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mot juste \moh-ZHOOST\, noun: a word or phrase that exacts fits the case

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Bodice Ripper

That is the kind of girl I am.  The one that sounds overly formal, the one who would actually use mot juste in a sentence…and not just to sound pretentious.  What do you expect from a kid who grew up with no TV, no friends within a 10 mile radius, and read everything she could [...]

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The One-Minute Writer

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So, a while ago I stumbled across the blog The One-Minute Writer and was fascinated by the concept.  So I went allll the way back to their first topic and it was “Describe your memories of a piece of furniture from your childhood home”.  Instantly my mind flitted back to MY BED. That bed was [...]

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