Ironic? Or Just Plain Silly?
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Robb and I both love the English language. We love its complexity and flexibility.
We spend a lot of time laughing at word play, much to the dismay of our friends.
And we really, really love bizarre uses of the language. Remember "hydroentangled?"
Robb brought home a new hair gel today, because I had been so disconcerted by the the hospital-smell of his last brand. As he was carrying it through the apartment, he just started to giggle.
Rhetorically, Robb asked, "Isn't that a word meaning slovenly and smelly?"
Robb and I both love the English language. We love its complexity and flexibility.
We spend a lot of time laughing at word play, much to the dismay of our friends.
And we really, really love bizarre uses of the language. Remember "hydroentangled?"
Robb brought home a new hair gel today, because I had been so disconcerted by the the hospital-smell of his last brand. As he was carrying it through the apartment, he just started to giggle.
Rhetorically, Robb asked, "Isn't that a word meaning slovenly and smelly?"
Comments
"What's the word for a stick that's on fire that you hit people with."
She met with blank stares.
"I'm sure there's a word for it... like 'pyrocudgel' or 'conflagrastick'". I could never come up with verbal gymnastics like that.