Chrysti the Wordsmith

“Expressions Exposed: Cliches, Idioms, Proverbs”

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Belgrade Community Library. October 20, 2011, 6:30 PM, Belgrade, Montana. Contact: Mary Gerlach, 406-388-4346. Sponsored by Humanities Montana Speaker's Bureau. Free and open to the public! more »

“Expressions Exposed: Cliches, Idioms, Proverbs”

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Red Lodge Carnegie Library Thursday, July 28, 2011 7:00 PM Red Lodge, Montana Sponsored by Humanities Montana Speaker's Bureau Free and open to the public! more »

Event: Expressions Exposed 6/15/10

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Chrysti the Wordsmith appears at the Yogo Inn in Lewistown, Montana on Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 2:00 pm. The speaker’s event, Expressions Exposed: Cliches, Idioms and Proverbs, ...more »

Event: Livingston’s Danforth Gallery Vocabulary Challenge 3/26/10!

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Friday, March 26th, the Vocabulary Challenge returns with Chrysti the Wordsmith and the gang! This special fundraising event was such a hit last year the Danforth is bringing it back ...more »

Event: Expressions Exposed 3/14/10

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Chrysti the Wordsmith appears at the CJI High School Auditorium in Chester, Montana on Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 2:00 pm.  The speaker's event,  Expressions Exposed: Cliches, Idioms and Proverbs, ...more »

Script: Swain

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Swain In an earlier Wordsmith edition, we investigated a pair monikers reserved for types of male suitors: the Romeo, or an ardent, persistant lover, and the Lothario who’s a rake, libertine ...more »

Script: Romeo and Lothario

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Romeo and Lothario Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of desire and beauty inspired the word aphrodisiac. This love goddess’ son, Eros, gave us erotic, and the word venereal derives from Venus, ...more »

Script: Aphrodisiac

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Aphrodisiac In ancient Greek tradition, Aphrodite is the goddess of love. Daughter of the sky father Uranus and the earth-mother Gaia, Aphrodite had many paramours. She married the fire god ...more »

Script: Invention Eponyms

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Invention Eponyms The English language contains hundreds of terms called eponyms, or people’s names that have become common nouns. For example, Josef Pulitzer is the eponym and founder of ...more »

Script: With Bells On

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With Bells On A friend calls to invite you to a party. She promises good food, fine wine, live music and jolly company. You tell her that you’ll ...more »