Words That Make You Sound Old-Fashioned. Sometimes I think I was born in the wrong decade. No, I don’t mean the 1980s (as much as I would like to say “groovy” on a daily basis) but rather, the 1800s or little after. Sure, they didn’t have self-cleaning litterboxes or Siri or anything else vitally important to my life back then. Instead, they had something infinitely better: a cutesy, old-fashioned vocabulary. Fortnight So, you finally meet up with the mysterious stranger you’ve been chatting with online for the past couple of weeks.
Cuss I’m a big advocate for planning how you’re going to raise your currently non-existent children. Dapper Picture every Englishman you have ever fantasized about. Smitten I’m smitten with the word smitten, you guys. Supper Okay, so this one isn’t that old (I have a friend who claims that her family still says supper instead of dinner but she’s from Maine so it doesn’t really count). I’m not saying that I don’t like the vocabulary of today’s culture necessarily. Image via Shutterstock. Some Words That Need Inventing. A few months ago, I had a dream in which I was doing the commentary for the ‘Sleep Olympics’ (which are exactly what they sound like). In the process of this, I said, “So long as no one goes sprog-mental, everything will be okay.” ‘Sprog-mental’ seemed like such a great term that I decided to make up a meaning for it, which is as follows: Sprog-mental: 1) A way of thinking that is childish in its approach. 2) A giddiness for the simple act of the creation of a new idea without necessarily taking into account the realities or practicalities of the idea’s implications. 3) A way of thinking out an idea in a detailed manner solely for fun, as opposed to thinking to accomplish or create something. 4) A term used to describe someone’s giddy enthusiasm/conviction for an idea of theirs that has become humorous/endearing/disconcerting/disdainful for others.
With this in mind, I decided to compile a list of meanings which don’t yet have a word. 2) The act of trying to remember a forgotten dream. Words That Make You Sound Pretentious. I’m all for using a larger vocabulary but when it comes to maintaining a normal conversation with another human being, there’s an invisible language line that should be heavily avoided in order to not sound pretentious. Words in the English language can be placed in one of two categories: meant to be on paper and/or meant to be spoken aloud. Take the word “Stuff”, for example: Casual conversation: I went to the store and got some stuff for the Lady GaGa costume party. Academic paper: World War 2 had guns and soldiers and stuff. See the difference? Juxtapose (v.) – to place close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast This term is unacceptable in either category.
Example: The author juxtaposes the man with a donkey to highlight his lack of intelligence. I blame the inventor of Scrabble for making X and J the most valuable game tiles because that’s the only reason anyone would even invent this word in the first place. Plethora (n.) – overabundance Image via Shutterstock. Index | Hoaxipedia. Welcome to the Hoaxipedia! The Hoaxipedia is an online encyclopedia of hoaxes, urban legends, pranks, tall tales, scams, and deceptions of all kind. It is a work-in-progress, currently containing approximately two hundred articles. Over the coming months much of the content of the Museum of Hoaxes will be transferred into it. If you’re interested in adding an article to the Hoaxipedia (or revising an existing one), please let us know.
Where to start If you’re browsing, try clicking on the random page link and see what turns up. If you’re looking for something specific, either look at the categories page, or use the search box located in the right-hand column. Hoaxes Throughout History One of the way the articles in the hoaxipedia are categorized is by time period. Era: Before 1700 | 1700-1799 | 1800-1868 | 1869-1913 1914-1949 | 1950-1976 | 1977-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000 to the Present Hoax Haiku A haiku (for those that don’t know) is a short three-line poem. 5 Ways to Use Leftover Beer. St. Patrick’s Day has passed, and you have a ton of beer left over.
There is no way you are going to drink it all, so what do you do with it? There are lots of great — and unexpected — ways to use up the leftovers. Here are five of them: Great for the Lawn If you are looking for a greener way to kill slugs and snails, beer is a great option. Not only is it the green way to go, it won’t harm your pets at all, so if your dogs love the great outdoors, this is definitely worth a shot. Get Beautiful Hair Beer has so many great vitamins in it. Eat It Beer is great to cook with. Use it Inside You can use beer to help clean up many things inside your home. Use it Outside Just like beer can attract humans, it also attracts insects. Related Posts New Beer Packaged Inside Dead Animals 5 Vegan Beers for a Truly Green St. More Americans Drinking BPA in Canned Beer. Stockholm in 24 hours: Stockholm's official visitors guide.
Description Map Only spending one day in Stockholm? Here are the essentials! We recommend visiting Stockholms Stadshus (Stockholm City Hall), where the Nobel Banquet is held every year. From City Hall tower you also have a wonderful view over the entire city. If you'd rather skip climbing the tower, you can choose the view from Fjällgatan on Södermalm instead. And don't miss Gamla Stan, Stockholm's oldest attraction and one of the best preserved medieval city centers in the world. Naturally a city built on fourteen islands offers marvelous views over the water. And don’t miss the most visited museum in Scandinavia, the Vasa Museum on the green island of Djurgården.
Welcome to Stockholm – the Capital of Scandinavia! Japan Erects Massive Sculpture of the Last Standing Tree from a Forest Destroyed by the 2011 Tsunami. As cleanup continues two years after the deadly tsunami that struck Japan, a decision was made to preserve the memory of the miracle pine tree. The towering 88-foot tall pine tree was the last standing among a forest of 70,000 trees that were completely wiped out along the coast in Rikuzentakata, Iwate prefecture. The tree survived for nearly 18 months after the tsunami but eventually died due to high levels of saline introduced into its environment, after which is was felled and giant molds were created to again form the trunk and branches as they stood when the tree was alive.
The monument is set to be unveiled this week. Customizable Concept Camera by Equinox. The Media Computing Group : BendDesk News Our BendDesk video has been watched 1 million times (Sep 17, 2013). Der digitale Schreibtisch, WDR, Mar 14, 2012. BendDesk on World Usability Day Aachen, Nov 10, 2011. BendDesk on Channel One Russia, May 14, 2011. BendDesk in QUO magazine (Spanish), Jan 25, 2011. Press releases What is BendDesk? For most people from many different disciplines a desk is the main workspace. BendDesk is a multi-touch desk environment that seamlessly combines a vertical and a horizontal surface with a curve into one large interactive workspace. Download the paper Video Watch our video on YouTube or as HD QuickTime video (30 MB). The Team BendDesk is a research project by Malte Weiss, Simon Voelker, Jan Borchers from the Media Computing Group, and Christine Sutter from the Department of Work and Cognitive Psychology. Please contact Simon Voelker for further information.
Publications Curve is a curved multi-touch surface by LMU Munich. Rotating nebulae GIFs by J-P metsavainio. Feb 18, 2013 rotating nebulae GIFs by J P metsavainio rotating nebulae by J-P metsävainioimage © J-P metsävainio finnish astrophotographer J-P metsävainio has captured the elegance of nebulous gas clouds with a series of animated GIFs, using volumetric rotation as a technique to show the immensity of the formation. the 3D experiments are a fusion of science and art where metsävainio will collect distance and other information before building the 3-D conversion. knowing the distance to the nebula, he can fine tune distances of the stars so that the right amount of stars are in front and behind the object. the star in the center is the ionizing source – a hot, young, massive star blasting out ultraviolet light, which makes the nebula glow. the dark ribbons are filaments of dust which absorb optical light. the artist says of the work: knowing the distance nebula, metsävainio can fine tune distances of the stars so that the right amount of stars are in front and behind the object.
Here’s Where You Want To Celebrate National Napping Day. Happy Napping Day, everyone! Yes, today is National Napping Day, and no, it's not a real holiday --- not exactly anyway. The organizers behind the spurious holiday want you to take more naps more regularly, starting now. It's a nice thought, but a reality that's out of reach for most of us. We can't just pull a Costanza and squeeze in under our work desks in the middle of day, however much we might like to.
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The Daily Life of a Grandma and Her Odd-Eyed Cat. EmailEmail For the last 13 years Japanese photographer Miyoko Ihara has been taking pictures of her grandma, Misao, to commemorate her life. 9 years ago, 88-year-old Misao found a stray odd-eyed cat in her shed: she called it Fukumaru, hoping that “the god of fuku (good fortune) would come and everything will be smoothed over like maru (circle).” Miyoko has been photographing their beautiful friendship and the way they go about their daily routine ever since. The strong bond between the two glows in every shot: “Partly because they are both hard of hearing, my grandmother and Fukumaru are always looking into each other’s eyes.
They’re really close,” says Miyoko, who has recently published a hard cover photo album “Misao the Big Mama and Fukumaru the Cat“. Website: whitemanekicat.p1.bindsite.jp. Health Benefits Of Drinking Tea - Healthy Teas. The nutter multi-tool by mark windsor. Feb 19, 2013 the nutter multi tool by mark windsor ‘the nutter multi tool ‘by mark windsor designed by london-based designer mark windsor, ‘the nutter’ is a new cycle specific multi-tool designed for enthusiasts everywhere. its unique design turns the steel piece into a handle, giving users more leverage in comparison to other multi-tools currently on the market. as most cyclists usually carry tyre levers or a spanner each time they go for a ride, ‘the nutter’ combines all components into an all-in-one tool – saving space, hassle and weight.coming in a bespoke pouch made from leather and recycled inner tubes, the case holds everything together in one small compact bundle. it is designed in such a way that it can be hung securely from the saddle rails or top tube. the ‘nutter’ multi-tool is currently seeking funding on kickstarter. includes eight tool bits full windsor: the nutter leather and recycled inner tube pouch quarter inch tool bit tool bit extender tyre lever spanner spoke key bottle opener.
Adorable Shetland Ponies in Sweaters Promote Scotland. What better way to promote the tourism in your country than to use adorable Shetland ponies as the face for the advertisements! The national board of Scotland recently organized a photo shoot with photographer Rob McDougall in order to drum up interest in the country. Featuring Fivla (red sweater) and Vitamin (brown sweater), the series of photographs are focused both on the cute animals as well as the gorgeous Scotland landscapes against which they are posed.
The Visit Scotland website describes Fivla and Vitamin as the "pony ambassadors" of 2013's Year of Natural Scotland, a celebration in which the country will "discover how art and nature work so well together through outdoor art, traditional crafts and textiles and explore the many creative trails. " Throughout the series, the ponies can be found striking poses in their new winter woolies, which were knitted out of Shetland wool by local knitter Doreen Brown. Jewellery that encourages gesture by jennifer crupi. Jan 27, 2013 jewellery that encourages gesture by jennifer crupi ‘ornamental hands’ by jennifer crupi sterling silver, acrylic, inkjet print on vellum, 15″ x 8.5″ x 5.5″ the series of mechanical jewellery by US-based artist/designer jennifer crupi encourages gesture. various iterations of the concept force an action – such as the ‘power gesture’ which requires the user to assume the authoritative ‘steepled fingers’, or the ‘leg bouncer (stress expresser)’ which focuses on the ubiquitous anxious tick. the pieces amplify habits and positions we engage in daily through the language of design, with striking results that reference prosthetic and mechanics.
‘ornamental hands 2′ sterling silver, acrylic, inkjet print on vellum, 15″ x 8.5″ x 5.5″ ‘power gesture aluminum’steel, acrylic, laser print, vellum, 8″ x 8″ x 6″ ‘gesture cuff aluminum’acrylic, vellum, 4″ x 4″ x 4.5″ ‘leg bouncer (stress expresser)’ aluminum, steel, acrylic, painted wood, vellum, 12″ x 15″ x 16″ lara mikocki I designboom.