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Strine

Tom Joad — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:16:31 +0000

A kindly English teacher gave me a copy of “Strine” when I was young – presumably to get me to sit down and/or shut up, as many of my teachers found it pleasing to do. I had completely forgotten about it, until the other day, when it just popped back into my head. In the [...]

New (non) Words

Tom Joad — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:54:03 +0000

Thanks to Mme Joad, I don’t have to write a post today (well, apart from this introductory piece). She sent me a really amusing email – one of those that gets passed around one’s mailing list. As luck would have it, the subject was new words. The Washington Post has a section – on line [...]

A Couple More Interesting Web Sites

Tom Joad — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:12:58 +0000

Exactly as the title suggests (although I appreciate the term “interesting” is subjective).

First up is the website for Merriam-Webster, one of the most highly regarded US dictionaries. Yes, I know that I should be promoting British English but they have their language and I have mine. They probably think I talk funny, too. Every [...]

Fun Word Stuff

Tom Joad — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:00:57 +0000

I am aware that there may be some of you out there who assume I get all my ideas from the The Big Boy’s Book of Wizard Words and I won’t spoil things by confirming or denying it. I do, however, like words and their usage – so anything that pops up on the World [...]