Word of the week: distract
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Monday, November 29, 2010
Monday, November 15, 2010
rebellious
Word of the week: rebellious. It is a formal word. According to COCA, its usage frequency is 3.69 words per million in academic writing. But it is not rare in the spoken language. Its frequency there is 2.07. Also the usage of the word is declining from 3.43 in 1990-1994 to 2.4 in 2005-2010.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
prohibit
Word of the week: prohibit
Prohibit has been used for so long in reference to laws, statutes, and regulations that it tends to connote a less despotic exercise of authority than the word forbid and to suggest restraints imposed for the good of all or for the sake of orderly procedure (prohibit the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors). Forbid is more direct and familiar, prohibit is more formal or official.
Prohibit has been used for so long in reference to laws, statutes, and regulations that it tends to connote a less despotic exercise of authority than the word forbid and to suggest restraints imposed for the good of all or for the sake of orderly procedure (prohibit the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors). Forbid is more direct and familiar, prohibit is more formal or official.
Monday, November 8, 2010
distract
Word of the week: distract
One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals. And so when I hear about negative and false attacks, I really don't invest any energy in them, because I know who I am.
Michelle Obama
One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals. And so when I hear about negative and false attacks, I really don't invest any energy in them, because I know who I am.
Michelle Obama
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