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Today's Word "admonition"

admonition \ad-muh-NISH-uhn\ (noun) - 1 Gentle or friendly reproof. 2 : Counseling against a fault or oversight; friendly caution or warning. "While Mike meant the comment on the smell of Frank's breath to be nothing more than a simple ...

Today's Word "incontrovertible"

incontrovertible \in-kon-truh-VUR-tuh-buhl\ (adjective) - Too clear or certain to admit of dispute; indisputable; unquestionable. "In bread, You were offered an incontrovertible banner: give man bread and he will worship You, for nothing is more ...

Today's Word "bovarism"

bovarism \BO-vuh-riz-em\ (noun) - An exaggerated, especially glamorized, estimate of oneself; conceit. "While Francine maintained the bovarism in her own mind that she would one day become a runway fashion model, her friends and co-workers ...

'Overstate' Creates State of Confusion

Have you noticed that pundits and politicians sometimes use "understate" when they mean "overstate"?

Derel Schrock of Colorado Springs, Colo., sent me this example from comments by Congressman Allen West on Fox News: "I can't understate the ...