Friday, November 21, 2008

funundrum

onomatopoeia.
this is one of the longest, most vowel-dense words in the english language, especially of the words that describe the workings of the language itself.
an onomatopoeia is any word that describes a sound or action, such as bang or crash or meow. i find in interesting that this twelve letter word describes a large majority of the shorter english words we subconsciously use every day. you probably thought of a few just now while reading this.
boom.
i guess poop could technically be considered an onomatopoeia depending on you location while you take the kids to the pool. or take the browns to the superbowl. or drop a deuce. whatever you want to call it.
anyone else find it amusing that the onomatopoeia we associate with canine communication is also the word for the part of trees that dogs urinate on?

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