as is my custom to point out parts of speech that we only use in the contrary, today submit: wieldy.
when something is cumbersome or not easily manipulated, we call it “unwieldy” but so rarely so we find an object to be “wieldy.”
i thought about that this morning, since i’m done with one of my classes [...]
Posted on June 11th, 2007 by mike
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in my ceaseless search to explore oddities of linguistics, today i present to you:
canny.
sure, we use “uncanny” all the time. but i’ve yet to hear someone use “canny” in a sentence, myself included. i wondered why, until i remembered that i’m not quite certain what it means.
uncanny is defined as being so unexpected as [...]
Posted on May 23rd, 2007 by mike
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i was explaining to a friend what the “boston accent” consists of, and i found it witty enough to share it with you all.
the boston accent can be defined by the following rules:
do not pronounce Rs, unless:
the R is between 2 vowel sounds that would otherwise be too difficult to pronounce without it, and:
in that [...]
Posted on May 18th, 2007 by mike
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just found myself saying that today, and subsequently found myself giggling.
ah, the noble sandwich. how many ways we brutalize your pronunciation for fun.
there is of course the traditional “sandwich” which doesn’t produce too much complexity on it’s own; until you pluralize it.
(we won’t enter into actually folding sandwiches, as that is a much lengthier discussion).
Posted on April 23rd, 2007 by mike
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something i found myself saying today:
intent has very little to do with success.
Posted on March 28th, 2007 by mike
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here’s my latest metaphor for work:
when you try to wear more than one hat, usually most (if not all) of them, fall off.
Posted on February 17th, 2007 by mike
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TAKE CARE OF THE FIRE
IN THE IMPORTANT PLACE
Posted on February 16th, 2007 by mike
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i just had one of these today. blogeurysm. “blog” + “aneurysm.” i deleted 1/2 the blogs i read — i just can’t take it anymore.
as of this writing, there are no google hits for “blogeurysm.” <– prior art. thank you!
(yes, i certaintly realize the irony that i’m writing in this blog about rejecting blogs. and [...]
Posted on February 15th, 2007 by mike
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