Generation Y
By Annette Rey
Since there is no distinct dateline for Generation Ys, it’s good to get some clarity on this group. You may have occasion to write something related to this subject. Either way, you may want to understand when you are exposed to the conversation.
PCR
By Annette Rey
Are you writing a mystery, crime, drama, or other story where laboratories are required to process DNA evidence? PCR is an acronym you will probably need to know.
Historical Meaning
By Annette Rey
All of our creative writing comes from our experiences and education; and we should continue learning to enrich our lives. When we write a scene, sometimes even we don’t know where we are going to carry it. We pull from our subconscious minds and a flow of words comes through.
Here are a couple of interesting ones.
Current Events Phrase
By Annette Rey
It’s a challenging time we live in. New words from the digital world seem to spawn every day. Politically correct language is added to on a regular basis. You must keep up-to-date to comprehend news broadcasts.
Here is a phrase which you may not have yet heard.
From the Urban Dictionary
By Annette Rey
Last week I posted a word from https://www.urbandictionary.com/ and today I viewed the site again. This site is a treasure trove for mining writing ideas. The first page struck me and story scenarios reeled through my head.
Take a look.
By Annette Rey
Are you writing a modern day story which includes street lingo and you want to get it right? Then visit this site:
By Annette Rey
Since I love words, and we writers need to know them, I am creating a new category for my site – Word of the Week. These words will be new, fun, unusual, and sometimes ancient – simply because all words can be useful as we continue down our writing (and reading) road.
Today’s word is:
ex·ig·u·ous
[eɡˈziɡyo͞oəs, ekˈsiɡyo͞oəs]
Exiguous is an adjective and means very small in size or amount.
His aristocratic family considered him a pauper due to his exiguous funds.
Synonyms are –
meager inadequate insufficient small scanty paltry negligible modest deficient piddling stingy miserly measly niggardly beggarly
Also:
Exiguousness, noun
Exiguously, adverb
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