“Bumbershoot” was in fairly common usage while I was growing up in England in the 1960’s-1980’s. We still bring it out occasionally even now when it rains (see what I did there?)!
Love these, all new to me except "bumbershoot". You caught me on demisemiquaver. If I had divided the word up correctly, I would have known. But I read demise-mi-quaver and had no clue. Thanks for the puzzle!
I've got my book, and I'm limiting myself to reading only a few a day. It's joyful!
I loved reading Poetry Comics. The drawings are fun and the writing holds messages that will be revealed as the reader (adult or child) developes. Bravo!
Great post! And I loooove Rundell! Taught Wolf Wilder last year, and Impossible Creatures is my choice of book for the transition year from 6 to 7 this year! Plus, she talked to my class and messaged another! Love her!
110% would recommend it! Best I've read all year, and I've just started his previous novel, HISTORY OF THE RAIN. There's more atmosphere than plot at times, which suits the meandering nature of the characters and story well, but it pays off with a phenomenal ending. He's my new favorite author.
Come to think of it, "demisemiquaver" was from the same book. Niall Williams used it to describe a character's eyebrows. And I think "fug" may have been in there also.
Fantastic words, and as soon as i saw the first one, 'Tatterdemalion'
i was happy that i've known this since i was 10 years old,
as Freddie Mercury used it in a lyric on the 2nd Queen album-
this song- 'The Fairyfellers Master-Stroke'...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orTosjJUQ3k
Ploughman, "waggoner will" and types
Politician with senatorial pipe, he's a dilly-dally-o
Pedagogue squinting, wears a frown
And a satyr peers under lady's gown, dirty fellow
What a dirty laddio
Tatterdemalion and the junketer
There's a thief and a dragonfly trumpeter, he's my hero
Fairy dandy tickling the fancy of his lady friend
The nymph in yellow (can we see the master stroke)
What a quaere fellow
Ha, some seriously Dickensian words in there. Well done, Freddie Mercury :)
Why use a short word when a sesquipedalian one will do?
Precisely!
“Bumbershoot” was in fairly common usage while I was growing up in England in the 1960’s-1980’s. We still bring it out occasionally even now when it rains (see what I did there?)!
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Love it Grant! I can't imagine how many people that you make smile with your art.
I recall hearing an urban legend (most likely) about a psychiatry book that stated:
«Schizophrenia patients tend to use unusual words and invent new terms (...)»
...and then, in the next paragraph:
«Schizophrenics are sometimes extremely workative (...)»
ha!
Brilliant! I like banjaxed.
Love these, all new to me except "bumbershoot". You caught me on demisemiquaver. If I had divided the word up correctly, I would have known. But I read demise-mi-quaver and had no clue. Thanks for the puzzle!
I've got my book, and I'm limiting myself to reading only a few a day. It's joyful!
Thank you Becky, glad you're enjoying the book!
I loved reading Poetry Comics. The drawings are fun and the writing holds messages that will be revealed as the reader (adult or child) developes. Bravo!
Thanks Sue, that means a lot!
LOVE these!!
Just ordered your book from Watermark - supporting two great causes at once!
Woohoo, thank you!
Gonna try and buy your book to stock my Topeka KS art classroom bookshelf. Love the words! Love from not too far away!
Great, thank you, Maggie! Hope it inspires some art for your students. Hello from Wichita!
Great post! And I loooove Rundell! Taught Wolf Wilder last year, and Impossible Creatures is my choice of book for the transition year from 6 to 7 this year! Plus, she talked to my class and messaged another! Love her!
Wow! Yes, she is a fantastic writer (and very dynamic in podcast interviews - a rarity for writers!)
Banjaxed would be a very Irish word for me ☘️
I found it in a very Irish book: THIS IS HAPPINESS by Niall Williams
Haha there you go! I was wondering where you’d found it. I enjoy the sound of the word. Would you recommend the book?📕
110% would recommend it! Best I've read all year, and I've just started his previous novel, HISTORY OF THE RAIN. There's more atmosphere than plot at times, which suits the meandering nature of the characters and story well, but it pays off with a phenomenal ending. He's my new favorite author.
I’ve added it to my want to read list and with this review will be bumping it up the next to read list! I love a book recommendation 📚
Come to think of it, "demisemiquaver" was from the same book. Niall Williams used it to describe a character's eyebrows. And I think "fug" may have been in there also.
words are funny
words are cool
There's also a sixty-fourth note: a hemidemisemiquaver!
Ooh, adding it to my notebook! Amazing.
The longer the name the faster you have to play the notes! And they have more "go faster" tails on the note's stem.