The WordPress suggestion today is one I responded to before, so this time I shall tell you about the kindness of a special English teacher, Miss Street. Miss Street was a dedicated teacher and inspired me to have a pencil and paper by the bed, and a dictionary. As a consequence I’m constantly coming across words that either I’ve heard and not really understood, or are totally new. Reading constantly unfolds new ideas and words. I always remember this teacher when I write the words down.
Here are a just a few recent words:
Invoilably: that must not be violated, kept free from violence, or treated as if sacred.
Peripatetic: walking or travelling about, itinerant.
Malfeasance: the doing of an unlawful act.
Wordpost: The Kindness of Strangers, by Ben Huberman
When was the last time a stranger did something particularly kind, generous, or selfless for you? Tell us what happened!
https://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_prompt/the-kindness-of-strangers/
Barbara Pyett 
I love the word “peripatetic”. My favourite word of all time is “perspicacious”. When we were in New York, we were stopped by a young couple who claimed they were doing some research and wanted a word starting with “p”. So I gave them one. THE one. The girl loved it. 🙂 Words are so cool.
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Perspicacious is so like you Heather, a wonderful word that describes you perfectly! I’m glad you found it useful in New York! 🙂
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Barbara, I just caught up with your blog and enjoyed seeing the talented work of your loved ones, especially the portrait of you done by a man who obviously sees you clearly and likes what he sees. I also appreciate your mention of your English teacher who started you on your search for new words. It was Mrs. Jensen who sent me on a lifelong word search. Thanks for reminding me. I’d forgotten.
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Thank you for your kind words, Janet! I’m glad this post prompted your memory. 🙂
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When Peter does the dishes, and he really does not like doing this job, but he does it anyway our of kindness, or would you say love? Maybe it is a mixture of both?
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I’m sure it’s both Uta!! ❤
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An act of kindness when I helped H with her tax return and she is now shouting me a lunch, or is that more in the region of love?
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Sounds more like love to me, Gerard!
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What a lovely way of looking at this word, Cynthia! Shall now think of you when I use it! ❤
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I like the word “kindness” because it has the smaller word “kin” in it, and reminds me that we are all of one kind and related, as humans, in our sufferings and joys.
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