Friday, May 02, 2008

Brits

Brits just have a better way with words. Instead of slow, drawling, labored sentences, they dance lightly over the longest and most complicated phrases.

And then for good measure they'll throw in a few words they think up.

For example, from louche, "I decided to bimble into Soho to join some chums for the party circuit."

Or, "Under the counter: Jim gives me a zamizdat copy of the briefing notes..." from Helminthdale.

Cow would like Americans to spice up their conversations with new words, fresh, brightly colored, crunchy or salty, sweet or spicy. Just a little something new.

Moo!

10 Comments:

Blogger Kevin Musgrove said...

I lay no claim for 'zamizdat' save my mis-spelling. The first z should be an s.

My only excuse is that we always pronounced it with a z at school but that was probably just our Mancunian accents.

1:50 PM  
Blogger Kevin Musgrove said...

I feel I ought to explain: I went to an English boys' grammar school and the readings in our school assemblies, which should be of an uplifting and spiritual nature, came from any one of:

* Noah's flood
* The Colditz Story
* The Wooden Horse
* A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovitch

OMG, I was being groomed for my present career!

1:56 PM  
Blogger The Topiary Cow said...

Funny how it all becomes clear in hindsight, no? (re: grammar school grooming)

(Cow quickly contacting chums in a clandestine Soviet Union publishing house)

Take that, zamizdat!

Moo!

2:26 PM  
Blogger From the Doghouse said...

So, are you saying "Jeetyet?" doesn't work for you?

8:06 AM  
Blogger Webmaster said...

Unfortunately, I have to read a lot of writing by writers who only read bad writing. Atrocious. But ... occasionally (mainly when I'm shopping for books for my 5-year-old) I stumble across something really refreshing, like Lemony Snicket or Roald Dahl. Now that's some colorful language. And clever.

7:56 PM  
Blogger Webmaster said...

FYI - Doghouse, don't flinch; I was not referring to your work.

7:56 PM  
Blogger The Author Of This said...

Words are magic. Much like Abracadabra.

10:11 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

So? Bimbled off anywhere yourself lately?

7:16 PM  
Blogger The Topiary Cow said...

Cow trundle.

Cows aspire to bimble, but the four legs get in the way.

Darn it.

Moo!

7:47 AM  
Blogger The Topiaryiest Bunny said...

Bunnys do bimble.

In fact, Bunny is bimbling right now.

Hippity-hop!

7:48 AM  

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