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Word of the Day for Tuesday, June 7, 2011wiredrawn \WAH-yuhr-drawn\, adjective: 1. Finely spun; extremely intricate; minute. I am aware that many educators consider such reading foolish and harmful, but I care nothing for wiredrawn pedagogic theories. When his right arm rises, all the force in his veins flows straight from shoulder to fingertips; not an ounce is diverted into sudden impulses, sentimental regrets, wiredrawn distinctions. Wiredrawn is a back-formation from the verb to wiredraw, "to draw (metal) out into wire, especially by pulling forcibly through a series of holes of gradually decreasing diameter." | |||||||||
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  Will handwriting survive in the digital era? Learn the provocative results of a new studyIt didn't start with a pen, but a reed with a brush at the tip, and it didn't start with ink, but a mixture of soot, water and vegetable gum. There definitely was a piece of papyrus. Around 2400 BC, Egyptian culture bestowed upon the world a great gift: the ability to write on paper. From... | |||||||||
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