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09/11/2008
Dictionaries in the funny pages ...
Thanks to Marc for the link!Comments
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Posted by: Jordan | 09/14/2008 at 12:38 PM
I think you mean this: http://www.comics.com/wash/pickles/archive/pickles-20080911.htmlAlso, I came here via the link displayed at the end of your TED talk because I love your enthusiasm about words. I, too, LOVE words. Were my head not buried in a keyboard in an office all day long, I would be writing. I look forward to reading more from you!
Posted by: Some.Net(Guy) | 10/01/2008 at 04:01 PM
I just saw your TED talk. Outstanding! I love watching someone intelligent speak with such energy and dry wit about something they love. I'd offer to buy you a bier, but I'm worried you might think me German or morbid rather than just a polysemic typist. (And don't you find it interesting that we call Germans German instead of Deutch or Dutch, when in English it means kin-who-aren't-immediate-family? (brothers/sisters, cousins, germans) no?...*cough*)
Posted by: Sal | 10/07/2008 at 03:55 PM
I love the term "cousin german" which always has such a Louisa May Alcott feel ... thanks for coming by the blog!
Posted by: Erin | 10/07/2008 at 04:15 PM
After reading down your blog:the semicolonFor all your pleasure in its now-rare usage, did you notice it was unfortunately typeset for fashionistas rather than for readers, than for the users of language? Check out my wikipedia article on French spacing to see another aspect of the written word that we've lost in the computer age. (sadly, the entrys been recently hijacked vandalised)neologismsYou might like some of my own humble neologisms:• Hypocracy -- government by hypocrites• Obsequiacquiescence -- I'm sure however YOU define it is really the correct meaning• Justifiction* -- the rewriting of history/editing of memory, in order to justify one's current position* Call me conceited but I love this one. It just sums up so much of so much human interaction. I've been trying to popularise it for several years now: no joy.cheersSalsaltation.blogspot.com
Posted by: Sal | 10/07/2008 at 04:15 PM
good heavens -- crossed in the net
Posted by: Sal | 10/07/2008 at 04:17 PM
Heres one I saw too:http://www.towerofturtles.com/11_Bathos.html
Posted by: George | 02/16/2010 at 04:31 AM