The Wife of Leisure
Reflections on Navigating Life, Words, Culture and Cosmos
Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Niche Thoughts for the Lingo-Hobbyist
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You probably remember the seismic event that was my blog post on prepositions . You probably think of your life in terms of Before and Aft...
Friday, August 14, 2020
The Care and Keeping of Words: Part 4 of 5
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Case Study #1: Taking My Marbles I took a break from my Care of Words series to move houses. But words didn’t take a break while I was unpa...
Thursday, July 9, 2020
The Care and Keeping of Words: Part 3 of 5
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Part III: Answer Me These Questions Three… By the gods, Meno, be generous, and tell me what you say that virtue is; for I shall be tru...
Saturday, June 27, 2020
The Care and Keeping of Words: Part 2 of 5
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Part II: Analogies: Clearing Up our Parallels Although defining terms, which I wrote about last week , must precede meaningful discuss...
Saturday, June 20, 2020
The Care and Keeping of Words: Part 1 of 5
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Definition: A Humpty Dumpty Problem This is the first of a series on the use of words. I hope it will be generous and apply to anyo...
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