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New game: "Cross-naming using a word (or words) from two titles and writing the new plot?"
(Let's call it 'CrossWorks')
What would the plot of the book be like if you crossed 'Lord of the Flies' with 'Lord of the Rings' ie 'Lord of the Flyrings' Or 'Lord of the Ringflies'.
@davcr I thought I’d go straight to the top for this question 😀 I read somewhere that in Early-Modern English ‘weird’ meant something to do with fate. But now I’m looking at https://t.co/bV33UQXp2J (which I assume is more reliable!) it doesn’t say that. Any thoughts? Thank you!
My wish is that ‘respair’ will emerge from the forgotten pages of the dictionary and be on everyone’s lips in 2021: it means fresh hope and a recovery from despair. Happy New Year x
In the past, you could be reckful (considerate) as well as reckless. People were also gormful (careful); feckful (responsible), ruthful (compassionate), wieldy (agile), ept (adroit), and definitely gruntled.
Bring back the lost positives.
@greg_jenner I LOVE You’re Dead To Me. It makes me wish I’d carried on studying History. Now I teach literature and Theory of Knowledge in Denmark and I recommend you to my students and friends all the time!!! More please!