A Quick Vocabulary Lesson
I don’t need to say much about this one…
I don’t hear the word “graffito” very much.
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Nouns As Verbs
Special because in this case all the nouns are proper nouns.
In case you don’t know, the character on the right is named “Rat.” And the technical name for this is “back-formation.”
So how’s your name? Could it be a verb? Mention it in the comments.
A Common Source of Humor
Many words have more than one meaning. You can get humor by thinking up a situation when either meaning can make sense and you capitalize on the misunderstanding. How would you state the definition of these two meanings?
However, you don’t want to do this when you explain something. The rule is to be clear!
Whenever you write expositorily, spend some time thinking about how you might be misunderstood, and write to prevent the misunderstanding.
Minced Oath Fail
A minced oath is a mild substitute for a nastier profanity. Myself, I avoid both the real thing and the mild version.
I say what I actually mean. Consequently, my English is a pretty good means of communication.
A Good/Bad Pun
Aren’t we supposed to say puns are bad if they’re good?
The last post was all work, so this post is all play.
Okay, let’s go for two:
