when you stress the FIRST syllable, but VERBS when you stress the SECOND syllable.
"Your CONduct is better when you conDUCT yourself appropriately.”
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