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Word for Wednesday: Amusing

Our Word for Wednesday theme for November is other words for funny. If something is funny, it means that it provokes laughter. The word has been used in English since 1756 and comes from the word ‘fun-‘ and the suffix ‘-y'. 'Fun' comes from the Middle English ‘fonnen’ meaning ‘befool’. Our first word of the month is amusing. If something is amusing it means it provides enjoyment or causes laughter. Here is amusing used in some example sentences: The chair made an amusing squeaking sound. There’s an amusing twist at the end of the film. The word amusing entered English in the 1590s as synonym for ‘cheating...

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20 Idioms and Expressions about Laughter

As March 19th marked National Let's Laugh Day and March 20th marked the International Day of Happiness - what better time to share some idioms about laughter? a barrel/bundle of laughs - something that's fun or amusing a laugh a minute - very funny are you having a laugh? - are you joking? belly laugh - a loud, deep, uninhibited laugh for a laugh - for fun, for a joke good for a laugh - fun to be around laughing stock - someone who is mocked/ridiculed no laughing matter - something very serious, something that shouldn't be joked about to burst out laughing - to laugh suddenly to fall about (laughing) - to laugh uncontrollably to have the last laugh - to ...

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One of the students has put in a huge amount of effort in completing Spellzone at least 3 times a week since his arrival with us in January. Looking at his scores after the latest GL testing, his standardised score has risen from 99 to 131. This is a truly phenomenal result. I just wanted to share the best result I have ever seen.

Terrie Penrose-Toms, Casterton College

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