Language

June 4, 2013

Ever Jump Out at Someone and Say ‘Baf’?

It’s Tingo Tuesday! The first Tuesday of each month, I share a word from The Meaning of Tingo & Other Extraordinary Words From Around the…

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May 31, 2013

Je Ne Comprends Pas: A #SoWrong Moment by Margaret Lawrenson

About 9 years ago, Margaret Lawrenson and her husband, Malcolm, bought a house in Laroque d’Olmes, France, a faded town whose glory…

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February 5, 2013

Tingo Tuesday: Have You Ever Gone ‘Akihi?

It’s Tingo Tuesday! The first Tuesday of each month, I share a word from The Meaning of Tingo by Adam Jacot de…

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January 1, 2013

Tingo Tuesday: Tell Me About A Krawattenmuffel Moment

HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE! What do you mean: “Keep it down!”? I know everyone was getting down and getting intoxicated funky last…

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December 4, 2012

Tingo Tuesday: Tell Me About A Blue Smile

It’s Tingo Tuesday! The first Tuesday of each month, I share a word from The Meaning of Tingo & Other Extraordinary Words…

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November 6, 2012

Tingo Tuesday: Tell Me About Your Grief Bacon

It’s Tingo Tuesday: Tell Me About Your Grief Bacon & win a place in my sidebar!…

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May 28, 2012

What the Deuce Does JINGLEKEET Mean?

It’s Made-It-Up Monday where you get to define a 100% bogus word. But today, you could actually win TINGO, the book that inspires all this craziness!…

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October 24, 2011

Who's the "Derpy-est" One of All?

When I can’t find the right word on the word-shelf to fit my mood or predicament, I often just make one up. Today’s word is “derpy.” What the heck is that?…

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August 29, 2011

From Zhaghzhagh to Arborcade

Today marks the beginning of a new feature for me: Made-It-Up Mondays. On Mondays, I am going to throw you a 100% made-up word and ask you to a) define the word, and b) then use the word in a sentence that indicates how the word could be used. What inspired this? Well, I’ll tell you….

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June 13, 2011

Much Disagreement About Agreement

About a week ago, everyone in my neighborhood received this green postcard from the newly opened Huntington Learning Center. Very eye-catching. Truth be told, normal people probably tossed it right into the recycle bin. But because I read anything and everything of/or related to education, I flipped over the card. And I proceeded to do a little dance. Because I knew I had a blog….

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