Bryan "B" Kemler

Author: Bryan Kemler

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  • Metaphor

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    The word metaphor is itself a metaphor, from the Greek, meaning to carry from one place to another.

  • NYT article about Workshopping

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    This NYT article discusses what makes a successful group, and I think it speaks also to what makes for a successful workshop.   As the researchers studied the groups, however, they noticed two behaviors that all the good teams generally shared. First, on the good teams, members spoke in roughly the same proportion, a phenomenon…

  • Word Saturnine

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    sat·ur·nine ˈsatərˌnīn/ adjective adjective: saturnine (of a person or their manner) slow and gloomy.“a saturnine temperament” synonyms: gloomy, somber, melancholy, moody, lugubrious, dour, glum, morose, unsmiling, humorless “a saturnine temperament” antonyms: cheerful (of a person or their features) dark in coloring and moody or mysterious.“his saturnine face and dark, watchful eyes” synonyms: swarthy, dark, dark-skinned,…

  • Cherry Tree Story Status?

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    What kind of story is the cherry tree story?  Is it a legend or a myth? The story itself is a fictional event that is portrayed as being a historical fact.  That is the definition of a “legend.” A “myth” runs deeper.  This is evident in religion, which show how a myth can support entire…

  • Word obsequious 

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    ob·se·qui·ousəbˈsēkwēəs/ adjective obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree. “they were served by obsequious waiters” synonyms: servile, ingratiating, sycophantic, fawning, unctuous, oily, oleaginous, groveling, cringing, subservient, submissive, slavish; More Feedback

  • Word lachrymose

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    lach·ry·moseˈlakrəˌmōs,-ˌmōz/ adjectiveformalliterary tearful or given to weeping. “she was pink-eyed and lachrymose” inducing tears; sad. “a lachrymose children’s classic” Feedback

  • Word solipsistic

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    sol·ip·sism (sŏl′ĭp-sĭz′əm, sō′lĭp-)n. 1. Philosophy The theory that the self is the only thing that can be known and verified. 2. The view that the self is the only reality. [Latin sōlus, alone; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots + Latin ipse, self + -ism.] sol′ip·sist n. sol′ip·sis′tic adj. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language,…

  • Word Lacunae

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    Lacunae  la·cu·na ləˈk(y)o͞onə/ noun plural noun: lacunae an unfilled space or interval; a gap. “the journal has filled a lacuna in Middle Eastern studies” a missing portion in a book or manuscript. ANATOMY a cavity or depression, especially in bone. Feedback

  • Word Eponymous 

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    Eponymous  pon·y·mous əˈpänəməs/ adjective (of a person) giving their name to something. “the eponymous hero of the novel” (of a thing) named after a particular person. “Roseanne’s eponymous hit TV series”