New Feature: Words of the Week
But since learning new things is a passion of mine, I'm going to give this a try.
How did I come up with this idea?
I frequent Dictionary.com frequently, so I am familiar with their Word of the Day feature. However, this idea has a more direct origin.
In a philosophical moment, I tweeted the following.
I may think your opinion completely wrong (and maybe it is by most judgeable standards) but that doesn't mean I have to be nasty about it.
— The Masquerade Crew (@MasqCrew) October 31, 2012
Then this:
Why does Google Chrome think "judgeable" is misspelled? I looked it up on Dictionary.com just to make sure. So there, Google!
— The Masquerade Crew (@MasqCrew) October 31, 2012
It was that visit to Dictionary.com that got me to thinking about a Words of the Week feature.
Did you know?
Trivia Fact: Dictionary.com's first word of the day was on May 3rd, 1999. The word: emolument
— The Masquerade Crew (@MasqCrew) October 31, 2012
emolument
Definition: (noun) profit, salary, or fees from office or employment; compensation for services: Tips are an emolument in addition to wages.
Origin: 1435, from Latin emolumentum "profit, gain," perhaps originally "payment to a miller for grinding corn," from emolere "grind out," from ex- "out" + molere "to grind."
Sentence examples: The total stipend may be reduced by the council as a result of other emoluments a fellow may receive.
The statesman, they trusted, would patronize their religion for its utility; and the clergy would inculcate it for their own emolument.
For this first Words of the Week feature, there's only the one word. I like being ironic like that. Next time I will feature more words, some from Dictionary.com's Word of the Day feature, perhaps some from my own research, and maybe a few suggested by you.
