cacography \ kuh-KOG-ruh-fee \ , noun;
- poor penmanship; bad handwriting.
- incorrect spelling.
Origin: Cacography joins caco- , from the Greek term kakόs meaning "bad," with -graphy , a combining form used to refer to a process or form of writing, drawing, recording or representing. It entered English in the mid-1500s.
you must be fun at parties
- A sarcastic phrase used to point out someone's pessimism or inability to enjoy positive situations.
Will: Although I congratulate Joel Comm's success, I want everyone else to realize that this will never happen to you and you will probably die poor and alone.
Me: You must be fun at parties.
History
- Pacific Ocean: was first seen by Europeans when Vasco Núñez de Balboa and his Spanish crew crossed the Isthmus of Panama (1513)
- polygamy: Mormon practice was renounced by Wilford Woodruff, the president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1890)
- Little Rock Nine: in a step for racial integration, black students entered a segregated Arkansas high school, protected by federal troops and over the protests of the state's governor (1957)
- Sandra Day O'Connor: became the first woman to be sworn into the US Supreme Court (1981)
- William Faulkner 1897
- Red Smith 1905
- Johnny Sain 1917
- Phil Rizzuto 1918
- Aldo Ray (daRe) 1926
- Barbara Walters 1931
- Glenn Gould 1932
- Ian Tyson (Ian and Sylvia) 1933
- Erik Darling (The Tarriers, Rooftop Singers) 1933
- Juliet Prowse 1936
- Roosevelt "Booba" Barnes 1936
- Joe Russel (The Persuasions) 1939
- Oscar Bonavena 1942
- Robert Walden 1943
- Gary Alexander (The Association) 1943
- Michael Douglas 1944
- Onnie McIntyre (Average White Band) 1945
- Chery Tiegs 1947
- Mimi Kennedy 1949
- Anson Williams 1949
- Mark Hamill 1951
- Colin Friels 1952
- Christopher Reeve 1952
- John Locke (Spirit) 1953
- Steve Severin (Siouxsie & The Banshees) 1955
- Michael Madsen 1958
- Heather Locklear 1961
- Aida Turturro 1962
- Scottie Pippen 1965
- Will Smith (Fresh Prince) 1968
- Catherine Zeta-Jones 1969
- Bridgette Wilson 1973
- Chris Owen 1980
- Diana Ortiz 1985
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