December 2009
7 posts
onomatomania
noun: An obsession with particular words or names and desire to recall or repeat them.
“To shift the structure of a sentence alters the meaning of that sentence, as...”
– Joan Didion (via bobulate) (via mlarson)
"Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo... →
claytoncubitt:
(is a grammatically correct sentence. (thanks KT)
See also:
James while John had had had had had had had had had had had a better effect on the teacher
That that is is that that is not is not is that it it is
100 most beautiful words in the the english...
dirtysilver:
shadowofthebridge:
guerrillamamamedicine:
champagnecandy:
smutandsparkle:
rainbowmummies:
fairphantom:
coffeeandlipstick:
walkthewaves:
Ailurophile A cat-lover. Assemblage A gathering. Becoming Attractive. Beleaguer To exhaust with attacks. Brood To think alone. Bucolic In a lovely rural setting. Bungalow A small, cozy cottage. Chatoyant Like a cat’s eye. Comely...
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claytoncubitt:
“In linguistics, a phatic expression is one whose only function is to perform a social task, as opposed to conveying information. The term was coined by anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski in the early 1900s.
For example, “you’re welcome” is not intended to convey the message that the hearer is welcome; it is a phatic response to being thanked, which in turn is a phatic whose...
The Oxford Guide to English Usage, Appendix I, p....
elvira:
crowth:
2. The closing quotation mark should come before all punctuation marks unless these form part of the quotation itself, e.g. Did Nelson really say ‘Kiss me, Hardy’? but Then she asked, ‘What is your name?’
The comma at the end of a quotation, when words such as he said follow, is regarded as equivalent to the final full stop of the speaker’s utterance, and is kept inside the...
“serein n
in the tropics, fine rain falling from an apparently cloudless sky...”
– 100 Words: serein. Lovely. (via mappeal)