ABSQUATULATE

ABSQUATULATE

I like words

Maybe one of the best job applications ever written came from the hands of Robert Pirosh in 1934.

MGM loved it, took him on and he went on to became an Oscar-winning screenwriter. pic.twitter.com/eqQOm7UAsh

— Michael Warburton (@MichaelWarbur17) June 1, 2023

Texas..

The most popular word in each state pic.twitter.com/QHZvTQeClw

— Terrible Maps (@TerribleMaps) July 13, 2022

The Pedants’ Revolt

If people from Ireland are called Irish, and people from Finland are called Finnish…

… why aren’t Icelanders called Iceish? 😉

Delightful new portmanteau: hamlette

Simple and elegant: ham + omelette = hamlette! 🙂

Found at a workplace cafe.

Don’t know why this wasn’t ever a thing, and other than there, doesn’t seem to be.

Hope that changes; happy to do my part. Spread the word! 😉

It’s ‘cooking with gas’

Not ‘cooking with gasoline’.

That would be very dangerous.

You’re welcome. 😀

Prone versus supine

Prone means lying on your stomach; supine means lying on your back.

You’re welcome. 🙂

“Snipped it in the butt”

Oops!

Someone just emailed me a professional email that ended in "We could've snipped it in the butt earlier"
SNIPPED
IT
IN
THE
BUTT

Nipped it in the bud – correct
Nipped it in the butt – incorrect
Snipped it in the butt -Incorrecter

— The Best Dave you know (@TheFaceOfDave) May 14, 2019

Be sure to click and read the thread; lots of other great malapropisms. 🙂

THE PALINDROMES OF MANGAREVA

Polynesian palindromes…