Category Archives: memes

Ten Things: September

This year our Ten Things each month are words with particular endings. Clearly this won’t be all the words with the nominated ending, but a selection of the more interesting and/or unusual.

Ten Words ending with -u

  1. coypu
  2. tiramisu
  3. flambeau
  4. kinkajou
  5. jiujitsu
  6. parvenu
  7. caribou
  8. apercu
  9. haiku
  10. bijou

Your challenge, if you choose to accept it, is to write a story in at most three sentences using all these words correctly. Post your attempt in the comments before the end of the month and there’s an e-drink for anyone who I consider succeeds.

Ten Things: August

This year our Ten Things each month are words with particular endings. Clearly this won’t be all the words with the nominated ending, but a selection of the more interesting and/or unusual.

Ten Words ending with -ea

  1. panacea
  2. apnoea
  3. bougainvillea
  4. amenorrhea
  5. counterplea
  6. miscellanea
  7. diarrhoea
  8. chickpea
  9. archaea
  10. thiourea

Your challenge, if you choose to accept it, is to write a story in at most three sentences using all these words correctly. Post your attempt in the comments before the end of the month and there’s an e-drink for anyone who I consider succeeds.

Ten Things: July

This year our Ten Things each month are words with particular endings. Clearly this won’t be all the words with the nominated ending, but a selection of the more interesting and/or unusual.

Ten Words ending with -ra

  1. cobra
  2. abracadabra
  3. kookaburra
  4. aspidistra
  5. chakra
  6. capybara
  7. chimera
  8. tempura
  9. tantra
  10. mudra

Your challenge, if you choose to accept it, is to write a story in at most three sentences using all these words correctly. Post your attempt in the comments before the end of the month and there’s an e-drink for anyone who I consider succeeds.

Ten Things: June

This year our Ten Things each month are words with particular endings. Clearly this won’t be all the words with the nominated ending, but a selection of the more interesting and/or unusual.

Ten Words ending with -i

  1. dhobi
  2. mehari
  3. punani
  4. barramundi
  5. maharishi
  6. origami
  7. chapati
  8. biryani
  9. kimchi
  10. yogini

Your challenge, if you choose to accept it, is to write a story in at most three sentences using all these words correctly. Post your attempt in the comments before the end of the month and there’s an e-drink for anyone who I consider succeeds.

Ten Things: May

This year our Ten Things each month are words with particular endings. Clearly this won’t be all the words with the nominated ending, but a selection of the more interesting and/or unusual.

Ten Words ending with -oon

  1. doubloon
  2. quadroon
  3. protozoon
  4. forenoon
  5. typhoon
  6. dragoon
  7. buffoon
  8. lampoon
  9. cardoon
  10. baboon

Your challenge, if you choose to accept it, is to write a story in at most three sentences using all these words correctly. Post your attempt in the comments before the end of the month and there’s an e-drink for anyone who I consider succeeds.