For my 2016
A to Z Challenge, I’m sharing three facts for each letter. The genres I
write and love to read are mostly science fiction and high or epic fantasy. In
fantasy, there is often magic associated with crystals or metals. They also
used herbs both for medicine and for magical spells. Each day I will post a short
description of an herb or a mineral you might find in medieval or fantasy
writings. For the record, most of the herbal remedies I’ve investigated are not
recommended by the FDA. Many are actually poisonous and dangerous. As tribute
to my second love, I will post a scientific fact that may deal with physics,
biology or health science. And because another name for a writer is wordsmith, each
day I’ll share a strange word that I would probably never use in my writing,
but that amuse me in some way. So enjoy my trio of quick facts. And don’t
forget to visit the IWSG
site where we’ll share a writer’s resource for every day of the challenge.
Uxoricide: The murder of a wife by her husband.
True Unicorn Root was used by Native Americans to stimulate digestion and induce menstruation. I believe that means they might have used it to induce miscarriages.
Universal Language is always an interesting conundrum when you write science fiction. Remember how the TV show Firefly had every speaking English and Chinese. Language experts claim the world is close to having a universal language if you mean a language a large percentage of the world understands. The British Empire once covered a large part of the known world so many people knew the language and in modern times, the influence of the USA has spread world wide. The internet, travel and the entertainment industry has helped spread the USA influence. So American English is widely understood across the globe.
Do you think a husband murdering a wife needs a special word for that act? What do you think about the universal language idea?
Uxoricide: The murder of a wife by her husband.
True Unicorn Root was used by Native Americans to stimulate digestion and induce menstruation. I believe that means they might have used it to induce miscarriages.
Universal Language is always an interesting conundrum when you write science fiction. Remember how the TV show Firefly had every speaking English and Chinese. Language experts claim the world is close to having a universal language if you mean a language a large percentage of the world understands. The British Empire once covered a large part of the known world so many people knew the language and in modern times, the influence of the USA has spread world wide. The internet, travel and the entertainment industry has helped spread the USA influence. So American English is widely understood across the globe.
Do you think a husband murdering a wife needs a special word for that act? What do you think about the universal language idea?
