Word of the Day: Please Pick One

I've been mulling over the problem of how to write another Word of the Day post after the fiasco that resulted from my last attempt. Yes, yes, I have been reading The Globe and Mail but it's not helping!! So many words, so many more distractions. It could drive one to shopping, or Sudoku, or painting The Big Guy's bathroom, or cleaning up after a sick dog,

Blue Moon Dishcloth

or crocheting dishcloths, or writing in my pain diary for my massage therapist, or watching Doctor Who episodes online, all of which occupied most of my last few days. Did you know that last night there was a Blue Moon? No wonder things have been crazy lately.

So, to help me out, you are going to choose a word from the list below, make your choice known by leaving a comment, and then I will write about the word.

If you would prefer, like most of my immediate family who sometimes like to read my posts but can't be bothered to sign up with Vox and actually write me some encouraging (or disparaging) comments, to communicate via private email or telephone then feel free to do so. I await your choice.

After some indeterminate yet appropriate period of time, I will tally up the votes and write the next Word of the Day post. No votes, no word.

I too am allowed to vote and, following in the footsteps of Magna International's CEO, Frank Stronach (What the heck are you doing making deals with the Russians, Frank!?!), my votes are worth more than anyone else's. [Disclosure: Yes, I own shares in Magna International. No, my shareholder votes aren't worth much.]

But don't let that stop you. Vote anyway. It's the Canadian way.

Here are the words. These words were all selected from a single column written by Harry Koza for The Globe and Mail's Report on Business, May 18th edition.

1. spalling
2. desultorily
3. doorstopper
4. cockles
5. homers
6. arriviste
7. exogenous
8. continuum
9. leverage
10. spreads
11. junk
12. commensurate
13. whammy
14. hitherto
15. bruited
16. axiom
17. semiotic
18. nifty
19. derivative

Vote now. Vote often.