Names, naming and words

Words…. sisu, what exactly does it mean?

Names, naming and words by LoisJanuary 4, 2013June 16, 2016

Golly, gosh and lummy!

Names, naming and words by LoisDecember 21, 2012September 11, 2018

More words, and more words, and morer

Names, naming and words by LoisDecember 19, 2012September 11, 2018

Names, naming and words by LoisDecember 11, 2012September 25, 2013

I love language and words, fascinated by their origin and original meaning and their metamorphosis into something else. Even though I am always correcting my children’s grammar, I love the way new styles of language come in, text-speak can be so original and creative, for example. Other languages also interest me and part of the […]

Radwinter or Redwinter?

Writing by LoisDecember 5, 2012September 16, 2018

…and the very last of those days!

Names, naming and words by LoisDecember 4, 2012April 16, 2015

Spending a penny

Names, naming and words by LoisDecember 3, 2012August 12, 2015

Names, naming and words by LoisDecember 2, 2012April 16, 2015

Yet more of those days

Here are more of the muffed mumblings of me and my colleagues a couple of years ago… remember we are professionals! As Shelley might have said “Look on my words, ye mighty, and despair!” He must use a time-keeping machine to try to be on time. Having had a very good start in terms 1 and […]