I use this a lot and I am in North Texas. The spelling that I would use is a little different though. I would spell it whoppy-jawed. I use it in the context of something not quite right. I don't remember where I first heard this word but I think my dad used it once.
I am excited that somebody else uses it and thanks for the info on it!
What “deeper level”? You're saying the writer doesn’t know the difference between the actual words its and it’s? That he mistakenly writes “it’s tires are flat” because he thinks it's OK to say “it is tires are flat”? Of course you don’t think that. Sometimes a mixup — reign in for rein in — could be either a simple spelling goof or a genuine confusion (resulting in an eggcornish reinterpretation of the metaphor). Not so with its and it’s. We could drop the apostrophe entirely and we’d still know which was which, because in fact we don't confuse them grammatically.
The Golden Snidget is a small golden bird with fully rotational wings, best known for early use in the game of Quidditch, eventually being replaced by the Golden Snitch.
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putnum commented on the word jamais vu
http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/health/HealthRepublish_1689668.htm
December 19, 2011
putnum commented on the list adverterms
Sorry Erin I think we were adding these at the same time! lol
December 6, 2011
putnum commented on the list adverterms
Got these from http://blog.commpro.biz/marketinghq/?p=699
December 6, 2011
putnum commented on the word woofmarks
Woofmarks are the slobber marks that dogs leave inside your car window.
December 6, 2011
putnum commented on the word whopperjawed
I use this a lot and I am in North Texas. The spelling that I would use is a little different though. I would spell it whoppy-jawed. I use it in the context of something not quite right. I don't remember where I first heard this word but I think my dad used it once.
I am excited that somebody else uses it and thanks for the info on it!
December 5, 2011
putnum commented on the word eggcornish
What “deeper level”? You're saying the writer doesn’t know the difference between the actual words its and it’s? That he mistakenly writes “it’s tires are flat” because he thinks it's OK to say “it is tires are flat”? Of course you don’t think that. Sometimes a mixup — reign in for rein in — could be either a simple spelling goof or a genuine confusion (resulting in an eggcornish reinterpretation of the metaphor). Not so with its and it’s. We could drop the apostrophe entirely and we’d still know which was which, because in fact we don't confuse them grammatically.
Source ~ http://www.languagehat.com/archives/004420.php
November 4, 2011
putnum commented on the word snidget
The Golden Snidget is a small golden bird with fully rotational wings, best known for early use in the game of Quidditch, eventually being replaced by the Golden Snitch.
Source = http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Golden_Snidget
November 4, 2011