tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post8331328675029037760..comments2024-03-28T14:11:02.991-04:00Comments on Still Writing: Language of Confusion: The Outside WorldJ E Oneilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09780097298061829471noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-68088551419113962122015-07-04T01:31:48.133-04:002015-07-04T01:31:48.133-04:00I did guess language changed by people saying thin...I did guess language changed by people saying things wrong, or maybe saying words in their own dialect that others picked up on. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-64083747454745820892015-07-03T20:12:37.853-04:002015-07-03T20:12:37.853-04:00I wonder how many words come about because people ...I wonder how many words come about because people pronounce them wrong…. I was thinking of you today. My partner asked me where I thought the word 'blunderbuss' came from because it seems an unlikely name for a weapon, and my first thought was 'I bet J.E. knows!'Kate Larkindalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06202347563426692610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-76924088353172764942015-07-02T22:26:26.151-04:002015-07-02T22:26:26.151-04:00Wow, all that so I could say: Grass grows in the d...Wow, all that so I could say: Grass grows in the dirt of good soil between the trees in the forest.<br /><a href="http://www.susangourley.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Susan Says</a>Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-41878851037856856862015-07-02T19:23:36.993-04:002015-07-02T19:23:36.993-04:00It used to be drit? One of the characters in my no...It used to be drit? One of the characters in my novel's name got changed because I kept typing the a before the i. Didn't know that happened on a bigger scale.<br /><br />I'm going to start using treen too.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-47394315585121517772015-07-02T17:57:19.468-04:002015-07-02T17:57:19.468-04:00Pigs aren't the only thing that wallow in mud,...Pigs aren't the only thing that wallow in mud, but at least they're better behaved than politicians.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-77470084344109292902015-07-02T11:54:29.895-04:002015-07-02T11:54:29.895-04:00Okay, "treen" is going straight into my ...Okay, "treen" is going straight into my vocabulary, modern usage be darned.Suhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862479925124552922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-28260938430856278762015-07-02T11:36:56.158-04:002015-07-02T11:36:56.158-04:00Never be ashamed of the puns.Never be ashamed of the puns.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-68506387379462071592015-07-02T07:43:06.764-04:002015-07-02T07:43:06.764-04:00I'm going to start using treen just to mess wi...I'm going to start using treen just to mess with people's heads.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com