Do you ever spend your off-time doing something work related? This is known as a busman’s holiday or a postman’s holiday, as in the British understanding of holiday as a vacation or time off work. Research for a dictionary entry on postman’s holiday...
Howdy! Recently we talked about why some puns seem clever, while others fall flat as a pancake. Also, what’s the difference between “luggage” and “baggage”? What do you call someone who doesn’t eat fish? Plus, a royal quiz, “the die is cast,”...
Martha describes a funny linguistic misunderstanding she had while trying to read Harry Potter in Spanish. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Harry Potter en Español” Grant, we were talking earlier in the show about that point in...
likear v.— «Recientemente se observó en un post del Ángel que Likear es un homógrafo en Tijuana pero eso no posible en Los, Califas pues. En Tijuana se da la variante de Likear (wachar), Likear (de gustar=like) y Likea (likear=gotearse). Pero en...
chichitachi n.— «Juan Díaz, residente en el Campo de Gibraltar, aporta algunas voces del Spanglish de la comarca. Por ejemplo, chinga (=chewing gum, chicle), ovatay (=over time, horas extraordinarias). En la misma línea de chiquichanca, añade...
ovatay n.— «Juan Díaz, residente en el Campo de Gibraltar, aporta algunas voces del Spanglish de la comarca. Por ejemplo, chinga (=chewing gum, chicle), ovatay (=over time, horas extraordinarias). En la misma línea de chiquichanca, añade...
