Lisa Jakub

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Lisa Jakub
Apr 16, 2021
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Hello friends,

I was working on writing my new book yesterday and I used the word “milquetoast.” While I knew what it meant (bland, timid, submissive) I had no idea where the word came from. I assumed it was something culinary - some sort of toast floating in milk? But with a fancy spelling that might be…I dunno…French? I went on a deep dive that admitt…

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