Jennifer Thomas

Word fan having a blast writing #poetry, mostly for kids. Medical editor. Poems in @TheDirigible, @tygertygermag, @PaddlerPress, @LTPmag, @TheToyPress.

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After many of you lovely people told me how you say “garage” in a poll, I concluded that it has too many pronunciations to work in a rhyming poem.

Which meant, of course, that I had to try.

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@Charliepoetry Have you dared to open that door, Charlie? ✨

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@ImMCarvalho I think it's performing just for you, Maria. ✨

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@LeilaBelkora Lovely post, Leila. 😊

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@JackieSeidel1 It's amazing that these little creatures are such great engineers!

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@O617ON We sure are!

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@KarynCurtis21 Even though I usually check spelling online these days, I still remember how exciting it was when the CanOx was first published — it felt like all the quirks of Canadian spelling were finally been given the stamp of approval. I don't think I'll ever throw my copy out. 🇨🇦❤️🇨🇦

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Some of the words that aren’t in my 1998 Canadian Oxford Dictionary: binge-watch, doomscrolling, podcast, selfie, superfood, and tech bro.

1998 really was in a different century, wasn’t it?

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@MtHimri Lovely 😊

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Word that’s making me smile today: arume. It’s a Galician word for the leaves and pine needles on forest floors. It carries a deep sensory meaning, evoking the scent of damp pine forests and the soft crackling underfoot.

📷: Tomas Castelazo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

[Brian Moses @moses_brian]

Daily poetry prompt: The Magical Cat...

I am the magical cat.
I don't eat fish or meat,
I nibble fireworks, lava
and the crunchy tips of stars...

Think about the ordinary things your creature does, then make them extraordinary. More here: https://t.co/IxGDNgPGL5 @PieCorbett

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@KarynCurtis21 Learning that the word "hallowed" comes from an old word that meant "safe" gave the use of the term "hallowed ground" for war cemeteries new poignancy for me: the soldiers who lie in these cemeteries paid for our safety with their lives. ❤️

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On Remembrance Day, term that’s making me reflect: hallowed ground. The English words “hallow,” “whole,” and “heal” all come from an ancient Germanic word that meant whole, safe, or healthy. To be holy or hallowed meant to be untouched by corruption or harm.

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@DrSusanSachon I'm glad, Sue. 😊

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Word that’s making me smile today: otter. It shares its origin story with the word “water” (both come from the 6,000-year-old Proto-Indo-European root “wed”). Otter and water, inextricably linked.

📷: Tylwyth Eldar, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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@IvarsOsis1 I think so too!

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@RumbleCoral 😂

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@AndrewsSusanM I love the fact that otters have their home in their name. 😊

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@KarynCurtis21 Another treat hidden in the English language!

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@janemhealy As if we needed another reason to love otters. 🥰

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@KarynCurtis21 Happy Wednesday to you too, Karyn!

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@JoyceFrankWrite @AndrewsSusanM Yes!

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Word that’s making me smile today: sun-blink. It’s an old Scottish word for a fleeting glimmer of sunshine on a cloudy or rainy day.

📷: Colin Kinnear, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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@snufflewort I haven’t seen that one. Thanks for the recommendation!