25 Gender-Coded Words to Avoid (And Better Alternatives)

By: Dani Kessel The patriarchy relies on women to keep each other down so that we don’t pay attention to the ways society is structured to keep us away from positions of power. We do so dialectically often without even realizing it. Words have power to influence the way we see the world.  Fully grown …

A to Z: Fun and Unusual Words to Add to Your Vocabulary

A:   Ardent - Passionate, enthusiastic, or eager B:   Bibliophile - A person who loves or collects books C:   Comeuppance - An unpleasant fate that someone deserves D:   Draconian - Excessive and unreasonably harsh E:   Erroneous - Mistaken, wrong, incorrect F:   Farcical - Humour that is outrageous, absurd, and silly G:   Gallivant - Travelling from place to …

13 of My Favorite Words

Hey guys! I have no idea what happened, but I jumped up four subscribers last month. That's super awesome, and it hasn't happened since the first year of this blog. So, as a celebration. I am putting out this completely random post. It has no real purpose, unless you are a word nerd like me. …