Tuesday, August 11, 2009

word for thought....

Hello to all interested:

Today's word for thought is cynosure. It is an object that serves as a focal point of attention and admiration.  

Your practice of the word for today could be .... As she entered the auditorium, the valedictorian felt herself the cynosure of every eye in the room. Then, she delivered her speech that would affect a generation.
HAVE FUN WITH THIS ONE!  Maybe take a picture of someone enacting this OR you could take the stage and be the actor....

http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday

On a different note, I am in the midst of reading an absolutely, can't put it down type of book. It was a book recommended by my book club. For all you avid readers, please borrow or buy The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows.

It's a compilation of letters - a correspondence going on by London writers after the German Occupation. I don't want to give too much away, but you'll love it and won't be able to put it down. I received it in the mail yesterday and haven't been able to put it down, except to blog about it today.

Well enjoy the rest of your day and I will give you a word for thought another day!

Monday, August 10, 2009

Word for thought....

Did anyone ever feel stumped or lost for words during a conversation.? Well, fear no more.  I have the answer for you, it's a word of the day. Most people say they learn words by using them in a random sentence. I say you can start by using these words in action, current events or everyday occurrences. 

For example, today's word is peradventure which means chance, uncertainty or doubt and can be used as an adverb. 

  Here is a penny for your thoughts:  How many people in this country are unsure of our new president because we are certain beyond peradventure that he is lying about his place of birth? 
 
                                


Check this out word junkies!!!


http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/