There is something about being in a courtroom that seems to activate the dumbest parts of the human brain. Here are some examples: Lawyer: “Was that the same nose you broke as a child?”Witness: “I only have one, you know.” Lawyer: “Now, Mrs. Johnson, how was your first marriage terminated?”Witness: “By death.”Lawyer: “And by whose death was …
Wherever there are communities of deaf people, over time, sign languages have developed. Love and serve your deaf and hearing impaired friends and neighbors by learning how to communicate with them! A common misconception is that all sign languages are the same worldwide or that sign language is international. Each country generally has its own …
Traveling abroad this summer? Here are 20 phrases you should really learn before you say “bon voyage!” Consider writing the foreign translation next to the phrases below should you forget what you wanted to say, or are unable to speak for any reason. My name is __________. Can you speak more slowly? Where can I …
English is a tricky language. You’re pretty sure you know what a word means, then you blink twice and its meaning has changed entirely. Here are ten examples: Bully Pretty Sad Stupid Last Brave Amuse Meat Cute Mugger Source: List25.com
Did you know that April is National Poetry Month? Inaugurated by the Academy of American Poets in 1996, National Poetry Month, held every April, is the “largest literary celebration in the world with schools, publishers, libraries, booksellers, and poets celebrating poetry’s vital place in our culture.” April is also springtime, and springtime is the season …
Have you have ever spoken with anyone from ProEdit? If so, you quickly realized that most of us are from the South (Cumming, GA, specifically). Folks say we talk kinda funny. We think we sound quite normal. Here are 13 Southern expressions. Are they weird? You be the judge: “Like a cat on a hot tin roof.”Cats …
Maybe telling people that they shouldn’t read your blog post is a lousy idea for actually getting people to read your blog post. But the point is made, nonetheless. You’re here. This week’s post is about how to write attention-getting titles for your blog posts. Here are some templates that you can put to immediate …
Most Word People love morphemes, but they may not even know it. A “morpheme” is a word or a part of a word that has a meaning and that contains no smaller part that has a meaning. An example is probably the best way to explain this concept. Let’s begin with the lexical item nation …
Vietnamese-born photographer and artist Huy Lam is a different kind of Word Person. He uses recurring words and phrases in tiny four-point type to create beautiful portraits of modern and historical icons. Check out some of his amazing work. Huy Lam’s version of Van Gogh’s famous self portrait looks pretty normal from far away. But …
History is full of amazing and sometimes terrible old words. Here are some notables. abroad out of doors advertisement a notice to readers in a book ague malaria or a similar illness aliment food; nourishment animalcule a microscopic animal apothecary a person who prepared and sold medicine asunder apart audition the power of hearing aught …