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"Uncharted" or "Unchartered" and Other Sayings People Get Wrong
"Uncharted" means unrecorded or not plotted on a map, but is often used figuratively to refer to anything that is unknown.
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Grace Kidder
- Dec 18, 2020
- 2 min
Wassail: The Holiday Drink with a Surprise Meaning
It wasn't until the 1500s that the word was used to refer specifically to a hot drink served around Christmas.
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Grace Kidder
- Dec 11, 2020
- 2 min
"Boodle" and Its Connection to "Whole Kit and Caboodle"
"Boodle" is one of those words that definitely sounds made up (well, technically all words are made up, but you know what I mean).
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Grace Kidder
- Dec 6, 2020
- 3 min
Holiday Card Dos and Don'ts
Avoid these common errors when designing your holiday cards, or you could end up on a proofreader's naughty list.
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Grace Kidder
- Dec 4, 2020
- 2 min
Widdershins and Deasil
The word "widdershins" is a combination of the old German terms widar (meaning "back" or "against") and sinnen (meaning "to travel").
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Grace Kidder
- Nov 21, 2020
- 2 min
Circumlocution: The Reason We Have "TL;DR"
We all have that one friend who uses way too many words to get their point across. This is an example of circumlocution.
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Grace Kidder
- Nov 13, 2020
- 2 min
Happy Friday the Thirteenth!
This fear is called triskaidekaphobia, and a lot of people associate it with being afraid of Friday the 13th as well.
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Grace Kidder
- Nov 11, 2020
- 3 min
Nice to Meet You!
Whether you've stumbled upon this blog by happenstance or you came here from one of the Kidder Writing Services social media pages, welcome!
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Grace Kidder
- Nov 6, 2020
- 1 min
A Ribald Sense of Humor
For example, "The ribald comedian had everyone laughing at his racy jokes and innuendos."
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Grace Kidder
- Oct 30, 2020
- 1 min
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
If you're a person with nyctophobia, you also probably don't enjoy being scared, but your biggest fear would be being locked in a dark room.
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