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Word Of The Day: Foliage

Origin:

Late Middle English foilage (in the sense 'design resembling leaves'): from Old French feuillage, from feuille 'leaf', from Latin folium. The change in the first syllable was due to association with Latin folium.

Word Of The Day: Spontaneously

Get Caught Reading Month

Word Of The Day: Keeshond

Origin:

1920s: Dutch, from Kees (pet form of the given name Cornelius) + hond 'dog'.

Word Of The Day: Reminisce

Origin:

Early 19th century: back-formation from reminiscence.

Word Of The Day: Abject

Origin:

Late Middle English (in the sense 'rejected'): from Latin abjectus, past participle of abicere 'reject', from ab- 'away' + jacere 'to throw'.

Word Of The Day: Slur

Origin:

Middle English: originally as noun in sense 'thin, fluid mud', later as verb meaning 'smear, smirch', 'disparage (a person)', 'gloss over (a fault)'.

Word Of The Day: Nix

Origin:

Late 18th century (as a noun): from German, colloquial variant of nichts 'nothing'.

Word Of The Day: Ninnyhammer

Origin:

Late 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Nashe (d. c1601), writer. Apparently from n***y (although this is first attested slightly later) + -hammer, of unknown origin.

Birthday: 1 May 1839

Political Jargon

Today In History: 1 May 1867

Sunday 1st May, 2016 is Mother Goose Day

Mother Goose Day is a celebration of classic nursery rhymes of long ago, that are quickly passing into the realms of history.

Established in 1987, Mother Goose Day aims to promote pre-school reading and learning via nursery rhymes, and it is acknowledged across many cities, by establishments such as kindergartens, junior schools, cereal makers, libraries and care homes.

There are various ways for adults and children to enjoy Mother Goose Day. Make a list of your favourite nursery rhymes, or try writing a rhyme yourself. Choose one of the nursery rhymes and act it out, or draw pictures to illustrate it. Alternatively, you can use printed colouring pages, and fill them in. You can also watch videos of nursery rhymes and sing along with the songs. Groups of children can also recite popular nursery rhymes, with everyone taking a turn to deliver a line. However you celebrate, enjoy the day.

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British vs. American English

Sunday 1st May, 2016 is Batman Day

If you are of the opinion that there are not enough days set aside to celebrate fictional vigilantes, who dress up as flying creatures in order to tackle crime, then we agree with you. Fortunately, there is one such date set aside every year – Batman Day.

The purpose of Batman Day is to celebrate the anniversary of the character’s first ever appearance, which was in Detective Comics #27 way back in May 1939. Since those early comic book appearances, Batman has grown into one of the world’s best-loved and most recognisable fictional characters, and is the focal point of television shows, animated cartoons, video games and Hollywood blockbusters.

Do you possess some Batman-related comic books, video games or DVDs? Are you the proud owner of a Batman fancy dress costume that rarely gets used? Whatever the case, why not find a way to celebrate Gotham City’s greatest detective?

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Word Of The Day: Exonerate

Origin:

Late Middle English: from Latin exonerat- 'freed from a burden', from the verb exonerare, from ex- 'from' + onus, oner- 'a burden'.

May, 2016 is Get Caught Reading Month

What do The Rugrats, Spiderman, Don King and Keira Knightly have in common?

They are all among the famous faces that have been caught reading their favourite publications for Get Caught Reading Month. In fact, you would be amazed who has been caught reading.

Get Caught Reading Month began in 1999 as a way to remind people of all ages how much fun it is to read for pleasure, whether it is the classics, chick-lit, the latest thriller, or just your favourite magazine or the sports pages.

Exposure to language at a young age has been scientifically proven to stimulate brain growth in children, and that children who have regularly been read to have a large advantage over their peers by the time they start school.

What further reason could you need to rediscover your love of reading? Go on, crack open a book and Get Caught Reading.

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Poetry Month

Birthday: 30 April 1933

Today In History: 30 April 1968

Saturday 30th April, 2016 is International Jazz Day

Jazz Day encourages jazz fans all over the world to attend or start jazz festivals, events and parties.

Why not take up the trumpet, saxophone, piano or Clarinet? Presumably not all at once, but you get the idea.

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Saturday 30th April, 2016 is World Veterinary Day

Whether you’re a cat person, a dog person, a rabbit person or a horse person, there’s one thing all animal lovers can agree on, and that’s the fantastic work carried out by veterinarians.

Celebrate with your pet on World Veterinary Day by buying them a treat or a new toy to show them how much they mean to you as you appreciate the work veterinarians do to keep pets healthy.

World Veterinarian Day was created in 2000 by the World Veterinary Association to highlight and promote the lifesaving work performed by veterinarians around the globe.

Each year, a different theme is chosen which helps pet owners to remember the importance of various aspects of animal care, and how vets can help, for example ensuring your pet’s vaccinations are up to date.

On this special day, why not raise a paw, hoof or claw to say thank you to our veterinarians.

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Word Of The Day: Incumbent

Origin:

Late Middle English (as a noun): from Anglo-Latin incumbens, incumbent-, from Latin incumbere 'lie or lean on', from in- 'upon' + a verb related to cubare 'lie'.