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Word of the Day for Tuesday, June 28, 2011catawampus \kat-uh-WOM-puhs\, adjective: 1. Off-center; askew; awry. Very circuitous, I must say- most sidelong and backhanded, cockeyed and skew-jawed, catawampus and wonky. The only traditional touches are the catawampus walls and whichaway entrances dictated by Feng Shui, the art of placing things so as to ensure luck and not disturb spirits. Catawampus arose in the United States around 1840, during a particular vogue in elaborate coinages. Cata- stems from cater-, a now-archaic root meaning "diagonal," while the source of -wampus is subject to debate. | |||||||||
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  Do names prejudice how others perceive your status? A study suggests yesAre you a Samuel or a Travis, a Katherine or an Amber? According to a recent study conducted on 89 undergraduate students, a person's socioeconomic and educational standing may be in direct correlation with a person's name. While researchers point out that a person's essence, status, and general fatecannot possibly be defined based on the... | |||||||||
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