Posts for category ‘Word’

Word of the Week: Elderly Primigravida
Eliza Leigh and Humanoid Translator | February 1, 2010 | 6:00 am

Pimigravida a commonly-used medical term means pregnant for the first time but elderly primigravida has become dated.

"Which part has become dated?  Because it is elderly?"

Leave the jokes to me Human.  They considered a woman over 35 as elderly.  Tick-tock, HT.  Ha-ha-ha!

Word of the Week: Flavedo
Eliza Leigh and Humanoid Translator | January 25, 2010 | 6:14 am

Answer the poll below for this word of the week or leave a comment to define it your way.

Quote of the Week: Jim Rohn
Eliza Leigh and Humanoid Translator | January 6, 2010 | 6:00 am

If you don’t like how things are, change it!  You’re not a tree.
~Jim Rohn

Quote of the Week: Betty Reese take on insects
Eliza Leigh and Humanoid Translator | December 30, 2009 | 6:00 am

Mosquito circa 1940 in AlaskaIf you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in bed with a mosquito.
~Betty Reese

Conversely, imagine the world taken over by mutant mosquitoes! Here is a series of photographs taken in the 1940’s giving humankind a dark glimpse into the grim possible future. Being eaten and ruled over by striped mosquitoes…

Mutant Mosquito… in action
Mutant Mosquito… faces human opposition
Mutant Mosquito… the conqueror

Photos courtesy of Bret Arnett on Flickr

Word of the Week: Quibbleism
Eliza Leigh and Humanoid Translator | December 28, 2009 | 6:00 am

Considered a lost word, quibbleism is just another excellent example of my humanoids behavior.  According to a lovely new site we stumbled across, The Phrontisrey, it seems the term quibbleism was used in 1836.

This one shouldn’t be too difficult to deduce since the root is quibble.

The practice of quibbling.

”Not to sound like I’m arguing, but I really must insist that it is you whom constantly quibbles about this and that.”

Readers, you see!  Doesn’t it sound like she is interjecting an inconsequential complaint?  Doesn’t that sound like a quibble to you?

This week add the word, not the deed please!

Word of the Week: Bablatrice
Eliza Leigh and Humanoid Translator | December 21, 2009 | 10:00 am

Bablatrice

It has been some time since my human has posted a Word of the Week.  Have you missed them too.  The interesting thing is she is what you might call a bablatrice.

Just what is a bablatrice you may be wondering.  Well it isn’t a technical term for a part of a castle, that is a buttress, nor is it an archaic synonym for genius.  Babla- might give you a clue, it pertains to babbling.  In fact-

A babbling female.

If there is one thing that my human excels in, it is talking nonstop, usually complete gibberish.  Now, pretend you are watching Pee-Wee Herman and instead of screaming when you hear the word, try to add it purposely into your everyday conversations. 

Liven up your language people!

Word of the Week: Three-Threads
Eliza Leigh and Humanoid Translator | October 5, 2009 | 12:00 pm

 Three-Threads

From Forgotten English Calendar by Jeffrey Kacirk

“Take a look a Voltaire’s thoughts on the English, it’s three-threads related!”

I’m thirsty.  Not for water, come on human.

Quote of the Week: Wendy Williams
Eliza Leigh and Humanoid Translator | September 30, 2009 | 11:00 am

How you doin’?

She’s revamped this saying and I know my human pretends she’s got some killer locks, not to mention wearing really big heels whenever she says this.

Check out this weeks video of the week.  How you doin’?  Kid Style.

“Eliza, you know it’s you who says that, especially when in your Diva getup!”

So, how you doin’?

Word of the Week: Graillon
Eliza Leigh and Humanoid Translator | September 21, 2009 | 12:00 pm

 

Graillon

From Forgotten English Calendar by Jeffrey Kacirk

Hmm…

“Don’t say it!”

What?  I was just going to say those bread eaters over at the Chitterie-Chatterie post will be fighting over this gem.


Quote of the Week: More! The 10th Kingdom
Eliza Leigh and Humanoid Translator | September 16, 2009 | 8:00 am

No, no! "Rare" implies dangerously cooked. When I say rare I mean just let it look at the oven in terror, then bring it out to me.