ADMIRAL OF THE NARROW SEAS: One who from drunkenness vomits into the lap of the person sitting opposite to him. SEA PHRASE.
GRUMBLETONIAN: A discontented person; one who is always railing at the times or ministry.
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“Each day we give you four interesting words. Can you write one sentence that illustrates the usages of all four words?”
56. The positive anymore - I did not realize I was weird for using “anymore” this way until I moved out of Ohio.
andeventhis asked: I could google, but you're so much more fun!
Infer vs. Imply
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Continual vs. Continuous
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Infer v. Imply: It’s all about the source. Both words refer to a veiled conclusion based on subtle information given. Someone who draws their own conclusion based on subtle information is inferring. The person who seems to say/mean something without explicitly stating the conclusion is implying. If I tell you that dress doesn’t look very modest, I am implying that you look like a whore, and you have to infer what I meant.
Continual v. Continuous: Think of the first one like annual, because continual means that XYZ is repeating, but there are gaps in time where XYZ isn’t happening. Continuous ABC is ongoing without stopping. Students go to school continually, because they have to return to classrooms. Inmates are in prison continuously, because they don’t go home.
I just really like this word, even if it’s not English at all.
