By Curtis Honeycutt Have you ever heard of a politician who is short on words? A terse politician is about as common as a dancing
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In praise of librocubicularianism
By Curtis Honeycutt I’m a proud librocubicularist. As much as you probably want this to mean I’m starting a new political party of which I
50 shades of beige
By Curtis Honeycutt Remember the beige craze of the 2000s? If you wanted to sell your house, you’d paint the interior walls of your house
A rose of purple prose arose
By Curtis Honeycutt When you think about the color purple, what comes to mind? Probably the movie “The Color Purple.” That makes sense. Beyond that,
Did I hear that correctly?
By Curtis Honeycutt I’ve written before about mondegreens — music lyrics people mishear. Many of you mistake Elton John’s “Tiny Dancer” line as “Hold me
Let’s give these words another try
By Curtis Honeycutt Do you ever hear yourself use a word or phrase that makes you say, “I am becoming my parents?” It happens to
Skip to the endonym
By Curtis Honeycutt Don’t you love it when linguistics and geography collide? No, I’m not talking about the town of Noun, Alaska, where people, places,
Stuck in the middle with you
By Curtis Honeycutt Are you ready for a linguistic adventure that blurs the lines of words and verbal volleyball? Buckle up, buttercup, because things are
How verbal hedges can get you out of yard work
By Curtis Honeycutt At the dawn of every springtime, I make a list of things I want to do in my lawn and garden. This
Do you suffer from dontopedalogy?
By Curtis Honeycutt At one of my previous jobs, we passed around a special trophy. The trophy had to be earned in an unusual way.