by PJColando | Jun 8, 2017 | Uncategorized
Sometimes there are no words. Sometimes there are more. Authors hear much about keywords when it comes to Amazon sales. I written about that in the past. Today’s blog has another tasty treat: the continued alphabetical list of phrases I recall from my misspent...
by PJColando | Jan 4, 2017 | Uncategorized
What does a zipper have in common with a buzz saw? Or flip-flops with a tuk-tuk? (A tuk-tuk was the auto rickshaw we rode in Bangkok last fall. Not the best transport in a traffic-congested city. Noise clogged the scenic view. And sucking up fumes amidst the taxis,...
by PJColando | Nov 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
We’re all aware of double entendre, a French phrase that masks dirty tricks of language, sexual innuendo and such. I recall an embarrassing attempt to titter beyond my parent’s Squaresville comprehension once as a teen. Only once. Nevermore…I’d...
by PJColando | Sep 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
As you know I like word play. Some call me a word nerd, though I could have been a math geek based on my SAT scores. The affinity is a direct result of being an early reader, a skill nurtured strongly by both parents who were avid readers themselves. Reading was an...
by PJColando | Nov 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
You know that I am a lover of words, alliteration, onomonopea, all syllables and sounds that glide off the tongue tip as smoothly as gin glides on. Here’s a good one, a ‘doozie’ to behold: Zeugma. PRONUNCIATION: (ZOOG-muh) Sounds like the car horn of...
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