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pernicious (pər-NĬSH-əs)

Stephanie Whetstone2016-09-26T12:00:41-04:00

Definition (Adjective) Of a thing, action, intent, etc.: causing or likely to cause harm, especially in a gradual or insidious manner; dangerous, destructive; evil. Also in weakened use: having a harmful influence; undesirable. In Context "His mother was affectionate, but also exacting and somewhat censorious; she was firmly persuaded that only the pernicious influence of ill-chosen friends had seduced her son from the evangelical principles which she had inculcated in his youth." Edward Tyas Cook, The Life of John Ruskin: Volume 2, 1860-1900, 1911.

pernicious (pər-NĬSH-əs)Stephanie Whetstone2016-09-26T12:00:41-04:00

jocular (JŎK-yə-lər)

Stephanie Whetstone2016-09-19T12:00:44-04:00

Definition (Adjective) Of persons or their dispositions: Disposed to joking or jesting; speaking or acting in jest or merriment; mirthful, merry. In Context "Perdue exhibited a light-hearted personality but contemporaries often criticized his jocular behavior on the diamond." John A. Simpson, Hub Perdue: Clown Prince of the Mound, 2014.

jocular (JŎK-yə-lər)Stephanie Whetstone2016-09-19T12:00:44-04:00

Princeton Writes Adds Drop-in Hours Tuesdays, 1:00-3:00 p.m.

Stephanie Whetstone2016-09-12T13:24:05-04:00

Beginning Tuesday, September 20, 2016, Princeton Writes will offer drop-in hours from 1:00-3:00 p.m. every Tuesday during the academic year for any member of our University community. Stop by for help on your writing and speaking projects, whether you have a quick question or need assistance that's more in depth. As always, we will provide you with a supportive and confidential setting in which to discuss your communication challenges. Of course, help remains available by appointment throughout the week. We look forward to seeing you!

Princeton Writes Adds Drop-in Hours Tuesdays, 1:00-3:00 p.m.Stephanie Whetstone2016-09-12T13:24:05-04:00

vacillate (VĂS-ə-lāt)

Stephanie Whetstone2016-09-12T12:00:39-04:00

Definition (Verb) To alternate or waver between different opinions or courses of action. In Context "Humanitarians continue to vacillate between 'needs-based' and 'rights-based' approaches, still prioritizing interventions deemed to be 'life saving' over those considered nonessential, such as education." Dana Burde, Schools for Conflict or for Peace in Afghanistan, 2014.

vacillate (VĂS-ə-lāt)Stephanie Whetstone2016-09-12T12:00:39-04:00

scrivener (SKRĬV-ə-nər)

Stephanie Whetstone2016-09-05T12:00:59-04:00

Definition (Noun) A professional penman; a scribe, copyist; a clerk, secretary, amanuensis. In Context "Soon after their return that fall, Eli Fly, a law student with neat handwriting, secured a position as a scrivener in a New York law office, a job that involved 'incessant writing from morning to evening.'" Nick Yablon, Untimely Ruins: An Archaeology of American Urban Modernity, 1819-1919, 2009.

scrivener (SKRĬV-ə-nər)Stephanie Whetstone2016-09-05T12:00:59-04:00

Season of the Rainbirds (1993) by Nadeem Aslam

Stephanie Whetstone2016-09-01T12:00:56-04:00

Critical Assessment "The early chapters describing life in an unnamed Pakistani village lead one to expect something praiseworthy and exceedingly dull. But this first novel by the young writer Nadeem Aslam grows startlingly better. "The sleepy little place turns out to have intrigue underway – murders, conspiracies and suspected adulteries, all sifted and judged by choruses of scandalised townsfolk lounging in shops and hanging about doorways. Aslam gives a forceful picture of a tightly meshed community in which the very notion of privacy seems an invitation to sin and the least consequential deed ripples out to encompass everyone. . . . [...]

Season of the Rainbirds (1993) by Nadeem AslamStephanie Whetstone2016-09-01T12:00:56-04:00

fauteuil (FŌ-tĭl)

Stephanie Whetstone2016-08-29T12:00:19-04:00

Definition (Noun) An armchair. In Context "I must have been dozing in the fauteuil, for suddenly I found myself sitting up, listening to an unwonted noise." Winston Churchill, The Crossing, 1904.

fauteuil (FŌ-tĭl)Stephanie Whetstone2016-08-29T12:00:19-04:00

hoary (HÔR-ē)

Stephanie Whetstone2016-08-22T12:00:58-04:00

Definition (Adjective) Having white or grey hair, grey-haired. In Context "A very old man now took his place on the stand, whose hoary head and stooping gait proclaimed that time with him would soon cease to be." C. R. Williams, Fall River: An Authentic Narrative, 1834.

hoary (HÔR-ē)Stephanie Whetstone2016-08-22T12:00:58-04:00

mulct (mŭlkt)

Stephanie Whetstone2016-08-15T12:00:58-04:00

Definition (Verb) To swindle (a person); to defraud, cheat (of property, money, etc.). In Context "As con artists and confidence 'men' they can fool, mulct, and even destroy the lives of many, many people." Martin Kantor, The Psychopathy of Everyday Life: How Antisocial Personality Disorder Affects All of Us, 2006.

mulct (mŭlkt)Stephanie Whetstone2016-08-15T12:00:58-04:00

To Whom It May Concern

Stephanie Whetstone2023-04-18T10:02:56-04:00

To Whom It May Concern On the road these summer days, you might encounter a very confusing car magnet. It is confusing not in its message but in its grammar. "Who" is a subject pronoun, meaning it should only replace the subject of a sentence – in this case, the person or animal doing the rescuing. It cannot replace the object of a sentence – in this case, the person or animal being rescued. What is needed is an object pronoun, namely, "whom." And so the magnet should read, "Who rescued whom?" "Who" and "whom" are a source of endless confusion in [...]

To Whom It May ConcernStephanie Whetstone2023-04-18T10:02:56-04:00

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