Posted by
Jeevan Sivasubramaniam,
Managing Director, Editorial,
Berrett-Koehler Publishers Inc.
At Comdex 1998, one of the largest technology trade shows, Microsoft CEO and Founder Bill Gates was on the receiving end of a demonstration of certain features of Windows 98 (a....
At Comdex 1998, one of the largest technology trade shows, Microsoft CEO and Founder Bill Gates was on the receiving end of a demonstration of certain features of Windows 98 (along hundreds of audience members) when tragedy hits. The infamous "Blue Screen of Death" is perhaps the worst thing any Windows user can encounter -- a massive error from which there is little to no chance of recovery. And here, on the world's stage, while demonstrating the software to his boss, this happens...
Zoilist
Zoilist
(noun):
A person who thoroughly enjoys finding fault with others or in things around him or her.Say the word out loud to yourself now that you know the meaning and see how many people...
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Jumentous
Jumentous: Pronounced
/d Š’u ‹ ‹Ë†m ‰-nt ‰â„¢s/: Smelling distinctly like horse urine.
Why someone saw fit to create a word that specifically identified horse urine when even humans don't...
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Blesiloquent
Blesiloquent: To speak with a stutter or a lispWas it just a cruel twist of fate that this word would be a challenge to pronounce for those who have a lisp or a stutter?
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Bever
Bever (noun): A snack between meals."The problem with bevers is that they end up containing more calories than meals."
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Jiffle
Jiffle (verb): To fidget or shuffle restlesslyAn easy word to remember because it sounds like a combination of the words "fidget" and shuffle."
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