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From plitter to drabbletail: the words we love
Dialect terms such as yokeymajig or whiffle-whaffle; all-time favourites like cochineal, clot or eschew; antiquated phrases such as ‘playing the giddy ox’ … leading writers on the words they cherish
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http://www.theguardian.com
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The Birth (and Death) of Edward Lear
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Higher-cynths, lower-cynths, and Seeze Pyders: why Lear’s ‘nonsense’ language is more than just fun
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I really enjoy reading stuff like this and delight when historical fiction writers dabble in obscure bits of language. it's such fun!