Favorites from Amelia’s Kitchen
Oxford DNB Biography of the Day- Opening doors for black actresses: Life of the Day 16 October 2017, 23:05Today's biography from the Oxford DNB: Height, Amy (c.1866-1913), music hall entertainer
- St Gall, on his feast day: Life of the Day 15 October 2017, 23:05Today's biography from the Oxford DNB: Gall [St Gall, Gallus] (fl. 615), supposed monastic founder
- What Ho, Jeeves!: Life of the Day 14 October 2017, 23:05Today's biography from the Oxford DNB: Wodehouse, Sir Pelham Grenville (1881-1975), writer
- Opening doors for black actresses: Life of the Day 16 October 2017, 23:05
- OED Word of the Day
- pauciloquent, adj. 11 October 2017, 4:00OED Word of the Day: pauciloquent, adj. That uses few words in speech or conversation; laconic
- aculeated, adj. 12 October 2017, 4:00OED Word of the Day: aculeated, adj. Of speech or thought: pointed, incisive, keen
- Buggins' turn, n. 13 October 2017, 4:00OED Word of the Day: Buggins' turn, n. The practice of awarding a promotion, job, etc., because it is considered to be a person's turn...
- comessation, n. 14 October 2017, 4:00OED Word of the Day: comessation, n. Feasting, banqueting; indulgent or uproarious eating
- belua, n. 15 October 2017, 4:00OED Word of the Day: belua, n. A huge or monstrous creature or beast; spec. a sea-monster, a whale
- à la bonne heure, int. 16 October 2017, 4:00OED Word of the Day: à la bonne heure, int. ‘Fine’, ‘great’; ‘all well and good’; ‘so be it’. Frequently ironically
- Micawber, n. 17 October 2017, 4:00OED Word of the Day: Micawber, n. A romantic, irresponsible, or feckless optimist, after the Dickens character
- pauciloquent, adj. 11 October 2017, 4:00
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Another news article about Amazon — this one boggled my mind. Be aware that there is a word in this article that a great many people find offensive. When I saw that Amazon was defending the use of the “C-word,” … Continue reading
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Amazon’s fees hike for third-party traders provokes fury | Technology | The Guardian. According to the article, some fees will increase as much as 70% for third-party retailers who sell through Amazon: Amazon is facing a revolt from small traders … Continue reading
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Just heard the news that Amazon has acquired Goodreads. I like Amazon and love my Kindle. I really enjoy participating on Goodreads and tracking my reads on the site. I had very mixed feelings about the news. Here’s what I … Continue reading
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British Indie Fiction D.M. Andrews has begun a new site focussing on self-pubbed fiction by British authors. He has a number of genres to browse through. If you’re looking for something new to read and you enjoy reading British authors, … Continue reading
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Update: This glitch has been fixed for Favorites from Amelia’s Kitchen, and presumably has been fixed or soon will be fixed for the other books that were affected.
