Words of the Day

It's been a while, so I won't feel guilty for posting more than one.

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Whose idea was this? The meaning of the word changes completely with just one letter. And e and o have very similar appearances in many fonts! You can't persaude me that the English language is not a code that is used in lossy environments.

spinster

Think I can get away with using this one in a sentence? If it's too old-fashioned, what do I use in its place?