This morning in the shower I wrote a poem about being a linguist. I am not a linguist, but this is what would happen if I were one.
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If I were a linguist
who uses her tongue freely,
I would be cunning and write a poem about
driving a lexis
and wearing a diphthong.
There’d be something in there about synnning
and taxes and that’s why
I’d be awkward and have no friends
if I were a linguist,
so I wouldn’t be much different from who I am now,
if I were a linguist.
Linguist or not, you taught me a new word: diphthong. And go figure, it has nothing to do with wearing a thong.
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I am thinking about making a tie-dye thong business now and I’ll call it Diphthong. Enjoy your new word!
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Me too. Dipthong was a new word…. and so is monothong.
Witty post…… as usual.
… and consider me as a photographer when you start ur tie & dye venture. 🙂
Stay blessed!
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Haha, you’re in!!!!!
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Thanks 😆
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I love that you said you’d be a cunning linguist. LOL!
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Had to sneak it in despite the common usage of it! 😉
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La La, you should make it a regular practice to write poems in the shower!
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Shower Poetry — A Collection by Lauren Moscato.
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nice one! I studied linguistics…in depth. not a fun thing to do, trust me 😀
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I took linguistics 101 “for fun” when I was in college and I can’t imagine taking it further. Well done!
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Shower poetry is definitely for you, La La! In your lexis, you could wear a blouse, or a flower, or just a TOWEL, but don’t frown if a clown jumps in with a toy.
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That’s a shower well spent! I’m usually sitting there staring at the tiles.
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Hehe. Love it hun. Showers are the bestest places to come up with things. Well there and in my dreams.
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You are brilliant. Just gotta say. As someone who loves linguistics, I found this particularly great. I don’t think I’d have the confidence to wear a diphthong in public though. 🙂
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Diphthong is a lovely word! Cedilla to! Great word play
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I didn’t know that thing was called a cedilla! Love it.
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Umlau springs to mind as well – I think it lurks over letters too.
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Umlaut is a personal favorite of mine. I love language and the history of the English language, especially.
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Agreed – just a shame I can’t spell it very well!
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This was genius, and I think you taught all of us a new word. Thank you for this on Monday morning.
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Honestly, I think everything you write is both informative and also a true gift from the comedy gods.
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The Diphthong is still pinging about in my mind, but I like your description of your dream job.
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Yeah? Your dream job too?
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1. I happen to like tiedye.
2. My dream job is people watching.
3. Thongs are fanny-flossers but I don’t mind some who wear them. I am not a wearer though.
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Fanny flossers! I am going to call it that now just because.
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Hooray, we have a new phrase to phase. 🙂
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http://iamforchange.wordpress.com/awards-page-and-nominations-thank-you-i-am-so-honored-and-grateful/ I wanted to share with you and say thank you!
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I like that you wouldn’t be much different from who you are now 🙂
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Fun!
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Very good.
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