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A New Word Every Day
He was determined to expand my vocabulary
Drabble word ‘cumbrous’
What a word with which to work! Thanks Nancy!
The 100 word drabble is following.
He was just a guy who wanted to expand his linguistic horizons — a lexiphile.
He sat on his toilet with a dictionary at 8:30 in the morning.
He swore to his mother, a 6th grade teacher (retired), he’d learn one new word a day for the rest of his life.
The bathroom break was a perfect time..
He opened his dictionary to a random page and spotted ‘cumbrous.’
“Hey Mrs Frump!” he greeted his gossipy next door neighbor who was walking her annoying balloon of a dog in the condo hall.
“Pleasure to see you and your cumbrous doggy!” what did she know about ‘cumbrous?’
“He’s not fat, you prick!” she replied to his surprise.
For an excellent and interesting drabble by Randy Pulley
