Have you ever met someone who refuses to give up, even when everything seems to be going wrong? Maybe you have faced a difficult situation yourself and somehow found the strength to keep moving forward. The word “indomitable” is often…
Hey friends! Have you ever come across the word “curate” and wondered what it really means or when to use it? If so, you’re not alone. This word has jumped out of museums and art galleries and into everyday conversations…
Hey friends! Have you ever read a sentence, a poem, or even a friend’s text message and felt like there was “something more” hiding underneath the words? That hidden layer is exactly what we call latent meaning. It’s a phrase…
Have you ever heard someone describe a comment, joke, or behavior as “crass” and wondered exactly what they meant? This is a useful English word, especially when you want to describe something that is rude, insensitive, tasteless, or lacking good…
Have you ever met someone who keeps making the same mistake, even after being corrected several times? Or perhaps someone has a habit that seems impossible to change? The word incorrigible is often used to describe exactly this kind of…
Hey friends! Have you ever been in a meeting or reading an article and heard someone say, “That point is a bit tangential”? If you paused and wondered what exactly they meant, you’re definitely not alone. “Tangential” is one of…
Have you ever been in a situation where something suddenly becomes urgent and you have to deal with it immediately? If so, you have experienced an exigency. The word “exigency” is not one we hear every day in casual conversation,…
Hey friends! Have you ever heard a sports commentator say someone needs to “step up,” or maybe a coworker told you it’s time to “step up” at work? If you’ve ever paused and wondered exactly what that means — or…
Have you ever come across the phrase “what gritty things means” and wondered what it actually means? You may have seen the word gritty used to describe food, a surface, a movie, a story, or even a person’s character. Although…
Have you ever come across the word “decoum” and wondered what it means or whether you are spelling it correctly? If so, you are not alone. The word decoum is often searched as a spelling variation, but the standard English…