Yay lots of words:
Yarborough:
The word Yarborough comes from the year 1897, when the Earl of Yarborough, Charles Worsley, bet a 1 in 1000 chance of getting a poker or bridge hand with no cards above a 9.
Purlicue:
Hold out your hand. Spread your fingers apart. Now look at that web of skin in between your thumb and index finger. That's your Purlicue. It rhymes with Curly Q. Supposedly, when you have a headache, doctors suggest that pinching your purlicue is helpful. Let me try that after I finish all my English homework..........
Jamais Vu
If you remember my post on Semantic Satiation, then you may already know the meaning behind Jamais Vu. While Semantic Satiation is saying a word so many times that it starts to sound weird, Jamais Vu is when you stare at a familiar word for a long time.
Take the word tongue:
tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue
Doesn't it look weird now?
Of course it does.
Rheum:
You know when you wake up and you have those disgusting little "eye-crispies"? Yeah, those are officially called Rheum. I used to call those Sleepers, but people also call them Eye Rocks or just Sleeps.
Yarborough:
The word Yarborough comes from the year 1897, when the Earl of Yarborough, Charles Worsley, bet a 1 in 1000 chance of getting a poker or bridge hand with no cards above a 9.
Purlicue:
Hold out your hand. Spread your fingers apart. Now look at that web of skin in between your thumb and index finger. That's your Purlicue. It rhymes with Curly Q. Supposedly, when you have a headache, doctors suggest that pinching your purlicue is helpful. Let me try that after I finish all my English homework..........
Jamais Vu
If you remember my post on Semantic Satiation, then you may already know the meaning behind Jamais Vu. While Semantic Satiation is saying a word so many times that it starts to sound weird, Jamais Vu is when you stare at a familiar word for a long time.
Take the word tongue:
tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue tongue
Doesn't it look weird now?
Of course it does.
Rheum:
You know when you wake up and you have those disgusting little "eye-crispies"? Yeah, those are officially called Rheum. I used to call those Sleepers, but people also call them Eye Rocks or just Sleeps.
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