Tag: connotations
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All that’s in a Name?
Yesterday, volunteering at the kidlet’s playschool, I was struck by the significance of names, which of course is probably in large part because I’m a writer and I think about that sort of thing. Yet how could you not think of this when children with “stronger” or more forceful names tended to be the ones…
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Glossary of Wacky Words I Love (And Use)
This week’s post is technically just about the Regency Period. Instead, I wanted to provide a brief glossary of words I enjoy, and which I use (sometimes to the confusion of others). Please forgive my definitions, as any mistakes are certainly my own. Bow Street – reference to the Bow Street Runners or Bow Street…