Although I admit that I am not on always-friendly terms with words, I do have a certain fascination with them. I have written posts with words as the topic. I know it may seem odd or somewhat weird but hey, I have been called worse. Much worse. HaHa.
The other day I was reading an online article by a journalist who used the word abstruse. I was unfamiliar with it. Quite frankly, this particular journalist has a history of using words that make me run for the dictionary. Sometimes that trip is enlightening. Other times, it can be a bit … (34 comments)
For seemingly no reason, my mind wandered to the word onomatopoeia. You know words that are pronounced like the sound one might imagine they would make.
Woof. Meow. Cock-A-Doodle Do. Three of many. Of course, examples extend beyond the animal world. Words found every day and not-so-often.
I was thinking of the topic of onomatopoeia when I saw yet another clickbait ad. Both my mind and my laptop mouse didn't react with an Eek but went in the direction of click. An onomatopoeia. The ad and the moment went away in a whoosh. Gone. Thankfully, … (35 comments)
Word Play I really like words. Short and long. It doesn't matter. Complicated and simple. Learning new ones as well as recalling old favorites. All sorts of words and how they form and comprise thoughts, sentences and more.
Paragraphs become chapters then books and possibly volumes. The usage of words is far-reaching. Speeches. Soliloquies. Dialogs. As part of the chorus. And songs, of course. Plays and Movies. Words in all forms. Spoken and written. And read.
Similes. Alliteration. Idioms. Puns. All sorts of ways and interpretations. I'm quite fond of quotes. They inspire. They make us think.
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