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Apr 16, 2023Liked by Jack Shepherd

Now this post was a hoot! Owl never look at these words the same. Seriously though very cool post.

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Epic. Our language really does make sense when we pay attention. Wonder how old these words are in the historical skein of language?

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How about "clap?" Listen to yourself say it out loud. And listen to the master of sound similes: "And the silken, sad, uncertain , ruffling of each purple curtain...." (from the third stanza of "The Raven," Edgar Allen Poe. )

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So good to know--I shall hoot and howl (and clap) unabashedly!

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