http://www.alphadictionary.com/blog/?p=680 A Blog about Words and Language(s) from alphaDictionary.com Tue, 21 May 2013 19:53:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.6 http://www.alphadictionary.com/blog/?p=680&cpage=1#comment-255096 Karina Ernst Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:45:33 +0000 http://www.alphadictionary.com/blog/?p=680#comment-255096 Those words are truly hilarious. The word thingamabob (which I had never heard of before) made me think of a rather funny <a href="http://www.rosettatranslation.com/expertise/technical_translation/" / rel="nofollow"> German translation </a> for that expression: Not only have Germans different ways of saying “thingy” or the like (Dings, Dingsbums, Dingsda etc.) but you might as well hear them say “Schiess mich tot” –the literal translation being “Shoot me dead”. You wonder why? –I would like to know as well…and by the way why not say “Schlag mich tot” (beat me dead) for a change? Those words are truly hilarious. The word thingamabob (which I had never heard of before) made me think of a rather funny German translation for that expression: Not only have Germans different ways of saying “thingy” or the like (Dings, Dingsbums, Dingsda etc.) but you might as well hear them say “Schiess mich tot” –the literal translation being “Shoot me dead”. You wonder why? –I would like to know as well…and by the way why not say “Schlag mich tot” (beat me dead) for a change?

]]> http://www.alphadictionary.com/blog/?p=680&cpage=1#comment-209513 Dr. Goodword’s Language Blog » Blog Archive » Origins of Silly Words Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:32:28 +0000 http://www.alphadictionary.com/blog/?p=680#comment-209513 [...] Bullard recently commented on my entry Silly Words in English, writing, “I sometimes use the word sticktoitiveness because for some weird reason, I just [...] [...] Bullard recently commented on my entry Silly Words in English, writing, “I sometimes use the word sticktoitiveness because for some weird reason, I just [...]

]]> http://www.alphadictionary.com/blog/?p=680&cpage=1#comment-209485 Roger Bullard Wed, 01 Dec 2010 15:06:04 +0000 http://www.alphadictionary.com/blog/?p=680#comment-209485 I sometimes use the word "sticktoitiveness" because for some weird reason, I just can't think of the word "perseverance." It doesn't come to me when I need it. I sometimes use the word “sticktoitiveness” because for some weird reason, I just can’t think of the word “perseverance.” It doesn’t come to me when I need it.

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