It pays to increase your word power with Richard Armitage
Struggling for the right word and not finding it? I love words. Herewith a new feature: Richard Armitage words — vocabulary that is particularly appropriate for describing Mr. Armitage, his characters, and their charms.
Insouciance — a blithe nonchalance. Source: RichardArmitageNet.com
Me + Richard Armitage 
Love it!
Thanks for the memory it brings to mind… My parents and my sister and I used to get out our pens and papers and the latest Readers’ Digest and competitively play “It Pays to Increase Your Word Power by Peter Funk”!
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We had those magazines, too. My grandparents subscribed and then we got them second. Loved those games.
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That and Scrabble and Boggle.
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I loved the RD for that. It’s a while since I bought one. Do they still have that feature or are these pages long gone? I have a Dictionary app on my phone which I check every day and I’m constantly blown away by how old many of the words are; their etymology etc. If you are a fan of PD James you will know that you pretty well need a dictionary at the ready when you read any of her novels! 🙂
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I don’t know if they still have it. I know they changed the writer (creator?) of It Pays after Peter Funk.
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I think I’ll have to start buying it regularly again. Had a subscription years ago but let it lapse.
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I just did an Increase Your Word Power last week. I missed 2. I thought that was pretty good. I love this idea. Have I ever told you how many times I have to look up words from your posts? I think I have….lol
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It’s because of the excessive adumbration with which i imbricate my prose.
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Hold on….adumb-r-a-t…be right with you.
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Yep, exactly that !! 😛
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You are not the initial individual to pronounce upon my sesquipedalian vocabulary 🙂
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Happy belated birthday! Will nonplussed be one of the words? A word that always confuses me!
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Thanks!
The problem with “nonplussed” (it always confuses me too) is that it means both its original meaning AND the opposite of its original meaning. I’d have to think about how to present that.
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Great idea! And that expression on his face… 🙂
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That was definitely a high point for Lee.
People used to do entire posts based on words from their dictionary calendars, but I think this could be easier.
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I have learned the new word, thank you 😀
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I think this pedagogy will have a high success rate in the target audience.
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There wasn’t any doubt, at least for my part 😀
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LOL! Fortunately I have a dictionary app on my phone. First grammar lesson, second word power lesson, third…. Nobody can say we have little interest in basic and advanced training, especially with such a marvellous object. Thanks!!
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fandom is so educational.
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“béatitude, enchantement, félicité, ravissement, rayonnement”, beaucoup de mots avec des nuances qui décrivent une joie intérieure exposée sans fard. J’aime beaucoup cette recherche du mot ou de la photo les plus raccords. MERCI.
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Je vous en prie.
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