conuly | The trouble with Word of the Day sites or calendars or whatever

is that frequently they give a word I already know. And where's the fun in that? Or they go too far and give a word that's so obscure and specific that it's pretty much useless.

But today I have found the perfect word, the one word to rule them all: acnestis, n. The part of the back which an animal cannot reach to scratch

I never knew until today how much I needed this word in my life. Acnestis. That, incidentally, is also where you put the flea medicine. Cats can't lick that spot either.

Now I am very itchy. Excuse me.