Usually, when people cry, they cry out loud. But of course you can cry silently, can’t you? That hasn’t always been the case though.
For Crying Out Loud!
English language thoughts
I’m Inclined to Agree
I’m sure that’s something you often say while reading these posts. It’s also, if you think about it, more metaphorical than might be obvious. Think about it for a moment. How else do we use the word inclined?
Indiana
I was reading the blurb on the book I’ve just started reading, Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut, when I got a little surprise.
Revolver
That there, in the picture, is the Beatles album Revolver, and as it’s on vinyl, it’s revolving*.
Looking at that today got me thinking: is there a term for that? For a word or name that describes what the thing actually does? The album is called Revolver, and in its original format, it revolves*. A digger digs, and a dancer dances. Is there a word for this phenomenon?
Moving
I’m moving this weekend. Isn’t it interesting how you know straight away what I mean when I say that?
February
T.S Eliot wrote that April is the cruellest month. He obviously didn’t write that part of “The Waste Land” in February.
Alienist
I’ve come across this word a few times recently, while reading “The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, by H.P Lovecraft.
English-Language Thoughts 