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Who Knows Them All

I finally stopped belittling myself for not knowing them all. Because who does? I mean, really, WHO? Maybe my mother. No one else in my family. There are 600,000 of them in the English language. Homophones like ate and eight. Adjectives like gurgling and bungling. Adverbs like actively and mactively Okay I made up mactively So I guess that makes six hundred thousand and one.

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Kim Rodrigues

Date: 8/29/2019 3:39:00 PM

That’s what a dictionary’s for ;) mactively - malevolently active (you invented a new word)

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 8/29/2019 8:59:00 PM

I love inventing new words. It is my call sign, Kim.

Ann Foster

Date: 8/29/2019 2:54:00 PM

Adverbs like actively and mactively Okay I made up mactively... I want to hug you and keep doing it... lol.. You, yes you, deserve the ultimate "fairy dust with words" award...tiny elves are cheering. We all loved it. Ann

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 8/29/2019 9:00:00 PM

Thank you Ann. I was SO congratulating myself on this frivolity.

P.S. Awtry

Date: 8/29/2019 3:40:00 AM

Thank you for saving me the effort of googling "mactively" :D

Ann Foster
Date: 8/29/2019 2:55:00 PM

I too was thinking of that as I read the poem. LOL... I love new words I do not know readily. They are such treasures. Yet the very special made-up ones, well... they are stars, fallen from the sky just to tease poets. Have the nicest day. Ann