I've always been a bit of a word geek. I'm addicted to cryptic crosswords, I love a bad pun or spoonerism, and I subscribe to Word-A-Day. I think it all started with my dad reading strange random words from the dictionary and telling us the definitions when I was a kid. For instance, next time you call someone a 'cretin' be aware that the specific meaning is 'deformed idiot of a kind found esp. in Alpine valleys'. So, be sure you're in an Alpine valley next time you use that one.
In any case, Polly M. Law, an artist in New York, has taken a handful of obscure words and made some quirky illustrations out of them. You can check them out here.
2 comments:
Simon, I love this post. I will be checking out Polly and her buttocks. I too love words. Come visit my blog. I started a Haiku Challenge this week...ends noon eastern time tomorrow. And please, blow kisses to Victoria for me. Never been. I recently started a list of the top 10 places I want to visit. Victoria is one of them. Take care.
Thanks for the feedback. I'll be sure to check out your Haiku Challenge - see you on your blog.
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