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Word I Learned: Melisma

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

The latest piece in Slate’s excellent daily audio podcast was Bigger Than Elvis, an encomium of Mariah Carey. In it, writer Jody Rosen repeatedly uses the term ‘melisma’ to describe Ms. Carey’s singing style:
Mariah’s accomplishment begins, of course, with her voice, or, rather, The Voice—that cyclonic force capable of hurtling unnumbered octaves, shattering crystal ware, […]

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Where did the Word ‘Blouse’ Go?

Monday, April 7th, 2008

I’m sitting here listening to Leonard Cohen’s “Closing Time” (check out the nice black and white video full of beautiful people). The chorus goes:
All the women tear their blouses offand the men they dance on the polka-dotsand it’s partner found and it’s partner lostand it’s hell to pay when the fiddler stopsIt’s closing time

Just yesterday, […]

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Endless Stories of Bad Names

Friday, March 14th, 2008

Apologies for the light blogging this week, but it’s the first week back, you know? My calendar is positively blue with appointments, etc. It’s been great, but a shock to the system after a year of precious little socializing.
The other thing that’s weird is that, over the past year, I had maybe three time-specific commitments […]

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Additional items in this category:
Are Hipsters the New Yuppies?
What’s the Origin of the “If By, You Mean” Snarky Comment?
Some New Words
They’ll Offer You Food and Wine
Correct the Grammar in This Headline
Does Anybody Recognize the Word ‘Rundepest’?
Word I Just Learned: Dysphemism

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