verb: to produce tears as the result of a strong emotion, such as unhappiness or pain; to call out loudly; noun: a loud, high sound that expresses emotion; a shout made to attract people’s attention; the noise that a bird or animal makes; a period of crying Prefer listening to…

noun: a set of decisions about how to do something in the future; a drawing from which something is made or built; verb: to think about and decide what you are going to do or how you are going to do something; to intend to do something or that an…

verb: to have information in your mind; used to ask someone to tell you a piece of information; to be certain; to be familiar with or have experience and understanding; to recognise something or someone Prefer listening to reading? Just click below. I know nothing. By which I mean I…

pronoun: used as the subject of a verb to refer to people, animals, or things already mentioned, or, more generally, to a group of people not clearly described; used to refer to a person whose gender is not known or does not need to be mentioned Prefer listening to reading?…

adjective: not serious about something in an attempt to be funny or appear clever Prefer listening to reading? Just click below. I’ve always loved the word “facetious”. Why, you ask? Well, it’s not because of an infantile appreciation for its similarity in sound and spelling to  the word “faeces”, I…

verb: to succeed in doing or dealing with something, especially something difficult; to be responsible for controlling or organising someone or something, especially a business or employees Prefer listening to reading? Just click below. Manage is a strange one. To manage is to make do, to do the best you…

adjective: stupid or unreasonable and deserving to be laughed at Prefer listening to reading? Just click below. The word ludicrous is far from common these days. Whenever I hear it, it makes me think of the Disney Pixar film “A Bug’s Life”. Not because the film is particularly ludicrous, but…

noun: an idea, plan or action that is suggested or the act of suggesting it; communication of an idea without stating it directly; a very small amount of something Prefer listening to reading? Just click below. The power of suggestion is truly staggering, isn’t it? How many times have you…

adverb: for what reason; exclamation: used to express surprise or anger; noun: the reasons for something Prefer listening to reading? Just click below. Why, I didn’t expect “why” to be this week’s word! Why did “why” come to me, I wonder? Ours is not to reason why, I suppose… When…

verb: to decide from two or more things or possibilities Prefer listening to reading? Just click below. I have chosen the word “choose” to be today’s muse. I’m sure it’s honoured. We are all faced with a myriad of choices every moment of every day. It can be overwhelming if…