Rocket Trombone

Rocket Trombone

The Perfect Blend of Music and Missile

Entries Tagged ‘wordplay’

You Say Potato, I Say Ghoughphtheighpteaux

Jan.21, 2010 in Random Thoughts Leave a Comment

Just a short random thought for you today.  I’ve mentioned before how I love the English language because of all the fun quirks it has stemming from its complex history.  Well, one of those quirks is the ability of some letters to create a wide variety of sounds or, conversely, the ability to create a [...]

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Fun with Lexical Ambiguity

Mar.14, 2009 in Random Thoughts Leave a Comment

I’ve always been amused by the English language.  Since it has been influenced by so many other languages, it’s acquired quite a lot of odditites and quirks, and can at times be very complicated.  But that also means you can have some fun with it. For example, the other day I learned about some fun [...]

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