tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post8530847911964172891..comments2023-09-05T04:45:06.546-07:00Comments on Talespinning: No smack talking in La-La LandTricia J. O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-62501577986747814642011-04-09T08:41:02.623-07:002011-04-09T08:41:02.623-07:00Catherine: Ha! And you can do some mighty fine ill...Catherine: Ha! And you can do some mighty fine illustrations for it, too.Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-44338978488773239782011-04-08T20:11:48.146-07:002011-04-08T20:11:48.146-07:00When I grow up, I wanna be a dictionary.
My BlogWhen I grow up, I wanna be a dictionary.<br /><a href="http://wingedwriter.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">My Blog</a>Catherine Dentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13771249741266703689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-87194978765222805982011-04-08T16:38:40.858-07:002011-04-08T16:38:40.858-07:00Hi Barrie, thanks!
Linda: There are some strange ...Hi Barrie, thanks!<br /><br />Linda: There are some strange ones in the list, for sure.<br />Yeah, Blogger, can be tempermental.<br /><br />Viva: Ha! I love your 'pocket' edition.Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-58715287824150230012011-04-08T11:04:46.212-07:002011-04-08T11:04:46.212-07:00Despite owning several mammoth American-English di...Despite owning several mammoth American-English dictionaries, My go-to tome is a years old OED pocket edition. Trust me, it wouldn't fit into ANYONE'S pocket.<br /><br />Love the new word additions. Maybe it's time for me to update. OED, I trust. Urban Dictionary online? Not so much.VR Barkowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927993233682731113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-48376662767914631542011-04-08T05:49:56.465-07:002011-04-08T05:49:56.465-07:00Okay, I'm going to look up some of those newbi...Okay, I'm going to look up some of those newbie words. <br /><br />I'm having the same trouble with blogger. Not sure what they changed, but they need to unchange that one, quick!Linda Kagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00259042112816376940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-17626952865431627032011-04-07T23:04:20.642-07:002011-04-07T23:04:20.642-07:00There were a few surprises in there for me! Love y...There were a few surprises in there for me! Love your post!Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04678698296265168217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-76431062087400594972011-04-07T22:11:42.808-07:002011-04-07T22:11:42.808-07:00Tracy: That day might be almost here! I mean, I he...Tracy: That day might be almost here! I mean, I heart you??? Yes, they did. <br /><br />TerryLynn: Hey there. I discovered that when Blogger decides to horde the paragraph spaces, you can go into html and restore them, then publish directly from there. If you go back to Compose it takes them away again. Le sigh.Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-15819389945235126472011-04-07T16:18:26.625-07:002011-04-07T16:18:26.625-07:00yeah, some of those words are a pretty strange cho...yeah, some of those words are a pretty strange choice. <br /><br />I have the same problem with spaces!TerryLynnJohnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08380207155608982319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-7309402475423431052011-04-07T13:07:54.930-07:002011-04-07T13:07:54.930-07:00I'm laughing so hard right now... I'm slig...I'm laughing so hard right now... I'm slightly less than thrilled that the Oxford English Dictionary validated some of these phrases and words. They are so random! I guess if people keep using them, though...<br /><br />I can't wait until the dictionary recognizes ":)" and other emoticons as words of their own. That'll be the day.Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07477498671080132176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-59922698278342711482011-04-07T08:09:33.832-07:002011-04-07T08:09:33.832-07:00Talli: I burst out laughing when I saw that.
Lisa...Talli: I burst out laughing when I saw that.<br /><br />LisaGail: It's fun, though, isn't it?Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-78520012321014859112011-04-07T07:34:04.452-07:002011-04-07T07:34:04.452-07:00LOL the things we let in our vernacular these days...LOL the things we let in our vernacular these days (lord I feel old)Lisa Gail Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03648323153868702165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-33474938667934767982011-04-07T04:34:17.366-07:002011-04-07T04:34:17.366-07:00Ick Factor! I love it! I may have to use this one ...Ick Factor! I love it! I may have to use this one tomorrow.Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-91244353139864235062011-04-06T14:07:27.722-07:002011-04-06T14:07:27.722-07:00Faith: Thanks! I'm tickled by their list and h...Faith: Thanks! I'm tickled by their list and had such fun with this.<br /><br />Sherrie: You're so right! I'm sure we'd find abbreviated speak throughout the ages.<br /><br />Thank you, Maria. I'll be on over!<br /><br />Suzanne: Ooooo, will Scrabble fans heart this or hate it?<br /><br />SarahL: Ha, thank you! You're on the cutting edge.Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-69594987543090565702011-04-06T13:43:09.509-07:002011-04-06T13:43:09.509-07:00Your verse was brilliantly funny! None of this see...Your verse was brilliantly funny! None of this seems too weird to me since I live with 2 teenagers and write for them too.Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-21024494174177730672011-04-06T13:16:29.318-07:002011-04-06T13:16:29.318-07:00Love your poem. These new words will take Scrabble...Love your poem. These new words will take Scrabble to a whole new level! ;)Suzanne Casamentohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08306151428658707692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-53507324838046029432011-04-06T09:31:00.858-07:002011-04-06T09:31:00.858-07:00Hi Pat/Tricia, Congrats! There's an award wait...Hi Pat/Tricia, Congrats! There's an award waiting for you on my blog. :-)Maria Cisneros Toth Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529384490317475998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-86457793704855887772011-04-05T22:04:49.616-07:002011-04-05T22:04:49.616-07:00You know, Tigger was doing text talk with TTFN lon...You know, Tigger was doing text talk with TTFN long before anybody had the ability to text, so it isn't just cell phones that got people abbreviating things. I love dictionaries :)Sherrie Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11670339498152684137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-12853962474869150242011-04-05T21:20:54.988-07:002011-04-05T21:20:54.988-07:00So fun! Language evolution is fascinating. What a ...So fun! Language evolution is fascinating. What a surprise that text-talk has made it to the Oxford English Dictionary. Your poem is hilarious.Faith Prayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09711135740295281493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-14208278986342240342011-04-05T16:53:24.800-07:002011-04-05T16:53:24.800-07:00Hi Sybel! No, I haven't read it, but I imagine...Hi Sybel! No, I haven't read it, but I imagine it's fascinating. I confess that I don't read much non-fiction anymore unless it's research. I'll have to check that out someday.Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-43650912199887404742011-04-05T15:49:48.720-07:002011-04-05T15:49:48.720-07:00Have you read Simon Winchester's "The Pro...Have you read Simon Winchester's "The Professor and the Madman"? It's the story of the making of the OED. Fabulous. Of course, I've loved every word Winchester has written. The guy is brilliant. He can make anything fascinating.Sybel Algernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-46280398183944844482011-04-05T15:24:52.400-07:002011-04-05T15:24:52.400-07:00Clarissa: I love mine, too. Both my dictionary and...Clarissa: I love mine, too. Both my dictionary and my thesaurus sit at my feet and get picked up all the time, although I use the quick Word dictionary, too, when in a document. Love.<br /><br />Bridget: Yeah, I did, too. But I love learning new words and some are so much fun.<br /><br />Robyn: Hee-hee. Glad you like. I don't text that much either but the short-cuts make their way online, too. :DTricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-1452548644282823082011-04-05T14:43:15.446-07:002011-04-05T14:43:15.446-07:00Awesomely cool post, Pat. I'm glad we have bee...Awesomely cool post, Pat. I'm glad we have been validated. Although I don't text as much as most. My little fingers get numb. :-)<br /><br />This poem is so funny. Love it!Robyn Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356555082768185840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-64744957397184363772011-04-05T12:53:23.803-07:002011-04-05T12:53:23.803-07:00I guess I'm so out of the loop that I NEED a d...I guess I'm so out of the loop that I NEED a dictionary for some of those terms!J.B. Chicoinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06894797553204276281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-68462080082619053222011-04-05T12:28:06.040-07:002011-04-05T12:28:06.040-07:00I love my dictionary. It's thick and full of m...I love my dictionary. It's thick and full of modern cool words. Is it wrong to love your dictionary so much?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160669603997465454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-86040528897306466362011-04-05T11:51:16.804-07:002011-04-05T11:51:16.804-07:00Suzy: Precisely. :DSuzy: Precisely. :DTricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.com