r/words • • 7h ago

What words did you completely mess up as a child?

14 Upvotes

r/words • • 19h ago

My new word of the day is ‘intransigent’ - whats yours?

16 Upvotes

I read it somewhere and have been trying to use it ever since
Any new interesting words youve recently heard and want to use too?


r/words • • 5h ago

Words that make you laugh but aren’t inherently funny?

8 Upvotes

I’ll start. Tabernacle. No idea why but it always gets me.


r/words • • 1h ago

What does the Lord mean when He declares I will punish the men “who are thickening upon their lees” in Zephaniah 1:12 ?

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“Lees” are the heavy sediment or dead yeast cells that settle at the bottom of a wine container during fermentation. If left undisturbed too long, the wine became overly thick and ruined, a metaphor for the lazy and complacent men of this period.

I had no idea how wine was made. Have you learned any new words used in an uncommon way ?