Friday, November 2, 2007

FRIDAY FUN

BLATANT/FLAGRANT

What is the difference between "blatant" and "flagrant"?


FRIDAY'S WORD

The word for today is "Harlequin".

What is a "Harlequin"? What is the root of Harlequin? What is the historical background of a Harlequin?


CORRECTIONS & EXPLANATIONS

All corrections and explanations for this week's entries will be posted on Sunday.
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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Mr. Lyons, you are widely admired by the copy desk at the Windsor Star. I'd like to write a story about you and your blog. I can be reached at 519-255-5709.
mwolfson@thestar.canwest.com.
I am working this weekend and it would make a great quirky story for Monday.
Monica Wolfson
Reporter
Windsor Star

November 2, 2007 at 10:22 AM
Anonymous said...

Dear Sir:
I enjoyed your article today in the Windsor Star.
Do you also question the spelling in dictionaries? I am speaking about the spelling of licence and practice as a noun in the "Student's Oxford Canadian Dictionary".
The Canadian dictionary allows the word licence to be spelled license as a noun. The same with the noun practice. They permit the noun to be spelled practise.
Respectfully Submitted

dmunro@mnsi.net

November 5, 2007 at 8:43 AM

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