I confess I’m confussed

A Bookworm recently confessed to being discombobulated. Have you ever considered yourself in that state?

Discombobulate is a fun, fancy word for “confuse.” If something has put you in a state where you don't know up from down and you can't spell your own name, you may be discombobulated.

Discombobulate kind of sounds like you feel when you're disoriented: bouncing around in several directions at once. Trying to say discombobulate for the first time might discombobulate you! Because of its funny sound, discombobulate is often used in a humorous way. Are you ready to assemble some furniture, or are you too discombobulated after reading the instructions?  -  Vocabulary.com

It is a word that I’ve never considered using.  In fact, I don’t think I’ve even been “combobulated”.  

But Vocabulary.com admitted: “We couldn't find any matches for “combobulated” in the dictionary”.

I have often been disgruntled, but never “gruntled”.  That word brings up the image of a happy pig. As happy as a pig in muck, you might say. 

Aren’t words wonderful?

Royalty-free images from Pixabay

What is disinformation and misinformation?

Who better to ask than the Electoral Integrity Assurance Taskforce:

Misinformation is false information that is spread due to ignorance, or by error or mistake, without the intent to deceive.

Disinformation is knowingly false information designed to deliberately mislead and influence public opinion or obscure the truth for malicious or deceptive purposes.

You can get more information on misinformation vs. disinformation at Dictionary.com  HERE

https://www.dictionary.com/e/misinformation-vs-disinformation-get-informed-on-the-difference/

So now you know. Let’s have no more of it.

The Bookworms

Apart from chewing their way through numerous books, the Bookworms are involved in other stuff . . . So much so, that they have had to postpone their next meeting until Monday 6th May at 5.45 for 6PM.. 

They will be discussing “The Country of Eternal Light” by Paul Dalgarno, and rumour has it that the next book on their list will be “something completely different”. (which wouldn’t be really surprising)

Contact Ian Bentley ibentley@bigpond.net.au  if you’d like to join in.

Get Well Soon

Dorothy Gilmour is full of praise for the Alfred Hospital, although she feels like she has been hit by a four ton truck. She was rear-ended on a freeway, and her dear Mini Countryman is a write off.

She feels very very fortunate that her bones are strong, and will be back on deck hopefully next week. 

TTFN