Category Archives: Language

Weekly Photo Challenge: Merge

Posted on August 17, 2012 by

This week’s Photo Challenge is MERGE.   Guest-hosted this week by architect and photographer Gary Ng, this week’s challenge is to photograph two things that are normally in opposition, merging them into one work of art. I thought all day … Continue reading →

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Pretty Little Tiny Kickshaws

Posted on April 12, 2012 by

It’s been awhile since I picked up Samuel Johnson’s Dictionary and, when I got it in my head to look at it this morning, my search led me into a massive reorganization of a few bookcases, leading me to once … Continue reading →

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A trip to the Morgan

Posted on September 29, 2011 by

I went to the Morgan Library today, to see the Charles Dickens exhibit. It was an interesting exhibit, displaying excerpts from several Dickens letters. The manuscripts were difficult to read, but luckily, most were reprinted in a booklet. I may … Continue reading →

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Dapple, Pied, Spotted

Posted on August 6, 2011 by

dap·ple    [dap-uhl] noun, adjective, verb, -pled, -pling. -noun 1. a spot or mottled marking, usually occurring in clusters. 2. an animal with a mottled skin or coat. –adjective 3.dappled; spotted: a dapple horse. –verb (used with object), verb (used … Continue reading →

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>And now for something non-political

Posted on September 12, 2008 by

>A fun controversy: What generic term do you use to describe a drink such as Coca-Cola, Sprite, Pepsi, 7-Up, etc.? You can submit your choice at this site. There is a map of the results submitted. And, at Strange Maps … Continue reading →

Posted in Language, Miscellany | 3 Comments

>Dipped in Raspberry Juice: Some musings on metaphors

Posted on March 15, 2008 by

>About a week ago, Bloglily wrote a post titled “It was Like, You Know”, about figurative language. As an example, she included, from her story “The Centerfold Club”, this bit describing a pole dancer as “a rotisserie chicken, all heated, … Continue reading →

Posted in Language, Writing | 4 Comments

>Wednesday: Words and Winter

Posted on December 6, 2007 by

>I read recently that the collective noun for Ravens was an unkindness of ravens. “Before or after Hitchcock made that movie?”, I thought. This led me to a search engine to confirm. While I can’t find a definitive origin (I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Language, Nature, Wonder, Words | 5 Comments

>words on wednesday

Posted on November 8, 2007 by

>At the beginning of the year, one of my non-resolutions was to blog more often. As frequent visitors might note, that didn’t happen. In fact as there became less opportunity for frequent visitors to be frequent readers, they, unsurprisingly, became … Continue reading →

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>Of Islands and Oranges

Posted on October 9, 2007 by

>My job took me to this island, the island of the City Like No Other, many times over the last 6 months: As much as I love New York, I was more than ready to spend some time on a … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Language, Nature and Ecology, Nonfiction, Travel | 4 Comments

>Odds and Ends; Bits and Pieces; Rats and Mice

Posted on September 25, 2006 by

>Verse Libromancy Go to Bud Bloom Poetry blog to get the Verse Libromancy button. Clicking on it will direct you randomly to one of over 500 literary sites on the web. Fiction, non-fiction and cultural commentary sites are included as … Continue reading →

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