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Geraldine Jones

@EWC_wordsmith

Freelance copywriter, copyeditor & proofreader 🖊 Word nerd, grammar geek & linguist 🖊 Active supporter of the local arts & culture scene

 United Kingdom
Joined January 2015
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Feeling sluggish? Memory a bit hazy? You’re not alone... but the good news is that for most of us, brain fog will be a temporary state & will clear as we begin to live more varied lives. theguardian.com/lifeandstyle…
Brain fog: how trauma, uncertainty and isolation have affected our minds and memory

Brain fog: how trauma, uncertainty and isolation have affected our minds and memory

After a year of lockdown, many of us are finding it hard to think clearly, or remember what happened when. Neuroscientists and behavioural experts explain why

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Love a good business name #pun! And they get bonus points for correct use of the apostrophe 👍🏻
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Now you too can have your Mondrian & eat it 😀 If you like #cake & #art, check out this fabulous Flickr a/c which combines the best of both worlds! (h/t @charliebudd) flickr.com/photos/51653636@N…
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One for all my fellow linguists & word nerds theguardian.com/world/2021/f… #language #words
Just watched the last two eps of #ItsASin. Might have had something in my eye 😢 #80smusic #80sgirl
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Interesting glimpse into how live #theatre may return... qz.com/1960980/lessons-in-fa…
A careful return to live theater is coming down to costume design

A careful return to live theater is coming down to costume design

Every play during a pandemic is, by necessity, experimental. For the few theater companies that are attempting to hold live performances, every artistic element of staging—from set design and casting...

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HYEMATION means the passing of winter in a particular place, or a wintering. It derives from Latin hiemāre "to winter" & ultimately hiems, "winter". In case you were wondering, its antonym is ESTIVATION. Let’s hope we don’t have to spend this summer at home too… #WordOfTheDay
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In need of some creative inspiration? You may well find some interesting (& slightly offbeat) ideas here… (h/t @Wordtreeandme) forbes.com/sites/jessicahagy… #creativityeveryday #FridayMotivation
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No surprises which #words & #phrases top @LifeatLSSU’s banished words list for 2021! lssu.edu/traditions/banished…
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Sounds rather appealing right now 🙄 #MondayMusings theguardian.com/science/2020…
Decided to give the new Topics to Follow a whirl to see if it livens up my newsfeed, kicking off with Arts & Culture. Have you followed any Topics? If so, which one(s) did you decide to go for?
“It's both unprecedented and a little ironic - in a year that left us speechless, 2020 has been filled with new words unlike any other." bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment… #wordoftheyear #language #words
OED Word of the Year expanded for 'unprecedented' 2020

OED Word of the Year expanded for 'unprecedented' 2020

This year saw 'hundreds of significant new words' rather than just one, Oxford Dictionaries say.

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Missing those random sparks of inspiration gleaned at the office? @Wordtreeandme offers up some suggestions for replicating them at home... wordtree.com/reintroducing-r… #workingfromhome #remoteworking #creativity
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Not sure what the garden birds would make of this product substitute suggestion @sainsburys 🤔
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What a wonderful idea & one we could all embrace - even if it’s just for a few gifts to start with! #mondaythoughts
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Furoshiki is the Japanese art of fabric wrapping. It is both beautiful and environmentally friendly. theguardian.com/lifeandstyle…
Why reusable cloth could consign Christmas gift wrap to the bin

Why reusable cloth could consign Christmas gift wrap to the bin

A Japanese tradition could replace sparkly paper this festive season as lockdown prompts a green rethink

theguardian.com
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Did you know that FURLOUGH comes from Dutch verlof, from ver (for) and lof (leave) - related to Swedish förlof? I didn’t... #wednesdaywisdom #etymology
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No big surprise there then! Lockdown named #wordoftheyear by Collins Dictionary theguardian.com/books/2020/n…
Lockdown named word of the year by Collins Dictionary

Lockdown named word of the year by Collins Dictionary

Collins records a 6,000% increase in usage of the word since 2019, with TikToker and Megxit ranking among mostly coronavirus-related terms

theguardian.com
Move over doomscrolling... there’s a new word in town: GLEEFRESHING (the dawn of a new, happy era of obsessive refreshing) slate.com/human-interest/202… via @slate #MondayMusings #language
We’re No Longer Doomscrolling—Now We’re Gleefreshing

We’re No Longer Doomscrolling—Now We’re Gleefreshing

I fear this era will be brief.

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New portmanteau alert (well, new to me anyway). Back in the day it would’ve just been called a “guide”... 🤔
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Unsurprisingly a strong contender for Denmark’s word of the year loosely translates as “community spirit” or “social mindedness” bbc.com/travel/story/2020101… via @BBC_Travel #TuesdayTrivia #languages
The single word that connects Denmark

The single word that connects Denmark

Samfundssind – which is loosely translated as “community spirit” or “social mindedness” – has become the buzzword of the coronavirus crisis.

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