My Dearest Snout-Fair

A snout-fair is a “good-looking person,” a throttlebottom is an “inept public official,” and ejectamenta is “material spewed from a volcano.” Each month, members of a Facebook group for calligraphy enthusiasts receive a list of around 30 such words and their definitions and proceed to practice writing them. The results can be spectacular, and members post their best work to the group, Copperplate Script for All. This is part of a complete episode.

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