tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post954563457595109586..comments2024-03-28T14:01:51.325+00:00Comments on Yorkshire Pudding: UsageYorkshire Puddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-13581627135311462852017-03-04T10:19:31.866+00:002017-03-04T10:19:31.866+00:00What has more interest for me is the use of "...What has more interest for me is the use of "added" words. For example when things used to be "correct" they are now "exactly correct". Which usage is correct?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-45075298281270397952017-03-04T00:20:10.199+00:002017-03-04T00:20:10.199+00:00Very interesting...when I get a few or more spare ...Very interesting...when I get a few or more spare moments I'll look into this....and, no doubt, lose myself!!!<br /><br />And I read only a couple of days ago new words like "spiralise" have been entered into the Macquarie dictionary...over the past few months or so around 2,500 new words were entered...from memory, I think that was the number quoted.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-15453471875453354442017-03-03T17:18:41.158+00:002017-03-03T17:18:41.158+00:00I'm probably skewing that one upwards :)I'm probably skewing that one upwards :)jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-26034859668381092472017-03-03T16:20:35.781+00:002017-03-03T16:20:35.781+00:00I notice that the word "secretary" is no...I notice that the word "secretary" is now in decline having had its heyday in the sixties.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-40830627943533057182017-03-03T15:58:31.955+00:002017-03-03T15:58:31.955+00:00That's so interesting! I know what I'll be...That's so interesting! I know what I'll be doing for the next hour...Michhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12456803425068822920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-2405825773435029202017-03-03T10:06:50.895+00:002017-03-03T10:06:50.895+00:00I notice that "journey" was in fact used...I notice that "journey" was in fact used more than it is today back in the early part of the nineteenth century. I guess that every word we meet upon life's journey is travelling upon a journey of its own. Hey, I wanna pull in to the side of the road, my journey is making me feel nauseous.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-68912619377142976562017-03-03T09:46:44.846+00:002017-03-03T09:46:44.846+00:00I abhor the over use of the word journey in the co...I abhor the over use of the word journey in the context of personal growth. It seems that even a small achievement qualifies as a journey these days. <br />It's interesting that the use of the word made it modern peak around 2010, which is probably about the time i started to complain about it :)kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-53128319535299212322017-03-03T09:07:02.171+00:002017-03-03T09:07:02.171+00:00But not in the Alphie Soup household, surely?But not in the Alphie Soup household, surely?Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-79888222268787944472017-03-03T09:06:33.879+00:002017-03-03T09:06:33.879+00:00"cool" has been pretty consistent for 20..."cool" has been pretty consistent for 200 years.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-78891282203384034972017-03-03T09:05:40.844+00:002017-03-03T09:05:40.844+00:00I thought steeds were cattle! Can you moo?
I see &...I thought steeds were cattle! Can you moo?<br />I see "kiwi" is growing in popularity.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-34909585936025288812017-03-03T08:57:52.449+00:002017-03-03T08:57:52.449+00:00Procrastinating is on the rise again.Procrastinating is on the rise again.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-84504245433635811142017-03-03T08:56:41.420+00:002017-03-03T08:56:41.420+00:00Blimey peaked in 1940 but now it is coming back in...Blimey peaked in 1940 but now it is coming back into fashion.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-56504995605706388642017-03-03T08:55:21.898+00:002017-03-03T08:55:21.898+00:00Predictability has been on the increase since 1900...Predictability has been on the increase since 1900.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-30083111797949111062017-03-03T03:18:52.718+00:002017-03-03T03:18:52.718+00:00Goodness and kindness seem to be suffering a decli...Goodness and kindness seem to be suffering a decline.<br /><br />AlphieAlphie Souphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17041492283753978975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-47838640945299807532017-03-03T02:03:30.328+00:002017-03-03T02:03:30.328+00:00Now that's a cool site!Now that's a cool site!Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-52269195483979401192017-03-02T18:38:33.513+00:002017-03-02T18:38:33.513+00:00I just knew you would say that.I just knew you would say that.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-15065382113726113782017-03-02T18:35:09.664+00:002017-03-02T18:35:09.664+00:00As an aside, I looked up my surname, something I h...As an aside, I looked up my surname, something I have strangely, never done. Seems I had better start blogging more consistently to live up to it!<br />STEEDS: From Middle Dutch stedes, steeds, an adverbial genitive of stede (“steadfast, durable”), with umlaut from the more common stade, from Old Dutch *stādi ...Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-76608380040340531932017-03-02T18:30:38.394+00:002017-03-02T18:30:38.394+00:00What a wonderful fun way I could spend the rest of...What a wonderful fun way I could spend the rest of the day YP! Thanks for this great blog.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-88315236778829132152017-03-02T18:21:07.271+00:002017-03-02T18:21:07.271+00:00I'm glad you noticed this detail - as much as ...I'm glad you noticed this detail - as much as I look up definitions in Google, I never noticed that grey arrow. The other information that appears is also helpful. Thanks for the tip.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-88590312402985086042017-03-02T18:17:40.274+00:002017-03-02T18:17:40.274+00:00Blimey, what an interesting post. Is blimey there ...Blimey, what an interesting post. Is blimey there somewhere? Probably ! This could go on forever, looking up words ! Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576715462615744934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-12617725450802663152017-03-02T16:40:14.205+00:002017-03-02T16:40:14.205+00:00I notice that the use of "parrot" has be...I notice that the use of "parrot" has been pretty consistent for two hundred years. But "Round-Up" really only appeared round about 1890. It is no surprise to me that Google threw up "narcissist" and "sociopath" when you typed "define" in. I got "handsome", "virile" and "generous".Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-33019518651154852802017-03-02T16:33:34.843+00:002017-03-02T16:33:34.843+00:00"Persnickety" is an American spelling of..."Persnickety" is an American spelling of the English/Scots word "pernickety" which of course I much prefer as I am not American. I had to look up "Flüchtlingskrise", imagining that it was a reality TV programme or a new brand of German lager beer.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-5879901188941541082017-03-02T16:29:58.313+00:002017-03-02T16:29:58.313+00:00Hey, that's awesome Sue!Hey, that's awesome Sue!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-57522752692757786112017-03-02T15:20:34.366+00:002017-03-02T15:20:34.366+00:00I'm not sure what this says about me but when ...I'm not sure what this says about me but when I tryped the word 'define' Google's auto suggestions were narcissist, sociopath, fascism and holistic.<br /><br />An interesting one was 'wireless' which flatlines until around 1900, peaks in the 1920s then gradually falls off until around 2000 when it suddenly spikes, presumably because of wi-fi.Shooting Parrotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07503757845024102476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-22357731872884489432017-03-02T15:03:09.107+00:002017-03-02T15:03:09.107+00:00PS: I love old words! Maybe you know from the book...PS: I love old words! Maybe you know from the book reviews on my blog that I often read books written in the period between 1850 and 1920. More often than not, their use of language is elegant, and sometimes very amusing, and not always as verbose as one would think. I have learnt quite a few really nice words from my reading adventures. Persnickety, anyone?Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.com