Hallmark has been telling our nearest and dearest how much we love them, how old we think they are, or why we’re excited about the “insert name of event here” that they’re experiencing. But have you ever been able to share your love for a fellow word nerd in scrabble talk? Yeah, I didn’t think [...]
Categories: words
Tagged: bearpaw paper and crafts, cards, scrabble, words
I have always been excited by the new words that DailyCandy.com writers create and share in their posts. DailyCandy has a knack for speaking a certain trendy language that is absolutely wonderful to read! The slanguage of DC is a nice blend of current culture and heavy sarcasm. After years of crafting new words, DC [...]
Categories: sunday slanguage, words
Tagged: dailcandy, mouse trap, slang, slanguage, sunday slanguage
As much as I love exploring the fabulous words that the English language has to offer, I decided to take a lingual trip to Italy via Rosetta Stone. I’m only in the beginning stages of colors and numbers, but am enjoying the thrill of playing with new words. I am really looking forward to conversing [...]
Tagged: multilingual, new language, rosetta stone, travel through words
Before the days of video games and facebook, most children could be found hanging from monkey bars, pumping their feet on the swings, and building larger than their life castles in the sand box. All of the latter activities were not controlled by a joystick or viewed from a couch, but actually happened in real [...]
Tagged: children, merriam webster, play, playground, recreation, sand box, swing
During your middle school years, you sincerely tried to avoid earning a bad “reputation” so that the teachers didn’t report any poor behavior to your parents. Now, your “reputation” is multifaceted and can vary amongst social circles, places of work, home, friends, etc. In addition to your actions in person (maybe you shouldn’t have thrown [...]
Tagged: merriam webster, online etymology dictionary, reputation
They’re the colorful shells that hit the pavement as you shuffle down the sidewalk. I’m talking about your “kicks” fresh from the box or worn in from the pavement. According to the Urban Dictionary, “kicks” refers to shoes, specifically the newest, most popular sneakers. This slang term doesn’t just live on the foot, but instead [...]
Categories: etymology, sunday slanguage, words
Tagged: kicks, nice kicks, shoes, slang, slanguage, urban dictionary
There are many of us that share the same first word honoring our fathers, “da da.” However, I am very curious to know what other first words were uttered that surprised a parent and lead to a fabulous story.
According to the Baby Center, at 4 to 6 months ”your child will start to babble, combining consonants [...]
Tagged: babycenter, first word, word