Barbara McNichol Editorial Services

Add power and persuasion to your books, articles, and one-sheets

  • Home
  • Editing
  • WordShops™
  • Word Trippers
  • Products
  • Praise
  • Portfolio
  • Blog
  • About
  • Contact

Word Meanings Essential to Know in These Unprecedented Times

April 5, 2020 by Barbara McNichol 2 Comments

One of my favorite resources, Dictionary.com, gives us a host of word meanings that have been essential (or at least useful) during this coronavirus period. Words matter; that’s why we should dig into their accurate meanings.

This link opens a meaningful door to terms we’re hearing every day.

When you go there, you’ll also see a number of relevant “word trippers” such as “epidemic” vs. “pandemic”; “respirator” vs. “ventilater”; “quarantine” vs. “isolation.”

Take a few moments to study word meanings that matter the most these days!

 

Filed Under: Word Tripper, Writing Tips Tagged With: better writing, nonfiction book authors, nonfiction book editor, word meanings, Word Trippers, words matter

Comments

  1. Carolyn Howard/Johnson says

    April 6, 2020 at 11:16 am

    Great reminder. I keep thinking about the differences between ventilator and respirator and then forget to look it up. As an aside? I love Merriam Webster’s word of the day service.

    Reply
    • Barbara McNichol says

      April 20, 2020 at 9:28 am

      We’re on the same page!! Hope you’re doing well, Carolyn.

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Contact an Editing Pro

Add Power to Your Pen and Authorship to Your Name

Email Barbara »

Call 520-615-7910

Book editing info »

Subscribe to Blog Feed

Subscribe by email »

Subscribe by RSS »

Word Trippers Tips

American English language resource

Find the perfect word every time—a new Word Tripper every week!

Get Word Trippers Tips »

Let’s Connect

Follow Us on FacebookFollow Us on Google+Follow Us on TwitterFollow Us on LinkedInFollow Us on YouTube

Blog Categories

  • Article Writing
  • BME in the News
  • Book Reading
  • Book Writing
  • Business Writing
  • Compelling Special
  • Editors and Authors
  • Grammar Tips
  • Speed Reading
  • Uncategorized
  • Word Tripper
  • Writing Tips
  • Writing Workshops

From Our Blog

2020 Word of the Year – What is YOUR Word?

by Barbara McNichol Every year, Dictionary.com selects a word to describe the year coming to a close. About the … Read more »

View all blog posts »

Quick Links

  • Editing Services
  • WordShops™
  • Testimonials
  • Portfolio
  • About
  • Word Trippers

Connect with Barbara

Follow Us on FacebookFollow Us on Google+Follow Us on TwitterFollow Us on LinkedInFollow Us on YouTube

Barbara McNichol Editorial
5090 N. Camino de la Cumbre
Tucson, AZ 85750

Phone: 520-615-7910

Email us »

Copyright © 2021 · Barbara McNichol Editorial · Website by Connexins