
Tag: #Fun with words


Do You Have A Favorite English Word?

German Word of the Day – Fischeinwickelpapier

German Word of the Day – Stoßlüften

The post that wasn’t there
So, post 7534 was published last week and had more or less no content; as QqQq is not really thrilling. What on earth happened?
… The post that wasn’t there
Scrabble, you were supposed to be fun

Oh, Precious Sleep Haiku

Berlin Loves Its Tourists Haiku

Make-up Haiku

Brave New World Haiku

When the dog bites its tail Haiku

Bourdieu Haiku

Job Hunting Haiku

Holiday Haiku


Kitschy Crafts. A Celebration of Overlooked 20th-Century Crafts.
By Jo Packham & Matt Shay
It is review day and today’s book is far out, man. Kitschy Crafts focuses on the fads of the 1950s – 1970s and invites you to “open your mind and heart to a little bit of kitsch” (p. 8). My mind and heart feel pretty jazzed right now. Beautiful retro photographs are paired with wonderful typefaces and lingo that keeps it all real, so you won’t get beat feet with this fab read.
… Kitschy Crafts. A Celebration of Overlooked 20th-Century Crafts.
The Germans have a word for it
25 Catchy Compound Nouns.
English is a beautiful language. It is incredibly creative and allows you to use awesome words like mushroomed or flabbergasted. It’s just … The Germans have a word for it