Tag: dialect
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November 22, 2007 03:00 AM EST --
The American Dialect Society is now accepting nominations for the 2007 "Word of the Year."
Their explanation:
Word of the Year is interpreted in its broader sense as “vocabulary . . . more
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January 13, 2008 04:12 AM EST --
After nominations from the public, the American Dialect Society voted last week to choose their 2007 Word of the Year .
The Winner is : subprime : "an adjective used to describe a risky . . . more
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April 27, 2007 02:08 AM EDT --
There's smart and then there's me. I'm smart--sort of.
I don't know the right thing to say at a party. I don't do social situations. I couldn't read a social cue to save my life, . . . more
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May 23, 2007 02:37 PM EDT --
So here's a random question for food lovers and words & language lovers!
I was just looking over recipes for artichoke dip (I'm open for suggestions!) and several of them call for . . . more
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September 27, 2007 09:30 AM EDT --
I got into this lively discussion the other day when I asked my husband to turn up the volume on the T.V. Now mind you,my first sentence was
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August 08, 2007 09:15 AM EDT --
Americanish
Do Americans speak English ? Judging from my experience, they do not. They speak a dialect of English, which is fast becoming a language in it's own right.
The nasal twang, the accent, . . . more
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February 02, 2007 08:26 PM EST --
We are easily alone
safely surrounded by teacups
wobbling on their saucers-
the clinking silverware, the silent touch
of your spoon as it moves through
the liquid, touches the lip of
your . . . more
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June 11, 2007 02:44 AM EDT --
First, some backstory which will be needed to answer the poll.
As many of you know, I participated in NaNoWriMo for the first time last year. This year I'm thinking out my NaNo plot and researching . . . more
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April 28, 2007 07:34 PM EDT --
Having bragged that I can name 20 English cognates of the Latin verb that means "to send" (i.e. mitteo, mittere, missi, missum) I feel obligated to do so. If you know any I missed, transmit me . . . more
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April 29, 2007 04:48 PM EDT --
Okay, word geeks and logophiles, let's see how many words we can come up with that descended to us from the Latin verb "venio, venire, veni, ventum," to come. I'll give mine first, . . . more
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June 05, 2007 11:29 PM EDT --
I heard this expression in a quote "That's not enough to butter your parsnips." Well, in context, the meaning eluded me. Then I Googled it. No help at all, unless I want to prepare and cook . . . more
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June 15, 2008 08:12 PM EDT --
Some might say it's an eerie sound,
the 'speech' of the leviathan.
Yet, her voice emits a language;
a dialect unknown by man.
Her voice echoes throughout the waves. . . . more
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January 24, 2007 01:38 PM EST --
Please indulge me, I love words and language and this one is fun. In its 17th annual words of the year vote, the American Dialect Society voted “plutoed” as the 2006 word . . . more
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May 13, 2007 10:17 PM EDT --
Here's a challenge:
Write sentence using at least one pair of homophones correctly.
I'll start:
A reckless driver cannot remain wreckless very long.
Your turn.
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May 21, 2007 12:02 PM EDT --
If you are wondering what a Word Geek is, it's a person with an obscene amount of verbal intelligence. For an idea about the kinds of things they think about and know, see my article, Confessions of . . . more
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June 19, 2006 12:31 AM EDT --
Porca Miseria with Knife for Alfonso Congilosi & Carmine Starnino
A genius of the curse, epithet spat in fury or mumbled—
Porco Diablo! The devil's a pig! . . . more
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September 18, 2006 04:43 PM EDT --
The Market Lady was known as Big Maggie or Big Mag
She wore a large white apron over her working clothes.
Every Friday night Mag would carry a load home in her apron. Mag what have . . . more
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May 18, 2007 08:02 PM EDT --
Discussions of politics have always spawned colorful language. What's your favorite (or least favorite) word coined by discussors and cussors of the political scene?
Mine:
Favorite: "Shiite . . . more
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September 25, 2005 10:44 PM EDT --
It was a high school English class back in Pittsburgh, which year I don't recall, where the teacher had us look up the word 'set' in our bright red Merriam-Websters. I'm pretty sure she claimed it was . . . more
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February 29, 2008 12:19 PM EST --
Prince Harry has used a dirty word... and worse.... he doesn't like England ! Yep...... that is what the Prince said. These are his words:- "But I generally don't like England that much and, . . . more
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