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“Scholars ... say witches were believed to be attracted to the scent of a human shoe and, having entered one, found themselves trapped. Footwear is one of a mindboggling array of items used in apotropaic [ˌæp.ə.trəˈpeɪ.ɪk] magic, designed to turn away harm or evil influence.” — Pete Pheasant, The Derby (England) Telegraph, 13 Mar. 2025
English May 13, 2025, 6:55 AM   cowpoke

Many unfamiliar terms are glossed [ɡlɔs] in the book’s introduction.
English May 9, 2025, 7:50 AM   cowpoke

"She comes across as a bumptious [ˈbʌmpʃəs], irritating ten-year-old who believes that her main vice, her steam-roller self-confidence, is a virtue." — Lloyd Evans, The Spectator (London), 17 Aug. 2024
English May 7, 2025, 6:41 AM   cowpoke

"Smartwatches and smartphones are banned in my children’s schools during the school day, which I’m very happy about; I find any argument for allowing these devices in the classroom to be risible [ˈrɪzəbəl]." — Jessica Grose, The New York Times, 27 Mar. 20
English May 4, 2025, 9:07 AM   cowpoke

We spent hours at the flea market sleuthing [sluːθ] for 19th century paintings.
English May 3, 2025, 8:41 AM   cowpoke

"The Breuer building, the former home of the Whitney Museum on New York's Upper East Side, counts as one of the defining buildings of the [brutalist] movement. Completed in 1966, it was designed by Marcel Breuer, who envisioned the structure as an inverted ziggurat [ˈzɪɡəˌræt]." — Alex Greenberger, Art in America, 14 Jan. 2025
English May 2, 2025, 7:51 AM   cowpoke

また ご飯 行 こうね
マタ ゴハン イ コウネ
また ごはん い こうね

Japanese May 1, 2025, 6:58 AM   cowpoke

〇〇 に 会えて 元気 出た!
〇〇 ニ アエテ ゲンキ デタ!
〇〇 に あえて げんき でた!

Japanese May 1, 2025, 6:57 AM   cowpoke

素敵な 時間 を ありがとう
ステキナ ジカン ヲ アリガトウ
すてきな じかん を ありがとう

Japanese May 1, 2025, 6:55 AM   cowpoke

“Gladiator II is OK when Denzel’s off-screen, but sensational when he’s on it. ... What makes the performance great is its insouciance [ɪnˈsuːsiəns]; it’s both precise and feather-light. And it’s what a great actor can do when he’s set free to have fun, to laugh at himself a little bit. ... Denzel’s Macrinus is gravitas and comic relief in one package.” — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 22 Nov. 2024
English Apr 30, 2025, 7:09 AM   cowpoke

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