Here are a bunch of cool words that I saw on Schott’s Vocab today: sesquipedalian, callipygian, quidnunc, sockdolager, boustrophedon, and borborygmus. These came from co-vocabularists in the com… more →
memoirs on a rainy dayB. D. wrote 4 weeks ago: Sometimes you look at something and the first thing to strike you simply isn’t the obvious. Or … more →
spinoza1111 wrote 2 months ago: At a previous entry I describe entering Schott’s Vocab at the New York Time with a real carpet … more →
spinoza1111 wrote 2 months ago: In this week’s limerick contest, Schott says bonus points will be given for all limericks that … more →
range wrote 2 months ago: Here are a bunch of cool words that I saw on Schott’s Vocab today: sesquipedalian, callipygian … more →
range wrote 3 months ago: Twitter is to adults what Tourette’s is to children. — Brendan * This made me laugh out loud. It … more →
range wrote 3 months ago: Oblication | “A vacation combined with an obligation, such as a work engagement or visiting family.” … more →
B. D. wrote 4 months ago: New York Times blogger Ben Schott recently asked readers to send in “new similes fit for the t … more →
DSL. wrote 6 months ago: After the weekend’s call for “Tom Swifties” at the “Schott’s Vocab … more →
sacredfig wrote 6 months ago: This entry on Schott’s Vocab Blog in the New York Times has been reason for the biggest laughs … more →
DSL. wrote 6 months ago: …the blogger said all threadbare.* *I watched all 1984 comments that readers so far posted th … more →