Jul. 12th, 2023

[identity profile] simplyn2deep.livejournal.com
Quidnunc (noun)
quidnunc [ kwid-nuhngk ]


noun
1. a person who is eager to know the latest news and gossip; a gossip or busybody.

WORDS RELATED TO QUIDNUNC
busybody, gossip, rumor monger

https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/quidnunc

ORIGIN: First recorded in 1700–10, quidnunc is from Latin quid nunc “what now?”

HOW TO USE QUIDNUNC IN A SENTENCE
quidnunc, kwid′nungk, n. one always on the lookout for news: one who pretends to know all occurrences.
CHAMBERS'S TWENTIETH CENTURY DICTIONARY (PART 3 OF 4: N-R) | VARIOUS

The rest can wait until you tell me what new quidnunc tale was invented to lure you here.
PEGGY OWEN AT YORKTOWN | LUCY FOSTER MADISON

He even becomes a quidnunc, prying now and then into the personal affairs of his superiors.
THE BOOK OF KHALID | AMEEN RIHANI

Beside the quidnunc and the party politician, another class of reader now appeared demanding aliment in the press.
ADDISON | WILLIAM JOHN COURTHOPE

This was concerned with a famous personage whom all knowing London (though I for one had not known it) called quidnunc.
LORE OF PROSERPINE | MAURICE HEWLETT

Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
[identity profile] kaige68.livejournal.com
Here's the rules:
1) 100 words or 1 graphic for each letter of the alphabet.

It's that easy.
And perk – It’s the alphabet you know what’s coming if you want to get ahead of it. There is no need for your work to all connect. There is no need for them to be in order.

Like the Numbers challenge, if you are stuck or would like a random word to use, poke me and I will provide.


Now everyone give me a

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[identity profile] flipflop-diva.livejournal.com
I actually managed to spend a couple hours working on some fics that are going to be revealed soon. I mostly did a lot of editing on two different fics, but I think I ended up adding about 500 words total, and I'm much happier with them both now.

[livejournal.com profile] backrose_17, you are up today! Sending you good luck and lots of creativity!
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[identity profile] backrose-17.livejournal.com
I managed to get 641 words written today which is pretty good I spent most of the day shopping and ended up looking up so recpies I want to try out soon so I was distracted by those.

Off to you [livejournal.com profile] bratfarrar I hope you have a creative day. 

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