the archives

Category: Lexophilic

  • In defense of “Y’all”

    I’ve noticed that people seem to hold a lot of vitriol and hatred of the term y’all. I can only assume this stems from the belief that if you have a U.S. Southern accent, you’re automatically less intelligent than the rest of the country and/or world, therefore using words like y’all mark you as less-than…

  • Adopting words: senticous

    Now, this is really a great word if you’re looking for the perfect word to describe a cat, or a cactus, or a briar patch, or someone who’s rather harsh. The word is senticous — what does it mean? Read below.  senticous adj. 1657 : prickly, thorny He pricked himself on a senticous bush as…

  • Adopting words: bimarian

    For this week of lovey-dovey-ness and emotions running high, I thought I’d save a word that has to do with the sea. In several different schools of thought (not all, but definitely Western ones) water and emotions are connected. Even the words for sea and love in Latin — mare and amare — are similar. …

  • Adopting Words: amandation

    A blog about the word amandation, to save it from extinction.

  • Adopting Words: vanmost

    A blog about a word that is in danger of going extinct.