For reasons not relevant to this post I was reading the wikipedia article on Brisbane, which noted, among other matters of interest, that the demonym, or preferred title, for a resident of Brisbane is a Brisbanite (preferred to the less popular Brisbanian). I had never read or heard the word demonym before. A person from …
You may or may not be aware of the fictional character Abraham (or Grandpa) Simpson from the animated television series, The Simpsons. One of the characters’ traits is the inclination to tell what one website aptly describes as ‘rambling go-nowhere stories’. An example: We can’t bust heads like we used to, but we have our …
“It was just like Romeo and Juliet, but then it ended in tragedy.” Courtesy of Christine. Who is very much aware that it fails, I hasten to add.
I learnt a new word because I read this.
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