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Well then, what to make of this mess in New Jersey? Once upon a time there was a mall called Xanadu. Now, the dictionary says that Xanadu is a “…place of great beauty, luxury and contentment…” But ladies and gentlemen, … More »
So the other night we’re squeezing through the crush at the bar, wondering why is it that every bartender who utters the word “Sidecar” suddenly starts talking like the ghost of Franklin Delano Roosevelt? But what really gets our attention … 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 »
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 »
Consider the Seven Deadly Sins: wrath, greed, sloth, pride, lust, envy, and gluttony. At Catchword we consider them essential parts of every contemporary wedding reception. Although the list has been in its current form since the fifteenth century–even immortalized in … More »
The fine folks that are the Masters in Language and Communication (MLC) Program at Georgetown University interviewed me for their blog. Mostly we talked about how linguistics is applicable in the business world, that is, if you’re not going to … More »
If you’re intrigued by the ways we reveal (or don’t reveal) ourselves in speech, check out this 6-minute video featuring actor and playwright Anna Deavere Smith. She talks about the ways our individuality lie in the sounds and movements we … More »
Until I saw this episode of the IT Crowd, I don’t think I’d ever heard the expression damp squid: As the judge helpfully points out, the actual expression is damp squib, which I hadn’t heard either. By sheer coincidence (maybe), … More »
Everyone knows that nothing rhymes with orange. Product advertising has been inspired by the orange rhyming deficiency. So have books and t-shirts. Even band names perpetuate the cultural meme. But did you know that there are over 70 words in … More »
What a whirlwind of a week it has been here at Catchword – so much so that I just didn’t have the time to write my usual well-developed analytical blog post today. In its place, I present this video which … More »