Friday, February 13, 2009

Lexical: a word's word!

http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/mwwodarch.pl?Feb.11.2009

The Word of the Day for February 11, 2009 is:

lexical • \LEK-sih-kul\ • adjective

*1 : of or relating to words or the vocabulary of a language as distinguished from its grammar and construction

2 : of or relating to a lexicon or to lexicography

Example Sentence:
As stated in the catalog, the university’s second-year language courses were designed to emphasize lexical skills.

Did you know?
The word "lexicon" can be used as a synonym of "dictionary," and the word "lexicography" refers to the practice of dictionary making. Both of these words, as well as "lexical," derive from the Greek word "lexis," meaning "word" or "speech." A fourth descendant of "lexis" is "lexiphanic," an adjective describing one who uses pretentious words for effect. "Lexis" should not be confused with the Latin "lex," or "law," which is used in legal phrases such as "lex non scripta," meaning "unwritten law."

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Friday, February 6, 2009

just heard: IN HOUSE VACATION

lets see, how to i mimic an online dictionary

IN HOUSE VACATION

probably a noun
pronounciation: as expected

d.
A work day lacking supervision, bosses, et al.

example:
John was enjoying an in house vacation day while his boss was at the conference.

now, how is that? future iterations: in house vacation week, in house vacation long weekend.....

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Wednesday, February 4, 2009

a new word, not a neolgism? or a neologism? eponymous

and not for the banks! and never, NEVER, do a bale out in a library.

BALE OUT
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Bale Out

When someone's stress level explodes to an epic proportion and a 5-minute f-bom laden tirade is unleashed on the unlucky soul who was in the wrong place at the wrong time -- much like Christian Bale on the T4 set.


Pam was trying to study for her midterms in the library but the kid across the table kept tapping his pencil to his ipod making her Bale out and get suspended from the library for a week.

bale out anger frustration f-bomb stress by BlagoGal Feb 3, 2009

hear it live, will the OED stick 'bale out' in next year as a new word? which bale out? let's bale some hay....



Maybe he could run for guv of Illinois?

now, the musical Remix:
Bale Out - RevoLucian's Christian Bale Remix!



with fine pictures of Mr. Bale....
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