Isaac Rambles About the English Language.
I play word games a lot.
I do.
I’m not sure why, although I suspect it comes from being part of a well-worded family.
Examples of such play include:
- Anus and Bonus: Pronounce the “us” like “oose”. Quite fun, and makes for interesting conversation.
- Old Spice: Pronunce “spice” “speech-ay”, like your Italian. I enjoy asking the employees in grocery markets where it is, to see if they know what I’m talking about.
- Wife: Say it wiffy. Can you say Old Hag?
Other favorite words: exsanguinate, discombobulated, cacafuego, constangulating, agape.
The reason I bitch about spelling and grammar a lot is because that’s how I’ve set up my world. I look at the small things, then I see the number of small things and freak out.
That’s why I have problems writing large papers, even though I write one practically every day.
I focus on semantics.
It pisses people off.
I make stereotypes jokingly, and then people think I’m serious about them.
I don’t believe half the stuff I say.
Wow. This article doesn’t flow at all, I’ll post something that makes sense tomorrow.
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Reblog with your favorite strange, inappropriate or funneh sounding words.
I have the same problem with stereotypes—I never really mean them, but people take me too seriously. I should probably do something about that…
Wow. I know 3 people who say their favorite word is “discombobulated”, now including you. Sorry to piss you off :D
According to research, a person usually has to hear a word used 7 times and understand it before they add it to their own vocabulary.
I like words.
