STARTS WITH 2 VOWELS
Microsoft introduced this spelling feature in 1993; we still use it today, even though sometimes it drives us nuts
autocorrect
Mention my degree from clown college & my 5+ years of experience in balloon making when you draw up this document for me
resume
One Granny Smith every 24-hour period ensures that the physician will not be coming over to see you
An apple a day keeps the doctor away
At a party, don't be that person who's caught phubbing, defined as snubbing those around you by doing this
playing with your phone
Every year since 1988, Discovery has had this, 7 nights of programming devoted to great whites & their brethren
Shark Week
It's a feeling of elation or well-being; some feel it in nature or at the gym, others while watching Zendaya on TV
euphoria
I've got a quiz booth at Black Rock City; how long does it take to drive from Los Angeles to this annual festival in Nevada?
Burning Man
Those who plead for money should not be too picky about what they receive
Beggars can't be choosers
The sooner you & your spouse complete this post-wedding task, the better; experts say 3 months tops, not a year like we all thought
sending out thank-you notes
A critter named Punxsutawney Phil captivates the U.S. media's attention as part of this annual observance
Groundhog Day
You can clean a wound with a tincture made from this element, but it's gonna sting, so put on your big-kid pants
iodine
Can you settle #dressgate from 2015 & reveal if that dress was really white & gold or these 2 colors? (It was those 2!)
blue & black
Your Dalmatian has lived a long time now, so don't attempt to get him to jump through a fiery hoop for the first time
You can't teach old dogs new tricks
It's bad driving etiquette to "block the box", i.e., enter one of these if your car won't fit all the way through
an intersection
These 2 Ivy League colleges face each other in the USA's oldest intercollegiate event, an annual rowing regatta, since 1864
Yale & Harvard
Sometimes confused with an anteater, this nocturnal mammal is also known as an earth pig
an aardvark
I need to "tip off" my family that I hired a mohel to perform this Jewish ceremony for my baby boy--can you make an announcement?
a bris
It's not a good idea to criticize or applaud a novel based on the look of its dust jacket
Don't judge a book by its cover
Most experts say it's rude to leave a party without saying goodbye, aka this word that can also mean ending all contact with someone
ghosting
Munich is home to this annual celebration that weirdly ends on the first Sunday of the month in its name
Oktoberfest
It's a gooey medicine for your skin, but be careful--sometimes there's a fly in it
ointment
Which advocate for nonviolence would win in a fight, this "Walden" writer or Gandhi?
Thoreau
Neither rubles, nor euros nor dollar bills are organically produced by willows, poplars or redwoods
Money doesn't grow on trees
On the golf course, it's good manners for a slow group to let a faster group do this, a 2-word term that means jump ahead
play through
This rhyming event that celebrates weaving & wearing flower garlands has been officially recognized in Hawai'i since 1929
Lei Day