I am sure I am not alone in hating all the passwords one has to remember these days. Every single site I use regularly seems to require registration. And then there is the dilemma – same password for everything? (easy… Read More ›
Words
Spotted Richard
I see the House of Commons has changed the name of their Spotted Dick to Spotted Richard, in order to avoid embarrassing people. The etymology of Spotted Dick Whilst the first part of the name is self-apparent – the dessert… Read More ›
Football or soccer?
On Thursday, to commemorate the start of the 2018 Football World Cup, Sweden’s Aftonbladet newspaper dropped 4373 footballs over a central Stockholm square, to commemorate (!) that it has been 4373 days since Sweden has played in a men’s Football… Read More ›
I know this feeling so well
Do any of my readers feel the same?
Malapropisms
What is a malapropism? it is the unintentional (and usually very funny) misuse of a word or phrase. named after Mrs Malaprop, a character in R.B. Sheridan’s comedy The Rivals. Some examples “A witness shall not bear falsies against thy neighbor.” (Archie Bunker… Read More ›
Archaic words that really need to be in use today
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Abbreviating ‘assorted’ or ‘assistant’ seldom goes well…
A new one to add to my collection!
Mlems, bleps, boops, peets, floof and SMOL
These words can be applied to all animals. Mlems Bleps Boops Peets Floof and my favourite word of them all is Smol (cute and small). Can be applied to children as well… SaveSave
2017 Oxford dictionary word of the year – youthquake
Hmmm….I know what it is but I can’t say I have ever heard anyone use it except the Band Dead or Alive, as the name of an album in 1985. I muchprefer the Collins’ dictionary words of the year
