I ran across a new word (new to me, anyway) this week that pretty much nutshells the attitude of several people with whom I’ve had the misfortune to interact recently: solipsistic. As in, “I had to break up with Ralph because he was way too solipsistic.”
What do you think it means? Seriously – give me some response here. I’m dying to see all guesses.
Now c’mon, don’t whip out your phone and look it up; let’s have a little fun guessing first. In fact, I’m gonna throw out a few other word games that require responses and give you a few days to marinate on them before I post the answers. Don’t spoil the sport and look them up, but feel free to consult with the (human) word nerd in your life then comment below. Let’s see what you’ve got.
Okay, ready, literary jocks? Here goes …
Tricky Words. Do you know the difference?
effect/affect whose/who’s further/farther then/than insure/ensure its/it’s anxious/eager
The Importance of Correct Punctuation:
The placement of a comma can change the entire meaning. Which version of this letter would you prefer to receive?
Example 1: Dear Jane,
I want a woman who knows what love is all about. You are kind, generous, thoughtful. People who are not like you admit to being useless and inferior. You have ruined me for other women. I yearn for you. I have no feelings whatsoever when we’re apart. I can be happy forever – will you let me be yours?
John
Dear Jane,
I want a woman who knows what love is. All about you are kind, generous, thoughtful people, who are not like you. Admit to being useless and inferior. You have ruined me. For other women, I yearn. For you, I have no feelings whatsoever. When we’re apart, I can be forever happy. Will you let me be?
Yours, John
Example 2: One is ho-hum. The other gives you a wicked snicker, right?
I’d like to thank my parents, the Pope, and Mother Teresa.
I’d like to thank my parents, the Pope and Mother Teresa.
Name three (English) words that start with the letters dw.
What is an ellipsis and when should you use it? (No, it has nothing to do with eclipses.)
What’s the difference between first, second and third person points of view?
Okay, dearest BBFFs (Blessed Blog Friends Forever) get going – I’m anxious (or is that eager???) to hear from you!!!
Hugs, Deb
Solipsistic—self-centered; thinking only of oneself.
Dwarf, dwell and dwindle.
Wow! This is going to be fun. What a brain quizzer!!!!! ? Solipsistic (thank God for spell check) maybe means sophisticated (I am guessing.. You are probably going to receive a lot of funny responses). Or arrogant based on the sentence example.
Okay, Part 2.
Affect something is affecting a person…effect is the result of a cause; causeand effect.
Further is more…..farther is referring to distance (again, I am guessing).
Insure insurance
Ensure secure
Whose is referring to plural within a group…talking to a group of children for example: Whose books are these?
Who’s who is referring to singular
Then is referring is to time
Than is used for comparison
Its is used as a pronoun
It’s contraction for it is…it’s great to be a child of God…it is great to be a child of God!
Anxious uneasiness; worrying…that is why God says in His word… be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Eager is excited.
First example regarding Dear the Jane letter is very well punctuated beacuse it read smoothly.
Example 1: Dear Jane,
I want a woman who knows what love is all about. You are kind, generous, thoughtful. People who are not like you admit to being useless and inferior. You have ruined me for other women. I yearn for you. I have no feelings whatsoever when we’re apart. I can be happy forever – will you let me be yours?
John
Example 2
I’d like to thank my parents, the Pope and Mother Teresa.
The sentence is dependent on both the Pope and Mother Theresa. (College english— hopefully, I am right….otherwise, I want my money back)?… i say that with love and laughter.
Three words that start with dw: dwell, dwarf, dwaard (the last word I remember seeing/reading that somewhere)….
Ellipsis…that is so funny because I recently looked up that word, but I do not remember….something to do with the english language…possibly used with a, an…I am not sure.
This was fun…thank you!!!!! My brain feels more awakened…I used areas of my brain on this lovley morning that I had not used in awhile. So thank you.