Monday, June 30, 2008

Words make reality

To whom it may concern: Your friends are not getting "gay married", they're getting married. You are not going to a "gay wedding", you're attending a wedding. Words make reality. Lose the superfluous quotation marks. See also: "lady doctor", "male nurse", etc.

Monday, February 5, 2007

links for 2007-02-05

• YouTube: 1975 Ball Buster Game Commercial
  "Try to bust your opponent's balls. ... A great new game from Meego." Gads, I remember this commercial!
  (tags: games schadenfreude wordplay)
• Code Sorcery Workshop: Pukka
  The wonderful Pukka del.icio.us utility has been upgraded, with duplicate checking and other features. Recommended and well worth the $5 registration fee.
  (tags: del.icio.us macintosh utility)

Thursday, February 1, 2007

links for 2007-02-01

• The Mavens' Word of the Day: materteral
  Today's trivia: You might (well, I might) use the word "avuncular" to describe someone who is like an uncle (to you or, of course, to anyone else). But what do you suppose is the word for "like an aunt"?
  (tags: wordplay)

Friday, June 30, 2006

links for 2006-06-30

• Nym Words > Autoantonyms
  Words that are their own antonyms. Tres confusing.
  (tags: wordplay)