2006-05-03

Branew altime favorite neologism

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Lest you expect this post to be shameless thelf-promotion, let me just say that the neologism under discussion is not a thonce but, um, a melynonce.

As you may know, I have been graced by Melyngoch to read her sexy new book (check out those measurements!) and today I happed across melynonce to die for: shourt.

In fact, I think shourt might be a typo, but I love it all the same. And after thinking about it, I realized that it is a wonderfully useful word, no mere synonym for yell (of which synonyms we have plenty), but a new creature which carries the meaning of yell while also conveying a sense that the shourter is, while yelling, also covering the shourtee with saliva, the bastard.

I hate it when people shourt at me!

8 comments:

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    You have to see this post here.


    (note--appearances aside, this is actually theric posting this comment)

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  2. isn't the whole premise of shouting based on it being loud? How tautologous!

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  3. I liked shrout better than shourt.

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    Ah, but say them aloud and then tell me why it must be shourt.


    (Note: Master Fob is referring to a typo of my own that I corrected before anyone commented, in which all my shourts were shrouts.

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  5. It sounds like "short," only with a bit of "sour" to it.

    I agree with Master Fob.

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    No no no no no!

    Shourt! Like shower + shout! Get it?!?!

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  7. Mm...





    I still like "shrout."

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