noun
living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. They include familiar organisms such as trees, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae.
I posted this for two very similar reasons. The first is that I helped Leah move this past weekend and every time we walked past the windowsill where her plants were we would say "plants" aloud to remind us that they were still there so we would not forget them in the move. The second reason is that one of Leah's favorite words is "pants" and "plants" has a very similar ring to it. Also its Leah's birthday tomorrow so I am pretty much shouting this post out to her.
Happy Birthday Girl
Gingham
noun
a cloth made from carded or combed, medium or fine yarns, where the coloring is on the warp yarns and always along the grain. Gingham has no right or wrong side regarding color.
a cloth made from carded or combed, medium or fine yarns, where the coloring is on the warp yarns and always along the grain. Gingham has no right or wrong side regarding color.
Chagrin
Noun
A keen feeling of mental unease, as of annoyance or embarrassment, caused by failure, disappointment, or a disconcerting event
A keen feeling of mental unease, as of annoyance or embarrassment, caused by failure, disappointment, or a disconcerting event
Ludicrous
adjective.
amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity.
I like this word. There's no mistaking it's greatness. However I really only posted it so I could post this picture of Ludacris (the rap star). Good Words blog just got gangsta'.
Time to get real Merriam Webster Man. Rap it out.
amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity.
I like this word. There's no mistaking it's greatness. However I really only posted it so I could post this picture of Ludacris (the rap star). Good Words blog just got gangsta'.
Time to get real Merriam Webster Man. Rap it out.
Midwifery
noun
The techniques and practice of a midwife
This is another Tara O'Brien shout out post as per she mentioned this word to me the other day. Midwifery, it sounds like it should be pronounced MID-WIFE-ERY but in actuality it is pronounced MID-WIFF-ERY. Bizarre.
The techniques and practice of a midwife
This is another Tara O'Brien shout out post as per she mentioned this word to me the other day. Midwifery, it sounds like it should be pronounced MID-WIFE-ERY but in actuality it is pronounced MID-WIFF-ERY. Bizarre.
Word of the Year, 2008
Okay, okay, I know all I do is link to shows/segments on NPR member station, WHYY, but they are just always talking about WORDS!
Check out this clip from Radio Times in anticipation of the American Dialect Society's vote next week on the Word of the Year for 2008. List of nominations. I personally like "meh" tied for number ten.
And because we like the Merriam-Webster website so much, here is their list from 2008, with "bailout" coming in at number one.
Check out this clip from Radio Times in anticipation of the American Dialect Society's vote next week on the Word of the Year for 2008. List of nominations. I personally like "meh" tied for number ten.
And because we like the Merriam-Webster website so much, here is their list from 2008, with "bailout" coming in at number one.
Eggcorn
noun.
an idiosyncratic substitution of a word or phrase for a word or words that sound similar or identical in the speaker's dialect (wikipedia)
I came across the term eggcorn from this story on All Things Considered and I think it is a great example of how interesting it is to watch the evolution of language!
Some eggcorns you are probably familiar with:
•for all intensive purposes instead of for all intents and purposes
•old timers' disease instead of Alzheimer's disease
•boggled instead of bogged
and so much more at The Eggcorn Database!
an idiosyncratic substitution of a word or phrase for a word or words that sound similar or identical in the speaker's dialect (wikipedia)
I came across the term eggcorn from this story on All Things Considered and I think it is a great example of how interesting it is to watch the evolution of language!
Some eggcorns you are probably familiar with:
•for all intensive purposes instead of for all intents and purposes
•old timers' disease instead of Alzheimer's disease
•boggled instead of bogged
and so much more at The Eggcorn Database!
Regalia
noun.
special dress
nothing like a man from South Philly in full Mummers regalia!
happy new year!
special dress
nothing like a man from South Philly in full Mummers regalia!
happy new year!
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