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Connecting Words - Project Summary and Grand Prize Winner | Word Sell, Inc. — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:59:20 +0000

[...] wrote a wicked clever post about Vermont-isms, including a word Softdrink might like - bubbler. Robert Hruzek, waxed eloquent (as always) on his four favorite phrases of all [...]

By: Robert Hruzek

Robert Hruzek — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:35:51 +0000

Jeanne, your comment definitely had that certain... je ne se quoi (which as you know means sentiments straight from the heart!)

Thanks for dropping by the Zone!

By: Jeanne Dininni

Jeanne Dininni — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:16:18 +0000

Robert,

I really like your new meaning for “ironic”! It certainly gave me a chuckle! And your definition for “waxing eloquent” is–well, aside from being eloquent–apropos! (You’ll have to excuse me for using another strange French word, but after all, you started it!)

Very entertaining post!
Jeanne

By: Robert Hruzek

Robert Hruzek — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 03:24:27 +0000

Erik, I could’ve sworn you just said that! Ah, well - se la vie…

By: J. Erik Potter

J. Erik Potter — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:30:11 +0000

I really need to re-read Alice in Wonderland. I was just re-watching The Matrix last night and its a key thread throughout the movie.

And while we’re on French phrases, I’ll add “déjà vu”. . .also a key element from the film.

Anyone experienced déjà vu while blogging? Maybe déjà blu?

By: Robert Hruzek

Robert Hruzek — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:05:18 +0000

Aha! I remember now! Yes, it does seem like an appropriate reference, Joanna - thanks!

By: Joanna Young

Joanna Young — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:32:04 +0000

I love the idea of blog posts as children

This was the ref to ‘who shall be master…’ - from Alice in Wonderland

Humpty Dumpty:

When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less.

Alice:

The question is, whether you can make words mean so many different things.

Humpty Dumpty:

The question is: which is to be master - that’s all.

Joanna

By: Robert Hruzek

Robert Hruzek — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:03:45 +0000

Not sure of your “master” reference, Joanna. But no worries, you can freely use anything you find here. My personal goal is to affect deep cultural change (something like inventing tribbles!)

I think of blog posts as my children, sent out into the world to make their own living. I’m responsible for seeing that they have a good foundation. What they make of themselves is up to them.

By: Joanna Young

Joanna Young — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:45:41 +0000

You do have a knack of jumping into deep philosophical waters… whole big meaning of language discussion going on here, not least that old “who’s to be master” question (are you remembering which character first asked that one…?)

But it’s “whack me on the side of the head and call me Bubba” that’s really making the connection with me - can I use it instead of voila? I mean, there aren’t other meanings that I don’t know of that people will wonder about if I was to say that? Or should I just not worry, seeing I can bend words to my indomitable will too…

Thanks for joining in and getting over your perplexity as to what we were going on about. This one certainly brightened up my Monday

Joanna

By: Robert Hruzek

Robert Hruzek — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:30:27 +0000

Thanks, Brad! Hey, we all need a little je ne se quoi every now and then. C'est la vie, eh?

Thanks for the interesting project!

By: Brad Shorr

Brad Shorr — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:47:34 +0000

Hi Robert, thanks for waxing eloquent in our little project. Warren Zevon used “je ne se quoi” in a song once. Now I know what it means, sort of.