Monthly Archives: September 2009
Supplementary Magniloquent Articulations
I can’t believe I forgot to mention one of the best big words of all: defenestrate. My friend Em gave me that one. Defenestrate: To throw out of a window. Specific, to the point, and makes the kids giggle. A lot of the words that are no longer actively used have specific meanings. We now … Continue reading
Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness
The kids have been into big words lately. It started, oddly enough, with an argument between them over panties versus underwear. Somehow that evolved to all clothing having been called garments at one time and that the stuff underneath was simply your under-garments. From garments, we got to spectacles. That one developed during a discussion … Continue reading
Little Lessons Everywhere
We were listening to the Superhero playlist on my ipod in the car. It’s still pretty small; I definitely need to add to it. About five songs in we get to the Jimmy Olsen’s Blues by The Spin Doctors. They’ve heard the list many times but they decided to start discussing lyrics today. Really there … Continue reading
