November 10th, 2009 by admin
Office Lingo Activate:To make carbons and add more names to the memo.Advanced Design:Beyond the comprehension of the ad agency`s copywriters.All New:Parts not interchangeable with existing models.Approved:Needs revisingAutomatic:
November 10th, 2009 by admin
Useful Words Not Found in the DictionarySarchasm:
November 9th, 2009 by admin
What All Those Acronyms Really Mean ISDN = It Still Does NothingAPPLE = Arrogance Produces Profit-Losing EntityIBM = I Blame MicrosoftDEC = Do Expect CutsCA =
November 9th, 2009 by admin
Redefining Words Abdicate – v. To give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach.Carcinoma – n. A valley in California, notable for its heavy smog.Esplanade – v., to attempt an explanation while drunk.
November 9th, 2009 by admin
The Washington Post asked readers to take any word from the dictionary… alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter… and supply a new definition!
November 9th, 2009 by admin
Travel Agent Terms Old world charm ……… Room with no TV, radio and only 1 light.Tropical …………………… Rainy.Majestic setting ……. A long way from town, at end of dirt road.
November 9th, 2009 by admin
New Definitions Atom Bomb :An invention to end all inventions.Boss :Someone who is early when you are late and late when you are early.Cigarette :A pinch of tobacco rolled in paper with fire at one end & a fool on the other.Classic :A book which people praise, but do not read.Committee :Individuals who can do nothing individually and sit to decide that nothing can be done together.Compromise :
November 9th, 2009 by admin
Learn a new word each day:Arbitrator ar`-bi-tray-ter: A cook that leaves Arby`s to work at McDonald`s.Avoidable uh-voy`-duh-buhl: What a bullfighter tries to do.Baloney buh-lo`-nee: Where some hemlines fall.Bernadette burn`-a-det: The act of torching a mortgage.Burglarize bur`-gler-ize:
November 9th, 2009 by admin
10 Words That Don`t Exist, But Should1. AQUADEXTROUS (ak wa deks`trus) adj. Possessing the ability to turn the bathtub tap on and off with your toes.
November 9th, 2009 by admin
From the Washington Post Style Invitation, in which it was postulated that English should have male and female nouns, and readers were asked to assign a gender to nouns of their choice and explain their reason.The best submissions:SWISS ARMY KNIFE:
