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Category Archives: Language Use
A kiss may still be a kiss, but the names we call our lovers have definitely changed as time goes by. And as a naming company, we find it fascinating. For instance, while sweetness is as aphrodisiacal a metaphor today … More »
The fabulous South by Southwest festival is currently rocking Austin with truckloads of entertainment. Over the years it has expanded to include film and comedy, but the main draw for most folks is the reason it started: indie music. Everyone … More »
Recently I was invited to speak at the CalFresh Forum in Sacramento, an event put on by the California Food Policy Advocates and the California Department of Social Services. I was part of a workshop focusing on the new brand: the … More »
Robert Krulwich, who writes a “sciencey” blog at NPR, just gave a wonderful run-down of the history of the word hello as used on the telephone. Here’s a taste: The Oxford English Dictionary says the first published use of “hello” … More »
I love technology and enjoy keeping a close eye on developing trends. The other day I was reading an article titled What hath Sprint wrought with Kyocera Echo? The article reviews Kyocera’s new phone that has two screens that function independently … More »
Ah, romance. Chocolates and roses, stolen kisses and sexy lingerie…and of course, the predatory exploits of the ancient Roman Empire. That’s right: the origins of the word romantic were not exactly, um, lover-ly. And, like so many romances, it’s a … More »
Just like TV Tropes, Reddit can be a great/horrible time waster. I generally don’t go there unless someone I trust sends me a link, and recently I got a great one. The question: What are your favorite culturally untranslateable phrases? … More »
Over at Catchword offices this morning we are wading through various hash tags while Charlotte Gainsbourg’s Me and Jane Doe swirls around our brain. And then we get jarred into wondering, just how did punctuation come to be used? Because … More »
I was born and raised in Central/Northern California. This, among other things, means I love using the word hella. As in, “Dude, that movie is heeeellllla good.” (I’ve also been known to say: rad, awesome, random, and wicked — I … More »
Yesterday on Twitter someone started a meme called #AwfulCereal. The point was not, as many people mistakenly thought, to post the name of the cereal you happen to dislike – because honestly, no one cares about that. Really. They don’t. … More »