"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."
Monday, 26 May 2014
Wabble
Wabble is a lovely version of a wobble - the action or an act of wobbling; an unsteady rocking motion or movement.
(P.S. Wabble is also a free online multi-player word game.)
We had Weebles when i was young, and my children had some, too! Wabble, wobble and the Weebles could all be words turned into a fun tongue twister if someone more clever than i would do so.
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.
“I am a Bear of Very Little Brain, and long words bother me.” - Winnie the Pooh
Wonderful word! I think I wabble when I laugh. LOL
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DeleteWe had Weebles when i was young, and my children had some, too! Wabble, wobble and the Weebles could all be words turned into a fun tongue twister if someone more clever than i would do so.
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