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Magnetic Poetry I was going to say "cool" there, but that mistake (of making my entry too long) makes me realize that "co" is just a shortening of "com." Of course.
Magnetic Poetry I've really been thinking a lot lately about the lexeme, "com," or "together." It's obvious how it works in "company" and "combination" and "compassion," but it also interestingly appears in "comedy" and "comfort" and "comma." And so forth... it's all over the place (listen for it!). "Combat" = "together in battle." Co...ol!
Magnetic Poetry Another great mondegreen that I heard from a friend just last night is "Pulit Surprise." That's much better than the Pulitzer Prize... it just comes out of the blue! I think I already told y'all that for years I thought that "for all intents and purposes" was "for all intensive purposes." You got any of these?
Magnetic Poetry Just learned a new word: Mondegreen. A mondegreen is the mishearing or misinterpretation of a phrase, typically a standardized phrase such as a line in a poem or a lyric in a song, due to near homophony, in a way that yields a new meaning to the phrase. Example: Olive, the other reindeer.
Magnetic Poetry Loaded Word: Come. Think of all the ways it's used! Like for instance, "Come, come, now, let's all be adults here..." And not THAT kind of adult, pervert.
Magnetic Poetry Just sent orders off to Hoboken, Poughkeepsie and Sheboygan. All sound like punchlines to jokes told by old Jewish guys.
Magnetic Poetry Do you ever take words apart in your head? In the shower this morning I was thinking about "bewilder." Be Wilder. And be bewildered. It's fun.
Magnetic Poetry I still want cheap gift stories. Hey, I might give you one if you send me a story...
Magnetic Poetry C'mon, friends, send me a cheap gift story. Please? Just a sentence or two. Here's another favorite I got: a jar of wasabi mayo that changed my sandwich life forever...
Magnetic Poetry Share a story with me about a great cheap gift you've gotten! A standout for me: the telescoping back scratcher my dad gave me a couple of years ago. I use it every single day, and always think of him (the bastard). Love you, Dad!
Magnetic Poetry So, "onion" and "union" are closely related. Hmm. Discuss. http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/onion
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Middle English onyon, union, oinyon from Anglo-Norman union from Old French oignon, oingnon from Latin ūniōnem, accusative of ūniō "onion, large pearl", lit. "a unity, a oneness" from ūnus "one". Displaced ...
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