Word of the day: 'gait'

gait: a person's manner of walking

noun

A beautiful stranger, since in Spanish the potential translation for this has a root similar to that of the verb from which it is derivated: andara>andares. The meaning of this word also refers to the pattern or step of a horse or a dog at a particular speed. 

Itchy feet all over the world, may your gait be always steady, elegant and fruitful. 

Word of the day: 'star-crossed'

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I love the Oxford English Dictionary online. It's a great excuse to feed my greed for new words. In that spirit, I here present unto you this new section: Word of the day.

Please welcome my first guest:

star-crossed: thwarted by bad luck.

adjective, literary.

 According to the ODE the word was first used by Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet. 

Isn't that beautiful? The 'crossed' part certainly helps to convey the disagreeable nature within this word, while the 'star' part invokes doom with all its misfortune. 

Tired of 'jinx'? Why not go posh and try 'star-crossed' the next time you have a really bad day? 

It'll still feel like shit... but at least this shit will have a pinch of pride in it.