Monday, July 20, 2009

Dictionary trash

I have been getting the Merriam-Webster Word of the Day for almost two years. There have been some ridiculous words, and some awesome words. I discovered my favorite word of all time using word of the day, but I have also received some e-mails containing words that I don't believe are valid vocabulary builders. (Favorite word = puckish adj. - impish, whimsical. Words that I think could have been skipped are, lollygag, yokel, zany, and wisenheimer) Imagine my dismay when I come across the email from MERRIAM-WEBSTER that contains a word, and then the pronunciation of a totally different word! I love the irony in the two words that are included. I would also like to point out that when I did a spell-check of this document, lollygag, and wisenheimer went unrecognized as words. Total. Dictionary. FAIL.

Friday, July 10, 2009

Bryn Mawr Trash

Sam just sent me this photo via text message and I had to share. Who needs vowels? Srsly? FAIL.