News and Jottings
Words That Should Exist: Temptuous
So we were at dinner Saturday night (the fabulous Tilia…thank you Steven Brown!) and our server described the pasta as “temptuous.” Which isn’t a word, I knew right away. She was conflating “tempting” and “sumptuous.” BUT, I got to thinking: This is how language evolves, which is a good thing. AND, this is a word [...]
The Art of Fielding: My Strib Review
Honestly it’s hard sometimes to not let the envy factor take over. But when the book is just this damn good, it’s like “meh, let him go win a pulitzer.” But really, what a pleasure it was to review this book. And to give it an unequivocal thumbs up in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. And you [...]
Amazeballs, Glee and Me
So earlier this year I participated in a Minneapolis Star-Tribune roundup of words worth keeping and words worth dumping for 2011. My “keeper” word? Amazeballs. And suddenly now it shows up in the mouth of none other than Gwyneth Paltrow on Glee, and is used in other hip places. I love the usage, but it [...]
