Pet Peeves — Linguistically Speaking
Six years ago I wrote a short piece here about how certain people, and cultural groups, can be characterised by …
Tag Archives: words
And the Word Is…
Before I get into the discussion of certain words, I need to offer a bit of context. Why do I …
Shaped Like an Almond
Dictionary.com Word of the Day Sunday November 25, 2012 amygdaliform \uh-MIG-duh-luh-fawrm, adjective: Shaped like an almond. Amygdaliform derives from the …
In Which The Meandering Matriarch Comes Unstuck On Friday 13th – Re-Blogged
Okay, it’s not Friday 13th — technically, anyway. I seem to have rather a lot of those ,so I don’t …
Pardon Me While I Fard
I’ve learned a new word! I love it when I can add a new word to my day-to-day vocabulary. And …
Plumbing: The Metaphor
Have you any idea how many plumbing metaphors there are? Neither do I. But I was amazed to discover that …
Merry Christmas and Other Oxymorons
oxymoron – noun: a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect; a contradiction of terms. …
Dictionary (n): Book explaining the words of a language
Has my dictionary become obsolete, or have I? (“Well, yes,” I hear you murmur.) Okay, so my Oxford English Dictionary …
Nouns and Verbs and Other Kinds of People
I was recently reminded of the quote from Buckminster Fuller: “I think I am a verb.” R. Buckminster Fuller US …
