World Wide Words: The Word File http://www.worldwidewords.org Copyright 1997-2013 Michael Quinion World Wide Words examines the English language from a British viewpoint. It discusses word histories, new words, the background to words in the news and problems of English usage. Monday to Friday, the Word File provides a random link to a World Wide Words page. webmaster@worldwidewords.org (Michael Quinion) wordseditor@worldwidewords.org (Michael Quinion) Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:00:00 GMT en-gb 1440 Word File: Heiligenschein http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-hei1.htm Heiligenschein is applied to a curious and rather rare optical phenomenon.]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:00:00 GMT http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-hei1.htm Word File: Sand http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-san2.htm Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:00:00 GMT http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-san2.htm Word File: Amn’t http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-amn1.htm Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:00:00 GMT http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-amn1.htm Word File: Grawlix http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-gra1.htm grawlixes.]]> Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:00:00 GMT http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-gra1.htm Word File: Gone for a Burton http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-gon1.htm Gone for a Burton.]]> Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:00:00 GMT http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-gon1.htm