Today, I'm starting a new series for Saturdays: Word of the Week
That is, every week, you will either get a new phrase in "My Two Cents" or a curious, funny, interesting, old-fashioned, ... word in "Word of the Week". Let's start this with the word
"balderdash"
I simply love this word. Ever since I came across it, it has stuck in my head. I first read it in an English crime novel by Anne Perry, one of her Thomas and Charlotte Pitt books which are set in Victorian England at the end of the 19th century. I have no clue if the word is still commonly used nowadays but it certainly is used by me.
Meaning: nonesense
Example: Balderdash! I didn't say this!
Now, my excercise for you: Make up a short example with our Word of the Week and post it in the comments for all of us to read and enjoy!
Language ... the bridge of communication, the magic creator of worlds, the brush and paint of authors. Language is magic. It gives us power. It is something you just have to love.
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