Alabastra, you say? Now that’s an awesome sounding word!
https://twitter.com/digitalcitizen/status/1220153246096011264
https://twitter.com/digitalcitizen/status/1220172786020356096
Vocabulary
Definitions of new words and concepts I learned with them.
Definition: Bucchero, Metalliform, Kyathos, Impasto, Abecedarium, Kantharos, Hydria
There were a LOT of new words I learned from this article so let’s get going!
Bucchero
A distinctly black, burnished ceramic ware, that is the signature ceramic fabric of the Etruscans (name is not theirs though)
Metalliform
Having the form or structure of a metal
Kyathos
Single-handled cup from Etruscan times
Impasto (not related to paint)
A rough, unrefined clay
Kantharos
Two-handled drinking cup from Etruscan times
Hydria
Water ware jug from Etruscan times
Abecedarium
Letters of the alphabet
https://twitter.com/digitalcitizen/status/1220150337623011328
Definition: Karoshi, Vanta Black, Pettifogging
Some interesting stories with today’s interesting words
https://twitter.com/digitalcitizen/status/1220021996316217349
https://twitter.com/digitalcitizen/status/1220138942525329409
https://twitter.com/digitalcitizen/status/1220140535328972800
Definition: Shitgibbon, Cockwomble, Pisstrumpet
Modern British sweating edition… 🙂
https://twitter.com/digitalcitizen/status/1219783293018746881
https://twitter.com/digitalcitizen/status/1219783900492443651
Definition: End of History Illusion, Paradox of Aging, Hieratic Scale
End of History Illusion
Misperception humans have that they won’t change much as a person (personality-wise) for the rest of their lives
Paradox of Aging
The fact that older people are happier despite declining health, independence, and so on
https://twitter.com/digitalcitizen/status/1219429311888924677
Doesn’t anybody check how these things appear on newsfeeds???
https://twitter.com/digitalcitizen/status/1219757451433652226
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