Archive for May, 2008

HotForWords Press

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Written up in Mexican Newspaper

Written up in a Mexican Newspaper El Grafico.  Thanks alidor for pointing it out.

Rough translation here.

Tip Game Answer

Here is the answer to the Tip game.  Noticing a trend yet?

Tip (Game)

Where does the word tip come from?

Another fan video

Here is another fan video made by HottForTeacher

Bistro (Answer)

Here is the answer to the Bistro game.

Bistro (Game)

Where does Bistro come from?

Going Dutch

Why does going Dutch mean paying your fair share?

Machinima

I discuss the origin of the word “machinima” and I did this awesome collaboration with the guys over at Machinima.com and their YouTube channel! Be sure to subscribe to them, they are doing great stuff!

See if you can think of any other portmanteau words and write them below.
Now I’m going to go and jump in my pool and then drive around in my new sports car

Teacher’s Pet

Quick lesson today.. and a little break to introduce the real Teacher’s Pet

The dog’s name is not Riley.. I am introducing an interesting phrase that needs to be investigated.. some people over at YouTube got confused… well you know..

The “L” Word Answer

Here is my answer to the “L” word game.

Now.. first off.. sorry about my confusion thinking Ellis was German.. he published his book on Homosexuality in Germany and in German to avoid being attacked by his fellow Englishmen.  I confusingly said that he was German as a result.  Now, people say that the word was coined earlier by someone else… but Ellis is credited with writing one of the first books in English about homosexuality and was responsible for popularizing the word Lesbian when describing a homosexual woman.  I am open to hearing contradictions to my statement though, if you feel differently.