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Word of the day – Foofaraw!

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on December 28, 2025
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  • Culture

Menopause clothing

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on December 19, 2025December 18, 2025

They now have menstruation underwear, so menopause clothing was not far behind. I wonder if…

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  • Teaching

The difference between equity and equality

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on December 8, 2025December 6, 2025

I saw the above on Instagram, and for me it is the perfect illustration of…

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Interesting about orange

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on November 19, 2025November 17, 2025

Orange seems to be the only basic colour word for which no other word exists…

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  • Animals

Extirpation

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on November 13, 2025November 12, 2025

Extirpation means local extinction, where a species that is extinct in the area of study…

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Crepuscular Cat Crazies

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on November 12, 2025November 11, 2025

Domestic cats do this because they are not nocturnal (awake at night) diurnal (awake during…

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Words of the year

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on November 8, 2025November 2, 2025

I saw this list of Oxford words of the year for the UK: I then…

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Misanthropy

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on October 25, 2025October 17, 2025

I always thought that I would be a misanthropist when I grew old. I had…

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White labelling

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on October 15, 2025October 4, 2025

White Labelling is where companies (often Chinese) mass-produce basic product (makeup, pens, bags) and ship…

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The difference between jealousy and envy

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on September 18, 2025September 8, 2025

    In Swedish, as in English, there is a word for envy (avund) and…

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