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Law is a word that fools us. Since law has serious impact on our lives we need to understand the term and how to use it properly. Importantly, we need to be aware of how it is used against us.
Some people come under the penalty of law, when the “law” used against them was not [...]

My recent post on the topic of The Right To Speak discussed the word ‘jurisdiction’. I want to explore that word a little more today, making a Logophile posting on this significant term. I pointed out there that the expression “the right to speak” means the same as the word “jurisdiction”.
Morphology of Jurisdiction
I pointed out [...]

It’s been a while since I discussed words with you and so I thought I’d bring up another regal topic. This time I want to discuss the idea of being Imperial in an Empire.
Imperial & Empire
While these words appear quite different in English they actually come from the same Latin root. They both come from [...]

Here’s a royal theme to give us an excuse to play with some words. I am sure the pedants out there can explain whether “queen” is both singular and plural. I haven’t bothered to dig too deep on that one, but I have a suspicion that the plural of queen can be both ‘queen’ and [...]

It’s getting weirder each time. Trying to weave a string of obscure terms together can be fun, or it can just be bizarre. However, I’ve tried to be true to the language and present you with something that will expand your own vocab and give you a better grip on good old English.
For those looking [...]

Have I worn you out yet? There’s more! Or should I say, “Here’s More!”
The objective of the game is to decode the verbage and recast it into a selection of your own making – so we end up staring at some vocab we’ve hardly seen before. And it’s all about my favourite 2 R’s – [...]

As if ‘one’ wasn’t enough, here we go again with another dose of Logophile Lunacy.
The object of the game is for you to crack the sentence, decipher the basic message and re-compose some syllables that say the same thing, but expose us to vocab we may not regularly use.
So, have a go. You’ll have to [...]

The easiest way to add new words and meanings to your vocabulary is to use them and to repeat them over and over again. These keys are the Extra Two R’s I have mentioned before – Repetition and Recall.
So, to pump a few extra words into your head I’ve compiled a little bit of Logophile [...]

If I labelled this post as ‘incarnation’ you probably would have skipped over it, but if I aimed at your stomach there’s a higher chance you’ll give this post a look – so “I got you!”
I’m doing another word thing, so I put Logophiles in the title line. Let me lead you through a review [...]

Which substance is behind the word aplomb?
You may hear tell of someone who displays much aplomb. You may, as I always did, associate that with someone who spoke with a plum in their mouth. The notion of determined correctness could come to my mind. A person with aplomb was always imagined by me as being [...]