tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post33659821443902968..comments2024-03-16T00:21:43.240+00:00Comments on Separated by a Common Language: word salelynneguisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10171345732985610861noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-8369727682760686082012-10-19T16:38:16.880+01:002012-10-19T16:38:16.880+01:00This is the only way I have ever heard the word fl...This is the only way I have ever heard the word flog or flogging to mean here in AmE.<br /><br />To Flog your log, boys do this to themselves *wink,wink*<br /><br />I really took a flogging on that one.<br /><br />I got beat up on, beat down. either literally or with words.Mindynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-58783960271073839442012-10-19T16:31:15.734+01:002012-10-19T16:31:15.734+01:00Flog/Flogging in Mirriam-Webster
a : to beat wit...Flog/Flogging in Mirriam-Webster<br /><br /> a : to beat with or as if with a rod or whip<br />b : to criticize harshly<br />2<br />: to force or urge into action : drive <br /><br />Mindynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-52853048616956058842006-12-09T18:53:00.000+00:002006-12-09T18:53:00.000+00:00You've stolen my word (or at least its form), Paul...You've stolen my word (or at least its form), Paul! I tell my students that they get extra (AmE) <b>points</b>/(BrE) <b>marks</b> if they call <I>morphology</I> <I>murphology</i>. If that takes off, I can guarantee my name in the annals of linguistic history.lynneguisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171345732985610861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-50927948060275104082006-12-09T18:34:00.000+00:002006-12-09T18:34:00.000+00:00Over on the maverick thread, you'll see news of M...Over on <a href=http://separatedbyacommonlanguage.blogspot.com/2006/12/mavericks-blinders-and-other-friends-of.html>the <b>maverick</b> thread</a>, you'll see news of <a href=http://www.blogger.com/profile/26855106>Mad Queen Bess's</a> acquisition of <a href=http://www.myspace.com/thisgodlesscommunism>thisgodlesscommunism's</a> new word for £9.99, as well as coinings of <b>wordjonesing</b> and <b>eBymology</b>. With just a couple of weeks left till the BrE <b>festive season</b>/AmE <b>holidays</b>, I'm offering <b>murphology</b>, the study of Irish word-structure, at a very attractive €49.99 o.n.o.Paul Danonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04816761952837296368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-31389502116919184482006-12-08T20:48:00.000+00:002006-12-08T20:48:00.000+00:00It's a course in Linguistics, not a course in lang...It's a course in Linguistics, not a course in language prescriptions.lynneguisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171345732985610861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-27033097312310435872006-12-08T19:47:00.000+00:002006-12-08T19:47:00.000+00:00How much for a word that's only 50% unique, or doe...How much for a word that's only 50% unique, or doesn't your course address the definition of "unique"?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12994465084884950892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-57765228358467052872006-12-07T08:07:00.000+00:002006-12-07T08:07:00.000+00:00Great news about the bid. Vowcoula strongly tipped...Great news about the bid. Vowcoula strongly tipped to sing for her country at next year's <a href=http://www.eurovision.tv/>Eurovision</a>. Still awaiting firm expression of interest (and €75 cheque) for <b>dmeijs</b> from Dutch <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tweede_Kamer><i>tweede kamer</i></a>. Quite a lot of apparently abusive email from the <i><a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaeltacht>Gaeltacht</a> </i>which, mercifully, I can't understand.Paul Danonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04816761952837296368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-29495509546317853922006-12-06T22:45:00.000+00:002006-12-06T22:45:00.000+00:00I'm happy to report that the student now has a bid...I'm happy to report that the student now has a bid!lynneguisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171345732985610861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-88179429117588395512006-12-06T10:50:00.000+00:002006-12-06T10:50:00.000+00:00Jaŋari queries my "aboriginal". In my style-book, ...Jaŋari queries my "aboriginal". In my style-book, if the person is joking around, they're allowed to be a bit loose with terminology in an attempt at comic effect. I'd similarly use "Eskimo" if I knew it'd get a laugh, though without any malice or disrespect. I'm not sure if there <i>is</i> a Transylvanian language, or at least one called that. Apologies for offence caused.Paul Danonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04816761952837296368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-43110563078983368792006-12-06T03:24:00.000+00:002006-12-06T03:24:00.000+00:00"Aboriginal", Paul?"Aboriginal", Paul?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-33638029489091350962006-12-04T15:09:00.000+00:002006-12-04T15:09:00.000+00:00The link to the site is now fixed.The link to the site is now fixed.lynneguisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171345732985610861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-35980286562261734962006-12-04T12:18:00.000+00:002006-12-04T12:18:00.000+00:00I'm reminded of the IrishAmerican Celtic punk band...I'm reminded of the IrishAmerican Celtic punk band Flogging Molly, supposedly so-called because they used to play at Molly Malone's in LA and felt like they were 'flogging a dead horse' in doing so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-20419887794790218462006-12-04T11:05:00.000+00:002006-12-04T11:05:00.000+00:00Alright, I'll stop after these latest Blogger secu...Alright, I'll stop after these latest Blogger security codes (all available at a reserve-price of €75):<br /><br /><b>strrbp</b>, Irish, small cup<br /><b>oswzz</b>, Aboriginal, Australian landmass<br /><b>snuocq</b>, Mongolian, short sleep on horseback interrupted by falling from saddle<br /><b>zxmeucpf</b>, Czech, used pocket-handkerchief<br /><b>lppzy</b>, Polish, popular effervescent drink<br /><b>dmeijs</b>, Dutch, ceremonial stick used in parliament<br /><b>xptotr</b>, Basque, unlicensed software user<br /><b>hlwudfob</b>, Welsh, pornographic keyring<br /><b>dwhri</b>, Cornish, digestive malfunction<br /><b>vowcoula</b>, Transylvanian, popular blood-sucking songstress<br /><b>eowfhx</b>, Tibetan, expletive<br /><b>cwfujoq</b>, Scottish Gaelic, insultPaul Danonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04816761952837296368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-68412404928732765702006-12-04T08:02:00.000+00:002006-12-04T08:02:00.000+00:00Ooh. Here's another: zfrqk, which Gogonas's Albani...Ooh. Here's another: <b>zfrqk</b>, which Gogonas's Albanian <i>Lexicon</i> describes as <i>strong drink made with fermented ewes' milk and soot</i>. And it can be yours for just £24.95.Paul Danonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04816761952837296368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-80405376607553509592006-12-04T07:56:00.000+00:002006-12-04T07:56:00.000+00:00Whenever I post a comment on this blog (at least u...Whenever I post a comment on this blog (at least until I'm banned from doing so), I have to type some letters from an image-file into a box called <b>word verification</b>. These words are, it seems to me, all new coinings, and ideal for auction. At the moment I'm looking at <b>pythm</b>, which my virtual dictionary defines as <i>the repeated movement made by a snake to mesmerise its victim before pouncing</i>. Bids start at £9.50.Paul Danonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04816761952837296368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-73490383236637318242006-12-04T03:48:00.000+00:002006-12-04T03:48:00.000+00:00pain that has everything looks to me like pain in ...<i>pain that has everything</i> looks to me like <i>pain in the **** that has everything</i>. Choose your own body part.<br /><br />The link is broken; it looks like <A href="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200053993696">http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200053993696 </a> should work, or just search for auction number 200053993696.Carey Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03868392542114468828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-14751030397354571922006-12-04T02:59:00.000+00:002006-12-04T02:59:00.000+00:00for the pain who has everything
Is this a Britishi...<i>for the pain who has everything</i><br />Is this a Britishism that I'm not aware of?<br /><br />Seriously though, is that link broken, or has the auction been revoked?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com