tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post1868545911476202902..comments2024-03-28T10:41:26.999-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Word TwitterpationDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-75158971783398178992012-08-27T20:29:34.378-06:002012-08-27T20:29:34.378-06:00Jabberwocky led to the most bizarre phone call I&#...Jabberwocky led to the most bizarre phone call I've ever received. After pitifully few hours of sleep (yay, night job), the phone rang. My dad was calling. The entire conversation lasted lasted less than thirty seconds.<br /><br />"Hey, in Jabberwocky, what are the badgers?"<br /><br />"Urrgh, huh? Those would be toves."<br /><br />"Really? Toves? Thanks!" *click*<br /><br />This was followed by a spate of my own invented words.silferthttp://stitchtunes.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-20924810912535199762012-08-27T19:24:03.610-06:002012-08-27T19:24:03.610-06:00Morgan: I agree. One made-up word is fun and memor...Morgan: I agree. One made-up word is fun and memorable; many are a definite drag. Unless, like Carroll, the whole point is nonsense. <br /><br />FYI: Douglas Adams, in his 1979 novel Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—just this month named #12 in an NPR poll of the 100 Best Teen Novels—used the Jabberwocky form to build his included poem, "Oh Freddled Gruntbuggly."<br /><br />For the poll results: http://www.npr.org/2012/08/07/157795366/your-favorites-100-best-ever-teen-novelsKathryn Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371458857187160425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-1376849507064103162012-08-27T19:11:15.085-06:002012-08-27T19:11:15.085-06:00Chihuahua: How mimsical of you!
Heidi: "Mims...Chihuahua: How mimsical of you!<br /><br />Heidi: "Mimsy" is one of the nonsense words from Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky.<br /><br />Linda: The modern "twitter" association drains the charm from the word. Glad you weren't burdened by that!Kathryn Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371458857187160425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-90836140422670120262012-08-27T18:52:22.166-06:002012-08-27T18:52:22.166-06:00It's fun to make up a word every once in a whi...It's fun to make up a word every once in a while and stick it in a book. I don't recommend going overboard because that can slow the pace down.<br /><br />Morgan MandelMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-27214172986420545372012-08-27T18:24:54.259-06:002012-08-27T18:24:54.259-06:00I LOVE "philosobabble"! I've always ...I LOVE "philosobabble"! I've always liked "twitterpated" too.<br /><br />Chi--what does "mimsy" mean? It has a good sound to it.Heidiwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593338979995203659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-62435482155632127822012-08-27T16:44:23.334-06:002012-08-27T16:44:23.334-06:00Guess I'm older than everybody else, or I'...Guess I'm older than everybody else, or I'm living in the past. I only thought of Bambi. :-)Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06686488133905538811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-9359333174614634822012-08-27T16:42:26.830-06:002012-08-27T16:42:26.830-06:00I'm looking for an excuse to use the word mims...I'm looking for an excuse to use the word mimsy.chihuahuazerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15677672177353350936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-69374648344884722572012-08-27T15:25:28.504-06:002012-08-27T15:25:28.504-06:00FYI: not trying to make up a new word with "D...FYI: not trying to make up a new word with "Dicitonary," although it has a cool sound to it. I do sometimes sit in my office and just laugh at the funny words I create through typos. ;)Kathryn Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371458857187160425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-76279984853387555652012-08-27T14:39:43.360-06:002012-08-27T14:39:43.360-06:00Urbandictionary.com is SO hopelessly jaded sometim...Urbandictionary.com is SO hopelessly jaded sometimes! Vile even. Let's not go there too often. ;)<br />Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-10925443304318406832012-08-27T11:03:23.504-06:002012-08-27T11:03:23.504-06:00Thanks, ladies. And Dani: "twitterpated"...Thanks, ladies. And Dani: "twitterpated" does have an alternate, derogatory meaning in the Urban Dicitonary as one who is a little too full of Twitter madness, but in a short post I just couldn't bring myself to sully the word!Kathryn Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371458857187160425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-67642806694394536682012-08-27T10:17:14.178-06:002012-08-27T10:17:14.178-06:00That is so true, Dani. I thought of Twitter first ...That is so true, Dani. I thought of Twitter first when I came to the word in today's post. I do think we can get twitterpated sometimes. LOL<br /><br />Wonderful post, Kathryn. I really appreciate all the research you put into a post. I'd forgotten about Jabberwocky, and truly love your "philosobabble."Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-36072139763436198582012-08-27T09:30:00.779-06:002012-08-27T09:30:00.779-06:00Twitterpated is great, but it most certainly would...Twitterpated is great, but it most certainly would have a different meaning today. At least for those who are active on Twitter. Hahaha. Ladies, you, too, could be modernly twitterpated in the social media realms.Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-60509657819300251112012-08-27T07:10:04.759-06:002012-08-27T07:10:04.759-06:00What a cool post, Kathryn! As a fellow lover of wo...What a cool post, Kathryn! As a fellow lover of words, I applaud your imaginative look at our sometimes mundane and inadequate language. My favorite has long been the one you noted from Bambi — twitterpated. This great word has yet to be equaled by one more descriptive, and so stands alone as an inspiration that dares us to think outside that clichéd box.Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06686488133905538811noreply@blogger.com