Tag: words
Dead Metaphors
This is a very interesting language history post about dead metaphors and malapropisms. A malaprop is the mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding…
Shakespeare But With Swearing
This is an amusing thread about adding swear words, specifically f*ck, into Shakespeare‘s work when rehearsing. It turns the archaic language into something more familiar…
List of Latin Swear Words
LOL! This is a great list of Latin swear words so you can learn how to curse in Latin! Latin is a classical language with…
Kid Language
This is a cute little post about how little kids use language and words when they are still learning: Source
World War G – Comic
Remember, remember, the 5th of November. Matt Bors created this amusing “World War G” comic. After the revolution, they went door to door with a…
Biblically Accurate
LOL! This is a good point about the phrase “biblically accurate”. Language is crazy sometimes: Source
Crayola Teaching People How Languages Work
LOL! Some people. 😒 It’s pretty sad that Crayola has to teach adults how language translations work. They took this opportunity to reply to these…
The Litany Against Fear in Dune Actually Works
The Litany Against Fear in Dune was spoken by many educated people who faced danger or fear in their lives. The litany helped focus their minds in…
Internet Language
This post tho. Fruit Viking posted this great list of some internet language that they really like: This is one of the posts of all…
Boob Language
This is an amusing and informative post about the linguistic history of words for breasts. Calling boobs “melons” is literally ancient language, lol. Here’s the…