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Tag Archives: Word Play
Be Early What
Good advice from 1749. Continue reading
Up To Or More Guaranteed
To communicate or not to communicate? Continue reading
Posted in Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently, Thinking Broadly
Tagged Word Play
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Poetry and Prose
Nichols, Frost, Edison and Cuomo – and me. Continue reading
The Ize Have It
I don’t say it’s wrong, exactly, but it is faintly precious, this current British preference for the “s” over the “z.” A preference clearly on display for me these days, working with some writers from England. They analyse, categorise, characterise, … Continue reading
What I Mean to Say
What’s with fend? Continue reading
What’s in a Name?
Some thoughts on names and swamps and names of swamps. Continue reading
Open Sesame?
Waiting in line at a border crossing, I am reminded of, and inspired by, a classical scene from a classic fantasy novel: The Lord of the Rings. Continue reading
The Truth About the “Making Up New Words” Contest
Boration, n., uninteresting and usually lengthy speechifying; also borator, for one so engaged Borate, vt., the act of boring someone through uninteresting and lengthy speechifying; as in, “I don’t know what Joe was thinking. He borated the entire conference. They’ll … Continue reading
Articulation, Vocalization, Localization
A shout of laughter goes up from the auditorium of junior-high-school students, assembled to watch The Great Imposter. The movie starring Tony Curtis is in one of its few set-in-Canada scenes. On this last day of school before Christmas break, … Continue reading
