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“I am a Bear of Very Little Brain, and long words bother me.” - Winnie the Pooh
"That's a great deal to make one word mean," Alice said in a thoughtful tone. "When I make a word do a lot of work like that," said Humpty Dumpty, "I always pay it extra."
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My daughter Helen commented in November 2008 in her Blog that she was now keeping a notebook of new words that she came across during her reading. "This week I bought a lovely little leather bound book to write new words in as I read them . I've added a few from "1984", but my favourite has to be persiflage (from the French persifler) which means banter." I later discovered that my older daughter, Bryony, also kept a similar notebook.
This inspired me to create a Word blog. This will include both new words, favourite words and the origins of phrases that we commonly use. A definition and some comment, perhaps even a relevant quotation, will acompany the word or phrase.
This inspired me to create a Word blog. This will include both new words, favourite words and the origins of phrases that we commonly use. A definition and some comment, perhaps even a relevant quotation, will acompany the word or phrase.
“I am a Bear of Very Little Brain, and long words bother me.” - Winnie the Pooh
I've seen the neighborhood pizza place still use them!
ReplyDeleteI have been racking my brain for the corresponding German word and am a little ashamed to say that I can't remember what it is called in my mother tongue, although I know exactly what the thing looks like and can smell freshly baked bread and wood fire picturing the scene!
ReplyDeleteThose pizza makers who make pizza in restaurants in a wooden stove still use them.
@ Librarian - In German it is a Backofen Schale - made from Beechwood. I had to Google it. Left Germany when I was 10 - but I did see it used at our neighborhood bakery over there.
ReplyDeleteThanks Karin! I only know about two words of German so I was hoping someone else could help Librarian out!
ReplyDelete@Karin: thank you for looking it up - but are you entirely sure? A Schale would mean an object deep enough to put something IN, but the oven peel is entirely flat, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteNow you've made me curious, and I have googled for pictures and come across this: http://lh4.ggpht.com/_0eyOrFPVoSo/S4AKnGVjv4I/AAAAAAAAAWc/0bg_zy2OELk/Ofenschieber01.JPG
They call it Ofenschieber.