words
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We Don’t Have The Words For What We’re Living Through
“Quarantine” was never quite right. “Reopening” isn’t an accurate term either. What we’re going through as a society is unprecedented, and we do not have the words to describe it. I think that’s because we can’t name that which we can barely wrap our minds around.
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Revealed: The Words Smart People Can’t Spell
Linguist and Because Internet author Gretchen McCulloch asked her Twitter followers to share the words that they can’t actually spell without relying on spellcheck. The answers she got will comfort and edify you.
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Improve Every Essay By Deleting These Paragraphs
“In the beginning was the Word. And the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” This is a great opening if you’re writing a biography of the Messiah. Not so great for a college admissions essay, or a Medium post about the joys of having three children, or an opinion column in the…
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Three Scandinavian Lifestyle Concepts We Bloody Love
Once you’ve mastered hygge, the Danish concept of coziness, there are plenty more northern European ideas to explore. Swedish lagom can help you balance your life; Niksen is a Dutch relative of mindfulness. But these countries have some ideas that are even more life-changing, and perhaps they should get their turn as international trends.