That was a bit of an unintended surprise, but it added a nice little pop (and a nice little eye-break for folks who just wanna take a sip of coffee and look at an image for a few seconds - I notice I am grateful for those little breaks!).
Wait until you hear about how the word "pool" doesn't really mean a combination of dookie and drool.
Yes, exactly! Transport itself works that way, too: "trans" and "port" are in there, so you can get a sense of what it is to "transport" something - you're changing doors, in a way!
I've been thinking about the word Kudos. It must be Spanish because it has the word dos. It must have some kind of exotic origin because when someone first gave me Kudos I felt quite fancy and important. But now it feels tired and lame. I wonder what it's called when a word gets diluted like that.
"Semantic bleaching" is a real thing! It starts out with a real "exotic" pop, then it turns into Starbucks. I mean, Starbucks seemed kinda exotic in the 90s if you were from the South, anyway.
BTW, kudos is Greek, and kudos to you on calling attention to a very interesting (if lame-sounding) word.
In most cases, though, you would have to go to Australia to see wild marsupials in action (unless you happen to encounter a major North American one, the opossum, playing dead or not.)
You're definitely right about most marsupials being indigenous to Australia, but: you might be surprised at the variety and quantity in South America. This gave us a big clue as to how Australia and SA were once connected!
Wait...so plants AREN'T just ANTS that PLayfully stand really, really still? What are we even doing with our biological naming conventions, then?!
Also, I see you're making good use of 4o's comic and text abilities now - nice!
That was a bit of an unintended surprise, but it added a nice little pop (and a nice little eye-break for folks who just wanna take a sip of coffee and look at an image for a few seconds - I notice I am grateful for those little breaks!).
Wait until you hear about how the word "pool" doesn't really mean a combination of dookie and drool.
Hhhmm. So would transport be a nesting word for transportation? I love the article but trying to figure this nesting thing out.
Yes, exactly! Transport itself works that way, too: "trans" and "port" are in there, so you can get a sense of what it is to "transport" something - you're changing doors, in a way!
I've been thinking about the word Kudos. It must be Spanish because it has the word dos. It must have some kind of exotic origin because when someone first gave me Kudos I felt quite fancy and important. But now it feels tired and lame. I wonder what it's called when a word gets diluted like that.
"Semantic bleaching" is a real thing! It starts out with a real "exotic" pop, then it turns into Starbucks. I mean, Starbucks seemed kinda exotic in the 90s if you were from the South, anyway.
BTW, kudos is Greek, and kudos to you on calling attention to a very interesting (if lame-sounding) word.
In most cases, though, you would have to go to Australia to see wild marsupials in action (unless you happen to encounter a major North American one, the opossum, playing dead or not.)
You're definitely right about most marsupials being indigenous to Australia, but: you might be surprised at the variety and quantity in South America. This gave us a big clue as to how Australia and SA were once connected!