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