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Word of the Day for Thursday, June 9, 2011lucubrate \LOO-kyoo-breyt\, verb: 1. To work, write, or study laboriously, especially at night. He gives me to understand that you chew various cuds of reflection; that you lucubrate ominously day and night. Nature designed that I should lucubrate for the high-heeled sock; managers have resolved that I shall scribble for the low-heeled buskin. Lucubrate derives from the Latin lucubratus, "to work by artificial light." | |||||||||
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  What is "Mrs." short for? The answer may make you blush (or at least laugh)History and etiquette tell us that Mister and Missus, known by the contractions Mr. and Mrs., are the proper form of address for men and women. Beneath the surface of these everyday honorifics lies a linguistic glitch that has spawned social havoc since "Mrs." entered mainstream English in the 17th century. Mister is a direct variant... | |||||||||
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