What night would you be speaking of if you said something happened YESTERNIGHT?
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Monday, January 30, 2012
Word #96: Betwixt
Captain Candy was told that the treasure was BETWIXT the two palm trees. Where should he look?
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Word #95: Siderodromophobia
Captain Candy first discovered his love of boats due to his severe SIDERODROMOPHOBIA. What was he scared of?
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Word #94: Gobbledygook
Oops! Dark Lord Critter happened to hold today's Million Dollar Word question from being shared for a while, but it's still making it out tonight!
Gobbledygook is a rather useful word, and actually pretty self-explanatory! How?
Friday, January 27, 2012
Word #93: Agathokakological
AGATHOKAKOLOGICAL covers one of the major differences between our world and many of the worlds we watch on TV or read. Unfortunately, you and I are AGATHOKAKOLOGICAL. You'll have to play to find out how!
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Word #92: Thanatology
This Word of the Day was chosen by Dora, who made a contribution on IndieGogo (see the link in my signature below). You can pick a word of the day and get mentioned in the question too!
"This one goes out to Elle, the girl that Ellie the critter is a reflection of! Which of the following situations would someone who specializes in THANATOLOGY be most helpful with?"
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Monday, January 23, 2012
Word #89: Adroit
We happened to see someone today who was very obviously ADROIT. It was obvious because he...
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Sunday, January 22, 2012
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Friday, January 20, 2012
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Word #85: Octothorpe
Here's another one - a word for something that's used quite often, but it sure sounds fancy!
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Word #84: Wamble
Here's a word for something that happens on a regular basis, but now you can sound smart for knowing a real word for it!
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Word #83: Salad Days
Here's one of many words, or in the case, phrases termed by Shakespeare - Salad Days - used to describe a particular part of a person's life. To find out which ones, you'll have to play today's word!
Monday, January 16, 2012
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Word #81: Elflock
A much more fun word for something basic, something that happens to people all the time!
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Word #80: Argus-Eyed
Another word taken from mythology, but would it be good or bad to be ARGUS-EYED? Don't forget to submit your stories of how you use the word today for a chance to win!
Friday, January 13, 2012
Word #79: Friggatriskaidekaphobia
Since today is Friday the 13th, it seemed fitting to do a fear today! Don't be too scared though :)
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Word #78: Palate
PALATE is an even more useful word than you may know! Give this usage a try today, then make sure you tell me how you did it so you can get an entry for this month's giveaway!
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Word #77: Panglossian
PANGLOSSIAN is another great adjective for something more common, but it's so much more fun to use than a more commonplace word!
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Word #76: Mahout
What would a MAHOUT drive, do you think? Click the link below to give it a shot!
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Monday, January 9, 2012
Words #74 (Mazy) and #75 (Hector)
Here are two fun words at once: MAZY may surprise you with its meaning, and it may not ;) As for HECTOR, now you'll be able to use it in a sentence even if you don't know anyone named Hector; it has a usable definition!
Mazy: http://on.fb.me/xQvSPg
Hector: http://on.fb.me/y8fWis
Mazy: http://on.fb.me/xQvSPg
Hector: http://on.fb.me/y8fWis
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Friday, January 6, 2012
Word #72: Colloquial
Some words are easier to remember because they have a built-in trick. Colloquial is one of those words, because it itself is not colloquial!
Also, please note: Questions will be on Facebook until my laptop is fixed. You can still message me here, or on Facebook, to enter to win :)
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Word #71: Xanthic
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Word #70: Perihelion
Oohh la la, fancy word today eh? Perihelion is fancy to say even! And today is Earth at Perihelion day! What the heck does it mean, though?
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Word #69: Glossopoeia
Today is J.R.R. Tolkien day! A heck of a writer, a world-creator, a linguist, all sorts of things! Celebrate it with us!
http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/01/03_GLOSSOPOEIA.php
Monday, January 2, 2012
Word #68: Fugacious
They say that 135% of new year's resolutions are broken in the first week. How are you doing with yours? ... What do you mean, "where did I get that statistic?"
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Word #67: Inane
Who could possibly pass up a question involving zombies? You know you want to play it...
http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/01/01_INANE.php
http://www.thecritterverse.com/milliondollarwords/daily/2012/01/01_INANE.php
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