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more about #wordplay more comments → Mmmmkay (gellin' and Jezebelin): I notice it mostly in the baby talk I use with my dog - calling her sweet girl, precious heart, baby girl etc. I was the youngest and only girl and t... more » Dorilys: My mother says "please?" if she didn't hear something clearly or didn't understand what was said. I've said it a few times. I only get wierd looks. more » Julie-The-Tulip: My mother is an immigrant from Poland and would always say, "You think THIS 'sucks'? YOU GO LIVE IN COMMUNIST POLAND. THAT 'sucked'!" Go live in comm... more » ketamineKitty: My mother's favorite response to whining about wanting this or that was "Oh yeah? Well how does it feel to WANT?" I fully intend to use this. more » goldcat: When I had my first job in the library where my mom worked I would always get freaked out when she did the announcement saying we would close in 5 min... more » Breamworthy: All the odd sayings in my family come from my Yorkshire grandfather. "I'll brae thy cannister" and "I'll kick thee into the middle of next week" are b... more » MangoAngel: Whenever I would block the television (or whatever else she was trying to see/watch), Mom would say, "You're a better door than a window." Meaning "m... more » hussein persepolis hussein: I have found myself yelling "Just WHAT do you think you are doing??!?!?!?!?" at my cats. My. Cats. Also, il papa was always good for "Jesus H. Chris... more » suzannelb: My mother turned into her mother, so I'm the third generation to glare menacingly at the offending party and threaten to shove my size 9 up their ass.... more » boxspelunker: My mom: "I'm the parent here!" Yes, mom, I know that. Thanks for that valuable piece of information. :/ more » birdnerd: English was my mom's second language, so she had a habit of mangling phrases: Don't put the cat in the box Wake up big eyed and brushed hair You're n... more » bluetrain84: My favorite is my dad's "Jeekas" instead of Jesus. I have never heard anybody else say it, and I say it ALL THE TIME. more » functional_alcoholic: My mom's favorite was "fudge bucket" (to replace f**k) and her association of the two was so great that she'd yell at us if we used the word fudge whe... more » loginname: "That's for me to know and you to find out." Oh god how that one infuriated me! more » EsmereldaFitzmonster: I've inherited a lot of military-isms from my parents, mainly my dad. My boyfriend laughs anytime I tell him to "stand by one" (give me a second) or t... more » -
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When You Open Your Mouth And Your Mother's Voice Comes Out
A few months ago, I came home to find my dog rolling around in a pile of garbage, celebrating his destruction with the dance moves of Templeton from Charlotte's Web. The first words out of my mouth were "For Cripessake!" More » -
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Safire Would've Had A Field Day...
Apparently the longest entry in the new Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary goes to the word "immediately," which has a whopping 265 synonyms with which to express our collective impatience and probably exaggerated sense of urgency. [TimesUK] -
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Life's Work
Professor Christian Kay has spent 42 years compiling the world's most comprehensive thesaurus. (Which of course means the Daily Mail refers to her as a "lingo-loving spinster.") Says she, "Scots are quite good at dictionaries." [Daily Mail]
