tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post3101832887779325542..comments2024-03-28T19:47:39.985-04:00Comments on CURMUDGUCATION: ICYMI: The Sleepless in Pennsylvania Edition (10/1)Peter Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-11319216809441911732017-10-02T21:14:34.410-04:002017-10-02T21:14:34.410-04:00It was a British source, and probably a familiar w...It was a British source, and probably a familiar word to UK readers.Zbelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01171765467445133670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-78391591647892263382017-10-01T10:44:56.368-04:002017-10-01T10:44:56.368-04:00Started reading Teachers Are Grownups. Couldn'...Started reading Teachers Are Grownups. Couldn't get past the first sentence that had the word 'niggled'. Had to look up the etymology. It's an obscure English word. Given the sensitivity of our times, couldn't the writer have found a better word choice? Especially since the definition is 'something that bothers.'Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544213160574214282noreply@blogger.com