tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post8157027199505751289..comments2023-10-24T04:43:53.179-04:00Comments on KGMom Musings: My WordsKGMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05165941950953938943noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-47866748326929601492008-01-31T13:35:00.000-05:002008-01-31T13:35:00.000-05:00Beautiful! I love words too, and "facetious" has a...Beautiful! I love words too, and "facetious" has always been one of my favorite words. I used to play a game I called "Wordy Gurdy" with my students, where I'd give them a word and they had to come up with synonyms for it, antonyms, etc. That's one thing I miss about teaching!dguzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01811101661607351661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-61816109064978254962008-01-23T21:30:00.000-05:002008-01-23T21:30:00.000-05:00I'd love to throw out quotidian in my quotidian li...I'd love to throw out quotidian in my quotidian life, but I'd probably mispronounce it. Still waiting for the nerve and the moment to use segue, one of my favorite words.denverdochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574453567392165275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-65798166046996252452008-01-23T00:09:00.000-05:002008-01-23T00:09:00.000-05:00I enjoy words also. I cannot resist buying books ...I enjoy words also. I cannot resist buying books on unusual words. <BR/><BR/>Words used incorrectly on TV lesves me correcting them out loud, even as I sit alone.!Tossing Pebbles in the Streamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04354065895900279070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-89711833146594964552008-01-22T17:08:00.000-05:002008-01-22T17:08:00.000-05:00I wish I was better with my grammar but I am as I ...I wish I was better with my grammar but I am as I am! I honor those who have such good english like yourself!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-59432735672895486542008-01-22T11:43:00.000-05:002008-01-22T11:43:00.000-05:00I guess I must weigh in here too, daughter of mine...I guess I must weigh in here too, daughter of mine. Talk about hackneyed phrases; when did “transition” become an active verb? Or do I show my ignorance in asking that? I think of other words that are changing meaning too. But I will resist giving examples. Love, father “C:Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-27992142508402363032008-01-22T09:17:00.000-05:002008-01-22T09:17:00.000-05:00"Rede oft is found at the rising of the sun."That ..."Rede oft is found at the rising of the sun."<BR/><BR/>That was a new word to me last night in LOTR. I had to look it up, and it means in this case something like a plan or advice. I think. There's no shortage of words in this language, and I guess that's good.Anvilcloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-28123389689077202882008-01-22T08:39:00.000-05:002008-01-22T08:39:00.000-05:00Great post! The interesting thing about language i...Great post! The interesting thing about language is that it is always changing. Yet words remain powerful and are carelessly used too often. I like word games, especially Scrabble.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-77186582694351753702008-01-22T07:59:00.000-05:002008-01-22T07:59:00.000-05:00There are several blogs which require me to open u...There are several blogs which require me to open up Merriam Webster On-line and this is one of them :o) Can't go a day without an on-line dictionary and a thesaurus can occupy me for a long time. I enjoy words, too, especially when they are used so cleverly in posts like this one.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-39447301792181110742008-01-21T23:48:00.000-05:002008-01-21T23:48:00.000-05:00I love words too. One of my goals is to help my s...I love words too. One of my goals is to help my students love words as much as I do. I'm enjoying playing "freerice.com" and am amazed at how many words I can figure out the meaning of just because I understand words so well. It's very, very cool. I'm going to try to bring some connotative and denotative discussions to my 5th graders. Should be a fun exercise for them. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-53688939522717834672008-01-21T22:10:00.000-05:002008-01-21T22:10:00.000-05:00I love this post about words. We really have crea...I love this post about words. We really have created some crazy ones over the years, haven't we.Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269872465115056916noreply@blogger.com