A Walk in the WoRds

From 22 Words

Onomastics or onomatology is the study of proper names of all kinds and the origins of names. The words are from the Greek: "ὀνομαστικό...

According to the website is this your name? , I am extremely well envoweled (at least my name is, anyhow). 50% of the letters that make up...

When People magazine reviews a movie, the review usually starts out with an information box that lists the genre of the movie. The followin...

A man boarded an aircraft at London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 for New York, and taking his seat as he settled in, he noticed a very beauti...

GO RED WINGS Well the big game is tonight and last year I posted about the semantics of sports award names in honor of The Stanley Cup Pla...

When naming a flu virus it is important to choose the right word or words in order to avoid confusing the general public and apparently ...

Because I have posted about the linguistics aspects of the television show NCIS quite a few times, a reader requested that I compile a list...

Will Obama choose a Labradoodle or a Portuguese Water Dog - this was the topic of an article in the April 13th Newsweek. A Labradoodle is th...

As long as we are on the subject of acronyms and bacronyms , I thought I would share some of the other "nym words" that I have com...

A previous post mentioned the term genericide , which is defined as the process by which a brand name becomes a generic name for the produ...

Another interesting item from the July 28th Newsweek is an article about a 2008 Mormon calendar that is causing much controversy. The calen...

As much as I miss my dear dog, Augusta National or Gus, in consideration of my two sons and as a tribute to Gus, my husband and I decided t...

Words cannot express the sorrow I am feeling today, for I have lost my best and most devoted canine friend. I do take solace in knowing that...