The Greek alphabet and us
A Washington Post article about the Greek alphabet in our time.
Pronouncing omicron
From The Wall Street Journal : “However You Pronounce ‘Omicron,’ You’re Probably Saying It Wrong.”
Word of the day: aegis
The modern meanings of aegis always throw me for a moment, because when I see the word I think of Athena, whose aegis scares the bejeezus out of people.
Word of the day: tyrant
Our president-elect appears to possess the traits of both Platonic and theatrical tyrants.
Sappho is not pleased
Kinda remarkable that The New York Times can publish a review of a novel entitled Sweetbitter that fails to gloss the title.
Word of the day: apotropaic
A wonderful word from the Greek.
Word of the day: phony
Could “phonein” explain “phony” — something that sounds plausible, but isn’t?
Eponym of the day: satyr
The Greeks have nearly swept A.Word.A.Day’s week of eponyms.
Eponym of the day: hector
“Hector is a brave and dutiful character, but unfortunately his name is now sullied in the language.”
A week of eponyms
From A.Word.A.Day
Word of the day: kudos
Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day.
Word of the day: aegis
Pallas Athena borrows the keys to the aegis from Dad.
Yet another word from the Greek
I've been wondering for a while whether to post this bit -- I just wasn't sure what to do. Merriam-Webster's (February 1) Word of the Day: a...