A smidgen is a small amount of something. You might put a smidgen of salt on your food.
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From the french word for duck, a canard is a joke or a hoax. You might refer to the old canard that all Scotsmen wear kilts or that all Englishmen wear bowler hats and drink nothing but tea.
Of course it is a canard that all people eat turkey on Christmas Day. Why, some people eat duck!
And a very merry Christmas to you!
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A Fascia is like a face on something inanimate. It is usually a flat area that can be decorated. When rafters stick out of a building, they are tidied up with a fascia board.
The flat board above a shop where the sign is painted is called the Fascia Board.
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