Word of the Day : April 21, 2020 colloquy noun - KAH-luh-kwee Definition conversation, dialoguea high-level serious discussion : conference Did You Know? Colloquy may make you think of colloquial, and there is indeed a connection between the two words. As a matter of fact, colloquy is the parent word from which colloquial was coined in the mid-18th century. Colloquy itself, though now the less common of … Continue reading Word of the Day – Colloquy
Mind Games
By B B Griffith This is the second in the series featuring Dr Gordon Pope, child psychiatrist. His patient is twelve year old Sophie West who has a problem with her imaginary friend Mo. Mo is becoming more real everyday, fires are being started, and Sophie's mother Dianne fears it may be her daughter. In … Continue reading Mind Games
The Sleepwalkers
By B B Griffith The Sleepwalkers is a relatively short, first in a series novel. It is an interesting, if a little supernatural, read surrounding the mysteries of sleep and dreaming. It introduces the character of Gordon Pope a rather dishevelled and down on his luck psychiatrist, who is divorced from his wife and practice … Continue reading The Sleepwalkers
Word of the Day – Peccant
Word of the Day: April 20, 2020 peccant adjective - PEK-unt Definition guilty of a moral offense : sinningviolating a principle or rule : faulty Did You Know? Peccant comes from the Latin verb peccare, which means "to sin," "to commit a fault," or "to stumble," and is related to the better-known English word peccadillo ("a slight offense"). Etymologists … Continue reading Word of the Day – Peccant
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