This week's theme: words related to the number 13 to mark the thirteenth anniversary of Wordsmith.org.
baker's dozen (BAY-kuhrs DUZ-uhn) noun A group of 13. Also known as a long dozen. [From the fact that bakers often gave an extra item when selling a dozen of something to safeguard against being penalized for light weight.] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=baker's+dozen -Anu Garg (garg wordsmith.org) "Mr. Blodget, the Merrill Lynch Internet stock analyst, stopped covering the stocks of four more dot-com companies last week, reducing his universe, which once comprised more than 20 companies, to a mere baker's dozen." Patrick McGeehan; The Shifting Fortunes Of a Prognosticator; The New York Times; Jul 1, 2001. Sponsored by: Want a professional writer's help? Critiques, help with writer's block. Fiction, nonfiction, business writing. Free newsletter. http://RoySorrels.com And you? Reach more than half-million readers in this space -- contact us at sponsorsATwordsmith.org (replace AT with @). ............................................................................ Tomatoes and oregano make it Italian; wine and tarragon make it French. Sour cream makes it Russian; lemon and cinnamon make it Greek. Soy sauce makes it Chinese; garlic makes it good. -Alice May Brock, author (1941- ) Send your comments to (words AT wordsmith.org). To unsubscribe, update address send gift subscription, etc., visit http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/bakers_dozen.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/bakers_dozen.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/bakers_dozen.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
