Stratagem Is Also A Good Word

Here’s a word of the week for you, as introduced to my head on the way to Wal-Mart after scheming for several minutes prior. Subterfuge, which I had to look up, apparently means roughly what I thought it meant. The awkward pronunciation is important, and I relish the opportunity to say “fuge” as it sounds potent to me. Subterfuge, yes, that’s a real word of the week, usurping the de facto words of the week “loath” and “ilk“. Interestingly, I’ve been misusing loath in my head for years now, apparently. I’ve used it more as a term for disdain than mere reluctance. It’s apparently not so strong as I thought it was. So, go back to all the times I used loath and think of it over again in that context. I’ll try to rectify my errors, though I fear it may be too late for me now.

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