February 2010
50 posts
On Language: Crash Blossoms →
champagnecandy:
ekswitaj:
dorianisms:
meloukhia:
One of my favorite crash blossoms is this gem from the Associated Press, first noted by the Yale linguistics professor Stephen R. Anderson last September: “McDonald’s Fries the Holy Grail for Potato Farmers.” If you take “fries” as a verb instead of a noun, you’re left wondering why a fast-food chain is cooking up sacred vessels. Or consider...
January 2010
85 posts
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Let your lungs fill...”
– Fun, “Take Your Time Coming Home”
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