Pages Tagged “English”
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- GIF? Gee….
I need to generate a GIF of Gillian and George the Giant Giraffes gingerly eating ginseng gelato on a gyroscope while drinking gin.
- What the Heck is a “Pilule?”
Spammers have been using misspellings, synonyms and malapropisms for years now. Lately I’ve been seeing a lot of Viagra/Cialis/etc. spam using the word “pilule” instead of “pill.” At first they’d just find misspellings for the drug name, but I guess some filters are blocking or scoring on “pill,” so they’ve substituted words for that…including the […]
- The Origin of “Nukular”
After a great deal of painstaking research[1], I have uncovered the true[2] origins of the “nucular” pronunciation of the word nuclear. Nukular turns out to be an abbreviation of “Nuke-you-la’r,” a traditional Texan leave-taking[3]. The phrase is a contraction of “Nuke you later,” and refers to the intense heat of a Texas barbecue grill. Essentially, […]
- Do You Speak American?
Via WebWord: Do You Speak American? is an upcoming documentary about the many dialects that make up American English. Some interesting observations include: Major cities’ dialects are actually diverging, not converging as people predicted with the spread of TV and travel. Another “great vowel shift” is underway in the Great Lakes region. Most Americans consider […]