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Par
Word of the Day: Par Par is a word that is regularly used in golf. Par means the usual standard or usual condition of something. When used in golf, it means the usual number of strokes a golfer should take to finish a hole or a course. Golfers can be either over par, under par,…
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Abbreviation of the Day: aka
Abbreviation: aka Today, I have an abbreviation, a.k.a., that you may have seen before. These three letters, aka, are an abbreviation for ‘also known as‘ and are commonly used when someone has another name, is known by another name or even has a widely known and used nickname. For example, most fans of Japanese baseball have heard…
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Garden-variety
Word of the Day: Garden-variety From time to time, you may hear someone referring to something such as a housecat, for instance, as being garden-variety. Referring to something as garden-variety means that it is ubiquitous and ordinary, or in other words, nothing special. Most regular people lead a garden-variety life by living in ubiquitous apartments,…
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In / by fits and starts
English Phrase: In/by fits and starts We could say that today’s phrase, in fits and starts, is the opposite of yesterday’s word – flow. When things happen in fits and starts, they start and stop frequently. It’s tough to be productive if you’re working in fits and starts. Sometimes, there’s too much distraction and too…
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Flow
Word of the Day: Flow If you desire to attain your peak productivity, you must determine how to achieve flow. A while back, I discussed what it means to be in the zone. Once a person has achieved flow, they are in the zone. Flow means to be producing something regularly and steadily. Flow is…
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Hearty
Word of the Day: Hearty If a meal is hearty, then it is big. However, a big meal doesn’t have to be an unhealthy meal. Eating healthy food is essential. It’s also crucial to eat the proper amount of food. Eating unhealthily or in large quantities is not beneficial to a person’s health. However, that…
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Pan out
Word of the Day: Pan out We can’t predict how the future will pan out. We can prepare for it, but we can’t predict it. That means that once we have prepared in every way we know, the only thing we can do next is wait to see how everything pans out. Pan out means to…
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Get-out-of-jail-free card
Word of the Day: Get-out-of-jail-free card Regarding their children, mothers and fathers are not supposed to have favourites. They are expected to treat their children equally and love them equally. In reality, however, everyone has a favourite child, and this child has a get-out-of-jail-free card. The idea of a get-out-of-jail-free card is used in daily…
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Weather
Word of the Day: Weather (verb) If you can read this, then you should be familiar with the word weather. Weather is one of the first English words everyone learns, and the weather is a frequent topic for small talk. With that said, do you know how to use weather as a verb? No? Isn’t…
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Method in madness
English Phrase: (a) method in (one’s) madness We all do things we think are perfectly normal, but others may think they are crazy. When this happens, we can say there is a method in our madness. It means that the somewhat insane thing that we are doing has a purpose or meaning. I remember when…
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