Aw, mice!
This may be my favorite euphemism ever.
Did you mean, “that’s really funny”?
I was awed by his intonation of the word “Selah.” “He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom He loved. Selah.” I had no idea what the word meant; perhaps he had not. But, as he uttered it, it became oracular, the most sacred of words.
Long Time No See
Hey folks! Yes, my blog got moribund there for a while (but my other project is going well …)
Some recent activity:
I wrote in the Boston Globe about Dictionary Day.
You can follow me on Twitter for a semi-regular feed of new(ish) or unusual words.
I have a Tumblog for odd lexical-ish things.
(And there's always the dress blog … )
I know only two words of American slang, ‘swell’ and ‘lousy.’ I think ‘swell’ is lousy, but ‘lousy’ is swell.
One must be drenched in words, literally soaked in them, to have the right ones form themselves into the proper patterns at the right moment.
For the Johnson fangirl: a limited edition enamel “badge,” celebrating the 300th anniversary of his birth. Only £5 plus P&P! Click on the image for more details.
My First Dictionary.
This is what happens when you piss off the manufacturing department.
Erin McKean's Other Blog 