In honor of International Cat Day (est. 2002 by the International Fund for Animal Welfare):

CLIMB-TACK is a dialect word for "a cat that is overfond of investigating the contents of the larder-shelves" (English Dialect Dictionary, Vol. I. 1898).

[Paul Anthony Jones, The Cabinet of Linguistic Curiosities, University of Chicago Press, 2017]

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“Kerouac” sounds like it might be the name of a Vulcan character who never got any screen time, and “Beatnik” brings to mind something furious kids do if they catch Santa putting coal in their stockings.
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Why isn’t “phonetically” spelled phonetically?

Thanks, Obama!
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The word “abbreviation” isn’t one. “Palindrome” also fails to represent its meaning. And don’t get me started “monosyllabic,” which isn’t. 🧐
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So I'm fairly certain no. 41 will be done in March—so if you join the Patreon at the ebook or zine level, you'll get next month an ebook or a mailed paper zine a whole four weeks or so before the rest of the world gets to read it... https://www.patreon.com/thecityofroses #CityOfRoses #Patreon #UrbanFantasy #WordsWordsWords

RT @7AlanNelson@twitter.com

Two years ago, “Why I Hide My Poetry From Texas” in the @texasobserver@twitter.com #wordswordswords #fracturedmultiverse #atomschatting #art

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/7AlanNelson/status/1594023449349050377

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How's your writing going, writing community? I've spent the day working on my manuscript, coming up with lots of ideas and enjoying the process! I'm ready for a nap now though, feeling soft and sleepy!

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