18 May 2012

And on a sillier note...

Stan Carey has an excellent language blog called Sentence First.If you have an interest in the English language then Stan is truly your man.

I left a comment on his most recent post in which I used the expression pernicious conniptions. I was delighted to fin that I was the first person on the internet to put them side by side.

Not much of a story but little things please this little mind....

8 comments:

Claude said...

It's an honour to know you.

I might cause a lot of inneffugible conniptions because I suffer from tintiddle. I know you'll forgive me.

susan said...

As to your phrase pernicious conniptions, that was a stroke of genius.

jams o donnell said...

Yegods Claude, Tintiddle is a dangerous condition!

I am pleased with it I must say Susan!

Steve Hayes said...

Congratulations!

What's the phrasal equivalent of a neologism?

jams o donnell said...

You know I don't know steve!

Syncopated Eyeball said...

Ooh, I like it! Pernicious conniptions! Sounds like something Beelzebob would know about.

Stan said...

Congrats again on this memorable expression, Jams — it has a good feel and rhythm.
And thank you for the very kind words.

jams o donnell said...

Haha Stan. I couldn't resist boasting! And you have an excellent blog!