dann commented on the user jennie
I can't believe you favorited "NakedFringe"'s list and not mine...
January 30, 2007
dann commented on the word chortle
A keen example of a portmanteau nonce word now used in common parlance, this Carrollism combines chuckle and snort into a single delightful morpheme.
January 7, 2007
dann commented on the word portmanteau
Originally a suitcase opening up into two separate compartments. Lewis Carroll was the first to apply it to words, via Humpty Dumpty discussing slithy in Jabberwocky. Other nice examples are spork and chortle (the latter also due to Carroll).
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dann commented on the user jennie
I can't believe you favorited "NakedFringe"'s list and not mine...
January 30, 2007
dann commented on the word chortle
A keen example of a portmanteau nonce word now used in common parlance, this Carrollism combines chuckle and snort into a single delightful morpheme.
January 7, 2007
dann commented on the word portmanteau
Originally a suitcase opening up into two separate compartments. Lewis Carroll was the first to apply it to words, via Humpty Dumpty discussing slithy in Jabberwocky. Other nice examples are spork and chortle (the latter also due to Carroll).
January 7, 2007