Tag: novelty
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Same old same old
WotD: Same old same old Don’t you think it’s weird how we all want something novel, but when things change, we crave the same old same old of our previous lives? Same old same old is used to describe someone or something that doesn’t change and, because of that, is boring or uninteresting. Whether you…
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After your own heart
Phrase: After your own heart We all seek out and enjoy being around people after our own hearts. If someone is after your own heart, they are a like-minded person who is similar to yourself in their thoughts and ways of doing things. We experience a sense of peace of mind when we are around people who think…
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The lesser of two evils
Idiom: The lesser of two evils Making hard decisions is a part of life. The decision-making process becomes even more complicated when we have to choose the lesser of two evils. What I mean is that when you have to choose between two things, and neither one of them is good, you have to accept the lesser…
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Novelty
Word of the Day: Novelty Way back on February 9th last year, I introduced the adjective novel. Novelty is the noun form of novel, not like the book but novel, like the adjective. Anything new to you or you have not experienced before can be a novelty. Do you remember those fidget spinners? No? I had almost forgotten…
