words Archive
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![You’re about to. Shampoo. Sham poo? Champuuu? Bro. wtf is this word? According to WikiShampoodia: It entered the English language by way of India, dating to 1762 and was derived […]](https://blog.richardland.com/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "<strong>Have you ever thought about how weird the word “shampoo” is?</strong>")
Have you ever thought about how weird the word “shampoo” is?
Posted on January 25, 2021 | No CommentsYou’re about to. Shampoo. Sham poo? Champuuu? Bro. wtf is this word? According to WikiShampoodia: It entered the English language by way of India, dating to 1762 and was derived […] -
![Per a question someone asked me on SnapChat: Why are “finger tips” a thing? We don’t say “toe tips” or… well, that’s really the only comparable one even though the […]](https://blog.richardland.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/trip-psychedelic-115x115.gif "Why are fingers the only ones that get “tips”? Let’s discuss")
Why are fingers the only ones that get “tips”? Let’s discuss
Posted on June 16, 2019 | No CommentsPer a question someone asked me on SnapChat: Why are “finger tips” a thing? We don’t say “toe tips” or… well, that’s really the only comparable one even though the […] -
Scolding word choice
Posted on August 21, 2013 | No Comments“Your capability in comprehending and reciting the obvious reveals the fraud of your feigned ignorance. Douche.” Filed under “times I wasn’t even trying to be a verbose snob but accidentally […] -
Finding words…
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Killing people with laughter
Posted on August 3, 2013 | No CommentsI like this current trend of saying “I’m dying” or “I died” or just “dead” as text commentary in response to funny things. It gives me all the accolades of […] -
“Through thick and thin” – which is the bad one?
Posted on July 14, 2009 | No CommentsIs thick the hard times? or thin? Shut up. don’t try and answer like you know. no one knows. it’s just a thing people say cuz people used to say […] -
Why can’t you just say “blogs” when referring to blogs?
Posted on September 3, 2008 | No CommentsI dont like the word “blogosphere”. I forget why. Oh ya. cuz its lame and unnecessary. It turns a single sylable perfectly encompassing descriptive word into a 3 sylable attempt […]
