Of Of—Belonging to, associated with, containing, comprised, or made from. The fourth most common word in the English language, according to the Oxford English Corpus, after ‘the’, ‘be’, and ‘to’. But maybe not for...
Od Od—’The Odic force’; a hypothetical vital energy that powers all living things. Originally coined by Baron Carl von Reichenbach in 1845, od is what happens when you combine a belief that there must be...
No Negative. Not any. Not at all. When giving a definition for ‘no’, many people would write “the opposite of yes”. But that’s not true. No and yes have never been equals. Negativity bias...
My Belongs to me. Also, oddly, the word ‘my’ is the only two-letter swear in the dictionary. Bet you didn’t see that one coming. When a person says ‘My, what a lovely hat’, they...
Mo Definition: Month, Mustache, Moment, Homosexual and/or More. I know what you’re thinking. Those are abbreviations. Abbreviations don’t count in Scrabble land. Except they aren’t. Month and Moment often are abbreviated as ‘mo.’ with...
Me Myself. I. My biggest fan and my greatest detractor. Out of all the words in the dictionary, none will concern you more than me. Perhaps there are exceptions to that rule. Religious mystics,...
Lo Behold. Many people assume ‘lo’ is short for ‘hello’, and it can be used that way. But ‘lo’ is really a corruption of the Old English word for ‘look’. You need to...
