Every time I come across an interesting word or phrase, I add it to a yearly list. I tried making a poem using this one last year. Pointless cacophony  Buddha of subterranean impulses  Métro, boulot, dodo — commute, work, sleep  rossignol, French cryptographers whose name became French slang for a device that picks locks.  cynegetic tendencies Viktor … Continue reading Words & Phrases, 2016

Every time I come across an interesting word or phrase, I add it to a yearly list. tsundoku, leaving a book you bought unread cotisuelto, man who insists on leaving his shirt untucked iktsuarpok, repeatingly going outside to check if anyone is coming trepverter, perfect retort that comes to you later longueurs, dull and tedious, … Continue reading Words & Phrases, 2017