CURSIVE REDUX
TEN YEARS AGO, SIMANAITISSAYS was less than a year old when it asked pessimistically “Is Cursive Dead Yet?” Optimist that I am today, I’m happy to report, along with KTLA5, … Continue reading
HOW DO YOU SAY THAT IN MID-ATLANTIC?
KATHARINE HEPBURN OR ORSON WELLES would have known. And, being as I am into old movies, I recognize this artificial accent as its name suggests sort of a mix of … Continue reading
HAVE A GRINDER WITH A FRAPPE
THE RECENT WORD GENIUS titled “10 Words Only People From New England Will Understand” evoked memories of my undergrad years some six decades ago at Worcester Poly. Anyone familiar with … Continue reading
BRINGING ZHUZH TO THE PADAWANS
LEXICOGRAPHIC PALS MERRIAM AND WEBSTER bring 690 new entries into their dictionary, two of them utterly new to me and included into today’s title. Here are tidbits about them and … Continue reading
HOW’S YOUR LOREM IPSUM DOIN’?
YESTERDAY, WE MENTIONED jamais vu, the familiar becoming peculiar through extreme repetition. (Try saying “table” 30 times.) Speaking of Which. I’m reminded of an opposite word game, the one starting … Continue reading
AIRCRAFT CUTAWAYS—A VARIETY OF STYLES
THE PURPOSE OF A CUTAWAY, of course, is to reveal inner aspects of something by selectively omitting outer elements. The intent, though, depends on the audience: Is it a technical … Continue reading
NOW WE’VE GOT A WORD FOR THAT
THE WEBSITE DICTIONARY.COM ANNOUNCES ITS “New Words Drop! Get the First Look at Our Fall 2023 Collection of Dictionary Additions,” September 5, 2023. Wishing to be au courant on matters … Continue reading
“AS THE BISHOP SAID TO THE ACTRESS….”
BACK IN “One Thing Leading to Another,” I said I’d get back to you about Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase & Fable citing “As the Bishop Said to the Actress.” Pause … Continue reading
ONE THING LEADING TO ANOTHER
IT’S GOOD FUN FOLLOWING UP on this and that. For instance, there I was leafing through Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase & Fable (yet again!) when Moddey Dhoo caught my attention. … Continue reading
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