This week's theme: words formed by contraction.

druthers (DRUTH-uhrz) noun

   One's own way; preference.

[Plural of druther, contraction of "'d rather", as in "I/he/etc. would
rather ..."]

Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=druthers

-Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org)

  "If I had my druthers I would go, but I don't think I would
   a) be able to get my innings over there that I would be able
   to get here, and b) get the treatment I need."
   Rob Bradford; Road Back Unfamiliar; Boston Globe; Mar 18, 2008.

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All living souls welcome whatever they are ready to cope with; all else
they ignore, or pronounce to be monstrous and wrong, or deny to be
possible. -George Santayana, philosopher (1863-1952)

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