Rhymes with Orange

Aside from being an idea for a possible indie band or the name of an improv troupe, the idea of something that “rhymes with orange,” is that it doesn’t exist. Well come on people, poetic license! Artistic license (the broader family that poetic license belongs to) just begs for reality to be distorted. It’s unfathomable… Continue reading Rhymes with Orange

Genericized!

I think we’ve all heard of this concept, a brand name that becomes the common term for something—like Band-Aid™, Hula hoop™, Tupperware™, Aspirin, etc. All of those are former or current brand names of things. They’re called genericized trademarks and I think the idea of them is common knowledge. I find that a lot of people… Continue reading Genericized!

Keep on trolling, baby

I was talking to someone the other day about how people (read: nerds) on the internet love to complain about things and attack bloggers who hate on their favorite stuff. I realized I don’t openly invite these swarms of people here and that’s my bad. Imagine if I had cool (cool?) nerd arguments in the… Continue reading Keep on trolling, baby

Adding consonants and so forth

“Eck cetera” is not a thing. People who say that are probably thinking of “et cetera,” which is a real thing (shortened as “etc.”) This bothers me in a way that pronouncing the “t” in “often” never could. At least most dictionaries say it’s okay to pronounce “often” that way (it still bugs me). Though I’m… Continue reading Adding consonants and so forth