Mrs_Splinter

Word of the day:
          	
          	Objurgate [v.]: censure severely; express strong disapproval; to scold
          	SYN. chastise, condemn
          	ANT. approve, praise
          	
          	"It was only after Rory was publicly objurgated that they chose a new career path."

Mrs_Splinter

Word of the day:
          
          Hobson's choice [n.]: a situation without a true choice, because the person either has to take what is offered or nothing at all
          
          "Many people commit crime because they had a Hobson's choice of either getting food in jail or no food at all." 

Mrs_Splinter

Word of the day:
          
          Rubicon (n.): a line that, when crossed, permits no return and typically results in a permanent commitment; the name of the river that Caesar crossed with his army as a decleration of war 
          
          "When you robbed that bank, you crossed the rubicon into a criminal's life."

Mrs_Splinter

@Mrs_Splinter Finally enough, I learned this word through watching Blacklist, haha. A guilty pleasure show, tbh. Red called himself the rubicon of the story (Liz's rubicon). And I fell in love with the word because Red said it -- plain as that, hahahaha.
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Mrs_Splinter

Sometimes I wonder if it would have been better for Lucius and James to have been rivals. [Now calm down, I do enjoy the story we have -- I am not saying that I don't.] Not only would it have made Snape a little less... obsessively creepy towards HP's mother, but it opens up many possibilities to Draco's arc. Draco's redemption arc was poor (one can argue it is almost non-existent in the books), but what if he becomes close with HP by the end of the story (not necessarily friends), and it shows that his and HP's generation has broken a Malfoy-Potter feud. 
          
          I don't know, I just believe it could have been a fun arc to explore. 
          What do you-all think?

Mrs_Splinter

Word(s) of the day:
          
          Mottle (n.): an irregular arrangement of splotches and colour. 
          [vs]
          Mettle (n.): the courage to carry on
          [vs]
          Meddle (v.): to interfere in someone else's business w/o permission 
          [vs]
          Muddle (v.): to mix up or confuse
          
          "My feet were muddled by which way to go, so I tripped and my hair became mottled by mud, but I have the mettle to carry on, and to keep meddling with their business."

Mrs_Splinter

Word(s) of the day: 
          
          Presumptive (adj): reasonable grounds for a belief or acceptance 
          [vs] 
          Presumptuous (adj.): failing to see the limits of what Is permitted or appropriate
          
          Ex. "It is perfectly presumptive for me to call you presumptuous -- you asked a priest about his sex life!"