Rules Of Grammar: Deprived vs. Depraved
Medical Monday: Catamnesis
Catamnesis is defined as follows: (1) The follow-up history of a patient after he is discharged from treatment or a hospital. (2) The history of a patient after the onset of a medical or psychiatric illness.
Machine Briefs:
OPTION #1: catamnesis= KA/TAM/NA/S*IS
OPTION #2: catamnesis= KAT/TAM/NA/S*IS
New Words: FLOTUS, SCOTUS, E-Cigarette, Texta and More
The following words are among the words that have been added to the Oxford Dictionary in June 2015: FLOTUS, SCOTUS, autotune, crowdfund, e-cigarette, vape, twitterati, Yooper, webisode, and texta. The definitions and briefs for the aforementioned words are below.
FLOTUS= First Lady of the United States
SCOTUS= Supreme Court of the United States
autotune= “A device or facility for tuning something automatically, especially a piece of computer software that enables the correction of an out-of-tune vocal performance.”
crowdfund= “The practice of funding a project or venture by raising monetary contributions from a large number of people, typically via the internet.”
e-cigarette= “Another term for electronic cigarette.”
Twitterati= “Avid or frequent users of the social media website Twitter.”
vape= “(1) An electronic cigarette or similar device. (2) Inhale and exhale the vapor produced by an electronic cigarette or similar device.”
texta= A felt-tip pen, often colored and usually wide-tipped for use by children.
Yooper= “A native or inhabitant of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.”
webisode= “An original episode derived from a television series, made for online viewing.”
Machine Briefs:
FLOTUS= FLOE/T*US or FLOET/*US or FLOET/T*US
SCOTUS= SKOE/T*US or SKOET/*US or SKOET/T*US
autotune= AOT/TAO*UN
crowdfund= KROUD/F*UND
e-cigarette= AOE/SGRET
vape= VAIP
Twitterati= TW*IRT/RAT/YI
texta= TEGT/A* or TEGT/TA*
webisode= WEB/A/SO*ED
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Rules Of Grammar: Allude vs. Elude
Allude means “To refer without express mention; make indirect or casual reference.”
Elude is defined: “(1) To avoid or escape from by dexterity or artifice. (2) To escape the notice of understanding of. For example, Your meaning eludes me.”
Machine Briefs:
OPTION #1: allude= A/LAOUD
OPTION #2: allude= A/LAO*UD
OPTION #1: elude= AOE/LAOUD
OPTION #2: elude= AOE/LAO*UD

