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Interdigitate

interdigitate

verb [in-ter-dij-i-teyt]

1. to interlock, as or like the fingers of both hands.

Candy

Actually, no, I won't.

Parallax

parallax

noun [par-uh-laks]

1. the apparent displacement of an observed object due to a change in the position of the observer.
2. Astronomy. the apparent angular displacement of a celestial body due to its being observed from the surface instead of from the center of the earth (diurnal parallax or geocentric parallax) or due to its being observed from the earth instead of from the sun (annual parallax or heliocentric parallax). Compare parallactic ellipse.

Dress-up

Doublethink

As opposed to thinking again . . .

doublethink

noun [duhb-uh l-thingk]

1. the acceptance of two contradictory ideas or beliefs at the same time.

Scottish Bookstore

Maffick

maffick

verb [maf-ik]

1. British. to celebrate with extravagant public demonstrations.

A Few Good Puns

Cacoepy

cacoepy

noun [kuh-koh-uh-pee]

1. incorrect pronunciation or an instance of this; mispronunciation (opposed to orthoepy). Also, Older Spelling, cacoëpy.

Parade Gardens, Bath

Confusticate

confusticate

verb [kuh n-fuhs-ti-keyt]

1. Slang. to confuse or perplex; bewilder.

My Managers

I can't take management seriously. They are forever butchering this great American language, the distinguished English tongue. And I a mere grunt can't say a thing unless I want to make enemies:

Staffing Manager bursts in: Disaster reverted!!!

An Operations Manager: I purposefully chose to do it that way so we'd get the stats we need.

An e-mail from the above Staffing Manager: Could that of changed anything?

From a Staffing Admin [Must be contagious]: The wire has a shortage in it.

From a Personnel Manager: She needs to split her shit up today.

Somebody needs to put an F in their shit.

But she caught it: I just want to clarify. She need to split her shift up. I may have confused some of you.

Nope, you amused us.

Different Personnel Manager: Joe Smith, who would like to pick up, Jane Doe, can't do it. I think it's because he already has a shift.
Face Palm

An e-mail chain that was going around work:

Manager One: 

X has documentation from his doctor stating that he cannot work past 9:30pm until further notice.

What is the best way to accommodate this scheduling need for this associate?

Manager Two:

What is the reasoning given as well as the end date?

Manager One:

X had been hospitalized for an open womb and it is healing. His leg for several weeks has been causing him some pain and he cannot take his medication while at work.

Manager Two (who clearly didn't read this e-mail closely enough):

Ok, thanks for providing.  We really need to have an end date from his doctor so that we know what to go off of.  

Manager Three:

Eek!  X has a womb?  And it's open!

Manager Two:

Lol...I was wondering about this too [Sure you were]
 

Manager One: 

LOL! Its closing now. It’s on his leg. I don’t think we have anything to worry about.

Manager Three:

Phew!  Good to hear.

  

Admin:

This is to funny.

Sundog

sundog

noun [suhn-dawg, -dog]

1. a bright circular spot on a solar halo; parhelion.
2. a small or incomplete rainbow.

Camelflage

Whizzo

whizzo

adjective [hwiz-oh, wiz-oh]

1. British Slang. absolutely first-rate; superb; excellent.

interjection 1. British Slang. (used as an exclamation of approval, wonder, or pleasure.)

Shopping with a Bookworm

Sui Generis

sui generis

adjective [soo -i ge-ne-ris]

1. Latin. of his, her, its, or their own kind; unique.

Salmon

I also get upset at people who pronounce the T in Often. It's silent. And February is a ridiculously hard month for me to survive because no one pronounces it correctly and people think I'm a circus freak because I do.

Expostulate

expostulate

verb [ik-spos-chuh-leyt]

1. to reason earnestly with someone against something that person intends to do or has done; remonstrate: His father expostulated with him about the evils of gambling.

Stephen Colbert

Trothplight

I love that this has plight in the word.

trothplight

noun [trawth-plahyt, trohth-]

1. engagement to be married; betrothal.

verb 1. to betroth.

L'Otters

Sibylline

sibylline

adjective [sib-uh-leen, -lahyn, -lin]

1. mysterious; cryptic.
2. of, resembling, or characteristic of a sibyl; prophetic; oracular.

Bookcase Quilts

Prelapsarian

prelapsarian

adjective [pree-lap-sair-ee-uh n]

1. characteristic of or pertaining to any innocent or carefree period: a prelapsarian youth.
2. Theology. occurring before the Fall: the prelapsarian innocence of Eden.

Stoned

Aegis

aegis

noun [ee-jis]

1. protection; support: under the imperial aegis.
2. sponsorship; auspices: a debate under the aegis of the League of Women Voters.

Having A Lot Of Books

Hireling

hireling

noun [hahyuh r-ling]

1. a person who works only for pay, especially in a menial or boring job, with little or no concern for the value of the work.

adjective 1. serving for pay only.
2. venal; mercenary.

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