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TINSEL!

Wild Word Friday! The word TINSEL comes to the English language from the Middle French word etinceller, which means to ornament with sparkling color.  When I was a child, TINSEL was a very big part of our Christmas, and decorating the tree was something we all did as a family, Mom, Dad, and all us…

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SNECK

Wild Word Friday! Snitch, snatched, have SNECK? I don’t think that would pass muster with most English teachers, but the words are related – not in the sense of tenses, but as “cousins,” descendants of the same Middle English word, snecchen or snacchen – to snatch or grab something. SNECK is a dialectical form that…

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SQUASH!

Wild Word Friday!   I love Christmas, and, because I’m  a Christian, the holiday has an extra special meaning for me, but I can get burned out fast by all the preparations, parties, and commotion. That means it’s also the perfect time of year for comfort food, and for me comfort food includes winter SQUASH….

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