WOTD: Choler
Sounds just like the part of the shirt that is always messed up in the back: collar. When your collar is wrong, you may get full of choler and soon … Continue Reading ⇒
Shakespeare
Finishing The Thought
In the recent post, “Now is NOT the Winter of Our Discontent,” I mentioned that people are misreading and misunderstanding verse because they are reading to the end of the … Continue Reading ⇒
WOTD: Caveto
Be careful with this word… just ‘cuz. caveto (int.) IPA Pronunciation: beware, take care, careful PISTOL Therefore, Caveto be thy counsellor. – Henry V (II.iii) This word means caution, related … Continue Reading ⇒
Now Is NOT The Winter of Our Discontent
One of the many Shakespeare related peeves I have is cutting off the end of a line as if it’s a full idea, creating an incorrect meaning. On of the … Continue Reading ⇒
WOTD: Doit
No, it’s not an elided part of a Nike commercial. doit (n.) IPA Pronunciation: small sum, worthless amount, trifle TRINCULO Where they will will not give a doit to relieve … Continue Reading ⇒
Shakespeare and Musical Theatre
At first glance, some might see no real relation between performing Shakespeare and a musical. But look again. I’m not talking about songs that Shakespeare wrote in to many of … Continue Reading ⇒
WOTD: Drab
For your cursing pleasure: a Shakespeare diss. It’s a word often asking about because if its use in one of Shakespeare’s most well known speeches. drab (n.) IPA Pronunciation: /dræb/ … Continue Reading ⇒
Show The Histories Some Love
When the First Folio of Shakespeare’s works was compiled by John Heminges and Henry Condell in 1623, the plays were divided into three categories: comedies, tragedies, and histories. Now there … Continue Reading ⇒
WOTD: Enow
It sounds like a website. “Get your FREE somethingsomething NOW! at eNOW.com!” It’s not. Not that I know of at least. enow (adv.) IPA Pronunciation: enough KING HENRY V If … Continue Reading ⇒
Good Night Sweet Prince
We often hear how much Shakespeare has influenced our language, that there are phrases and words we still use today. Often they go unnoticed because they’re so tightly woven into … Continue Reading ⇒