by Ellary Eddy | Jan 7, 2020 | CITIZEN, LEXIVORE
At the dawn of a new decade, as I find myself simultaneously reflecting backward and forward in time, the word which keeps repeating in my head is hope. Hope, a signature word for the Obama era, now seems woefully inadequate to the task ahead. We can’t hope our way...
by Ellary Eddy | Jul 23, 2018 | LEXIVORE, PLAY, ETC
The great archetypal activities of human society are all permeated with play from the start. Take language for instance, that first and supreme instrument which man shapes in order to communicate, to teach, to command. Language allows him to distinguish, to establish,...
by Ellary Eddy | Apr 30, 2018 | LEXIVORE
Having claimed myself a lexivore, or one who eats words like bon-bons, I herewith begin to unwind the reel of my 101 favorite words…which will include definitions, etymologies and usages. Of course some of these words really don’t need definitions but are included...